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Tracking the origin of southern California’s latest invasive pest – Research News

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In 2012, a crop of California’s most prized ornamental trees was overrun by an invisible invader. The growing shoots of coral beans — the official city tree of Los Angeles — began wilting and falling away, revealing stems that had been hollowed out from the inside by the caterpillars of Erythrina st
analysis of insects provided by the late Dan Lindsley, formerly a retired UC San Diego professor

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New ancient camels from Panama Canal excavation named – Research News

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When it comes to camels, it’s difficult not to think of the Old World depicted through Arabian Nights – Bedouin travelers crossing vast, radiant deserts by day, through dark, star-spotted Arabian nights. But according to the fossil record, the ancestors of modern camels were creatures of the New Wor
Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage Barry Albright, a professor of earth science at

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Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw – Research News

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In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower jaw. The culprit, a large marsupial frog named Gastrotheca guentheri, has puzzled scientists since its discovery in 1882 for
years in the making Awards & Honors David Blackburn named UF Research Foundation Professor

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Skeletal study suggests at least 11 fish species are capable of walking – Research News

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An international team of scientists has identified at least 11 species of fish suspected to have land-walking abilities. The findings are based on CT scans and a new evolutionary map of the hillstream loach family, which includes the only living fish species caught in the act of walking: a rare,
first described in Scientific Reports in 2016 by Brooke Flammang, an assistant professor

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New genus of tiny, iridescent snake from Philippines found in collection – Research News

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To be fair, the newly described Waray dwarf burrowing snake is pretty great at hiding. In its native habitat on the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines, the snake usually surfaces only after heavy rains, similar to earthworms washing up on suburban sidewalks after a downpour. So, it
Rafe Brown, professor and curator-in-charge of the KU Biodiversity Institute’s

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It takes a village: Study shows community is key to a sustained passion for science among adolescents – Research News

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The results of a yearlong science program show that one of the best ways to instill a lasting interest in science among children is to engage them alongside their family members. This finding runs counter to the current framework, in which children attend science-related summer camps and after-schoo
STEM interests,� said study co-author Gail Jones, alumni distinguished graduate professor

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Doug and Pam Soltis in top 1% of most highly cited scientists – Research News

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Doug and Pam Soltis of the Florida Museum of Natural History were recognized last month as being in the top 1% of highly cited researchers. This year’s list, which was curated and published by the analytical organization Clarivate, lauded researchers from around the world whose work has significantl
Doug said. “You were just supposed to learn morphology and anatomy, but my major professor

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Shedding light on ancient climate change – Research News

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The mysterious appearance of numerous ancient duck bones dating to the sixth century at the Pineland archaeological site on Pine Island in southwest Florida was the first clue to one Museum researcher’s new understanding of the state’s environmental history. Karen Walker, assistant scientist of s
past impacted people and how those people responded,” said Fred Andrus, associate professor

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Funding awarded for research on bagworms, bubonic plague, ancient mammals and a repository of changing seasons – Research News

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Researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and collaborating institutions have been collectively awarded $2,837,441 in funding from the National Science Foundation this month. Awards were distributed to faculty members in archaeology, vertebrate paleontology, Lepidoptera, biodiversity info
Gabriela Hamerlinck, a professor in the University of Florida’s geography department

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