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Sharing caves with millions of bats, the Caribbean’s first humans may have driven some species of the winged mammals to extinction. “Scientists have been studying bat fossils in the Caribbean for years,� said David Steadman, curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. “The pr
trouble if your food source is being wiped out.� Liliana Dávalos, assistant professor

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

University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in five Florida counties. Rats and snails in Alachua, Leon, St. Johns, Orange and Hillsborough counties tested positive for the parasite, according to a study in PLoS O
parasite’s geographic range in Florida, said Heather Stockdale Walden, an assistant 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

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s latest special exhibit invites visitors to take an up-close look at the often-hidden world of insects and the researchers that study them. Opening May 25, “Science Up Close: Incredible Insects” is a collaborative endeavor between the F
discussing entomology is how many ways insects affect our lives,” said Andrew Short, professor

It was a chilly February day. A handful of Florida teachers gathered on the edge of a dirt pit in rural Levy County. Wind whipped across the open landscape, toying with scarves and making the little flags scattered around the pit dance on their long stems. Florida’s weak winter sunlight was sharp in
Bruce is a distinguished professor and curator of vertebrate paleontology, but most

About 100 million years ago, a group of trendsetting moths started flying during the day rather than at night, taking advantage of nectar-rich flowers that had co-evolved with bees. This single event led to the evolution of all butterflies. Scientists have known the precise timing of this event s
According to study co-author Pamela Soltis, a Florida Museum curator and distinguished professor

Probing the contours of some of the world’s most dangerous underwater caves: that’s how Brian Kakuk discovered the Bahamas’ oldest crocodile, tortoise and even human remains—remnants of a sunken world. For four years, the expert diver and scientists, including University of Florida ornithologist
forest is an underappreciated resource in the Bahamas,� said Janet Franklin, a professor

The spindly filaments and coral-like colonies of the ancient phylum of marine animals known as bryozoans likely aren’t the first thing that come to mind when you envision safe and protective child care. But a new study on the 600-million-year history of these obscure animals highlights the import
currently know about bryozoans’ baseline biology, senior author Lee Hsiang Liow, a professor