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The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old. Ancient traces of this footprint can be found in animal bones, shells, scales and antlers at archaeological sites. Together, these specimens tell the millennia-long story of how humans have hunted, domesticated and transported animals,
Awards & Honors Michelle LeFebvre receives 2024 UF excellence award for assistant professors

In November 2019, visitors to Joshua Tree National Park in California encountered a strange sight. Joshua trees and closely related Mojave yuccas, which normally remain reproductively dormant until late spring, were in full bloom at the tail end of autumn. In a new study, researchers at the Flori
Also Like Awards & Honors Lucas Majure earns UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa, which they recommend be designated as endangered. The plant, which grows as a small bush sheathed in an imposing layer of thorns, was found during a survey to c
invasive pest Awards & Honors Lucas Majure earns UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

The roots of the primate family tree are now more clearly defined in the fossil record, and about 10 million years older than thought, according to Florida Museum of Natural History vertebrate paleontologist Jonathan Bloch and his team of researchers. The team, led by Bloch, is proposing that a grou
The research team includes anthropology professors Eric Sargis of Yale University

The fourth week of June is National Pollinator Week. What exactly is a pollinator? Why are pollinators important? Why should we celebrate them? Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male part of a flower, known as an anther, to the female part, or stigma. We don’t give this process much
Also Like Awards & Honors Lucas Majure earns UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

Inspiring people to care about life on Earth. Our Vision We inspire people to care about life on Earth and help shape a world in which nature and culture enrich every person. Our Mission We investigate, document and interpret biological and cultural heritage, fostering deep connections between p
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By his mid-20s, Keith Reeves had traveled the world. When he settled in Florida in the 1960s, however, it was in many ways an alien place: No ancient monuments like the pyramids he climbed in Egypt or mountains like those on South Pacific islands where he lived as a “Navy brat,” but a wet-hot, often
Awards & Honors Michelle LeFebvre receives 2024 UF excellence award for assistant professors

Mission Statement of the Florida Museum of Natural History The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida’s state museum of natural history, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. Legislative Mandate for the Florida Museum of Natural H
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