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Children have less perceived access to important tools than reported by their parents – Research News

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According to a new study, children think they have less access to common measurement tools and toys around the house than their parents do. This was the unexpected result Megan Ennes and co-investigator Gail Jones discovered just before launching a year-long program to boost science engagement among
science identity,� said study co-author Gail Jones, alumni distinguished graduate professor

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Adania Flemming receives two University of Florida awards for her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion – Research News

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Adania Flemming, a doctoral candidate in the University of Florida’s department of biology, was recently recognized for her extensive efforts to promote inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility across campus. Flemming is one of two student recipients of the Alumni Association’s inaugural Leade
Museum of Natural History’s curator of herpetology, and Rose Pringle, an associate professor

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New understanding of bizarre extinct mammal – Research News

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For more than 100 years, scientists have debated the relationships of a bizarre family of extinct mammals called apatemyids. Distinguished by can opener-shaped upper front teeth and two unusually long fingers, the odd features of these critters have led researchers to compare them with animals from
medical CT, it’s actually an industrial CT scanner,” said Silcox, an assistant professor

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Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims – Research News

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Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology,
biological component brings the region’s history into sharper focus, said Ann Ross, a professor

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Responses of Understory and Terrestrial Birds to seasonal Flooding in the Peruvian Amazon – Department of Natural History

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Thanks to the FLMNH Travel Award, in early December I found myself on my way to my first ever British Ecological Society annual meeting in Liverpool, UK. It’s surprising that it was my first BES, given that I’m a British ecologist. Perhaps equally surprising, considering my love of the Beatles (and
Scott Robinson, Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation and Eminent

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Florida’s Environment: 10 Stories to Watch for September – Thompson Earth Systems Institute

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To pair with the rest of our educational content in each Earth to Florida newsletter, we bring you monthly updates on statewide environmental news. Read on below to see what we found for the month of September: 10 Florida Stories to Watch After Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4
Norman Leppla, a professor from the University of Florida that specializes in pest

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Florida Museum curator helps team score 1st-place and $5 million in international biodiversity competition – Research News

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Robert Guralnick, curator of bioinformatics at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is a member of an international team that won first place in the five-year XPRIZE Rainforest competition. The winners were announced Friday, Nov. 15 at a summit held in Rio de Janeiro. More than $7 million was awar
Museum, and Julie Allen, former Florida Museum Ph.D. student and current assistant professor

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More than half of educators at museums, zoos and science centers weighing career change – Research News

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With the full onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, museums faced the dilemma of having to maintain outreach efforts without the ability to showcase in-person exhibits. Roughly 90% of museums worldwide closed their doors to the public, and many remained shuttered for the remainder of the yea
at all levels,� said study co-author Gail Jones, alumni distinguished graduate professor

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Newly discovered tiger shark migration pattern might explain attacks near Hawaii – Research News

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The migration of mature female tiger sharks during late summer and fall to the main Hawaiian Islands, presumably to give birth, could provide insight into attacks in that area, according to a University of Florida scientist. In a new seven-year study, researchers from the Florida Museum of Na
Christopher Lowe, a professor in the biological sciences department at California

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