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A new book co-authored by a Florida Museum researcher examines the rich and distinct histories of the Caribbean islands before the arrival of Europeans and presents findings from the first excavation of a Carib culture site. In “The Caribbean before Columbus,” Florida Museum of Natural History Ca
Natural History Caribbean Archaeology Curator William Keegan and Corinne Hofman, a professor

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Environmental Archaeology Program received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some of its most delicate specimens and vital data, documenting 14,000 years of biodiversity in vulnerable regions around the Caribbean. Environmental a
Elise LeCompte and Edward Stanley of the Florida Museum as well as Elizabeth Reitz, professor

The migratory monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus plexippus, has received much publicity lately, portrayed by the media as a threatened or endangered species. Some of my friends outside of entomological circles, even those who would normally say “a good insect is a dead insect,” have asked me for my
Brower, was a professor of Zoology at the University of Florida between 1980 and

In late 1891, Peter Henry Rolfs began collecting specimens of wild plants in Florida, essentially marking the formation of the University of Florida Herbarium. The University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) contains about a half million specimens, including about 350,000 vascular plants, 70,000 bryophy
Lake City (Columbia County), through the efforts of Peter Henry Rolfs (1865-1944), professor

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

Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have discovered a 10-million-year-old Neotropical nursery area for the extinct megalodon shark in Panama, providing fossil evidence the fish used these types of areas to protect their young for millions of years. The article, which appeared in the journa
Michael Gottfried, associate professor and curator of vertebrate paleontology at

According to a well-studied but controversial principle known as Bergmann’s Rule, species tend to be larger in cold climates and smaller in warm ones. As human impacts heat the planet, will animals shrink over time? To test this, a new study, published today in Scientific Reports, analyzed 70 yea
optimizing those energy balances,” said study co-author Bryan McLean, assistant professor

The great white shark is one of the largest living predatory animals and a magnet for media sensationalism, yet its evolutionary history is as misunderstood as its role as a menace. Originally classified as a direct relative of megatooth sharks, the white shark’s evolutionary history has been
say it is “a friendly disagreement,” according to Michael Gottfried, an associate professor

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

Annisa Karim has always nurtured a fondness for the natural world. In her hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, Karim’s father took her and her sister to nearby national parks almost every weekend, instilling a deep appreciation for nature and laying the foundation for her future career in conservation biolog
At about the same time, UF Wildlife Ecology and Conservation professor Martin Main