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While a clear night sky might seem quiet and peaceful to us, empty of everything but stars, this nocturnal world is filled with a high-pitched cacophony of sound just beyond our ability to hear. Bats pierce the shadows with ultrasonic pulses that enable them to construct an auditory map of their sur
Lead author Jesse Barber, a biology professor at Boise State University, says more

In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The fossils were discovered further north than any known walnut species, living or extinct, and represent some of the oldest-known records of this group. Today, the Canadian islan
living trees are 3,000 kilometers away,� said study co-author James Basinger, professor

E. O. Wilson once referred to invertebrates as “the little things that run the world,� without whom “the human species [wouldn’t] last more than a few months.� Although small, invertebrates have an outsized influence on their environments, pollinating plants, breaking down organic matter and speedin
look for new species with restricted ranges,� said senior author Evan Economo, a professor

Mud in your shoes and a squirming turtle in hand may not sound like a typical college class, but for students taking Island Biology, this was to be expected. Over the 10-day course, University of Florida and Santa Fe College undergraduates got a taste of both the rigor and thrill of conducting fi
course, the students helped Sheehy and his collaborator Ben Atkinson, an assistant professor

Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle didn’t exist on the American continents prior to the arrival of the Spanish, who brought livestock with them from Europe by way of the Canary Islands. In a new study, re
Turk tortoise Awards & Honors Charles Cobb named UF Research Foundation 2025 professor

Christopher Columbus. Admiral of the Ocean Sea. The Great Navigator. Renown as the champion of the belief that the earth was round. The man who sought the riches of the Far East by sailing to the west, and who happened instead upon a New World. The man who discovered America.  How accurate is the po
As Professor Carl Sauer noted in The Early Spanish Main: “Columbus had originated

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

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — YouTube science communicator Emily Graslie and award-winning author Robin Wall Kimmerer will be the 2021 keynote speakers for the National Endowment of the Arts Big Read Alachua County. The Big Read, a series of free virtual events that build community and highlight women in sc
Kimmerer is a professor at the State University of New York’s College of Environmental

Mammals are a bit odd when it comes to bones. Rather than the bony plates and scales of crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs and fish, mammals long ago traded in their ancestral suit of armor for a layer of insulating hair. Armadillos, with their protective and flexible shell of imbricated bon
maintain a colony of these rare creatures for research,� said Maden, a biology professor

A 3-inch, monogamous, hermaphrodite proves the saying “there’s plenty more fish in the sea� isn’t always the case. For the tiny fish found in the coral reefs off Panama, a lifelong relationship with its partner doesn’t come without some give and take. In fact, the faithful pair owe their evolutiona
from their own long-term relationships,� said Hart, lead author and an adjunct professor