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Birders in Florida may get a thrill when they spy a ruby-throated hummingbird flitting through their backyard — after all, it is the only species of hummer found in the state — but they may not know that millions of years ago when the climate was warmer and wetter, early hummingbird prototypes may
years ago when the climate was warmer and wetter, early hummingbird prototypes may have

Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History want to remind students that the past is just beneath their feet. That’s the idea behind a new field course offered by the department of anthropology that lets students sidestep centuries of local history and travel back to a time when Florida
by Jerald Pinson • October 7, 2024 Students at the University of Florida have

It is of vital importance to, on occasion, consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral reefs, for example. Given how much they’ve been studied, you’d think we’ve learned just about everything about them by now. But talk to a marine biologist, and they will quickly
by Jerald Pinson • June 24, 2025 An international team of scientists have

During the 1800s, the world was going through transformations steered by war, invention, scientific innovation and the discovery of new land. The time period saw the collapse of some empires and the rise of others, from the British and Japanese to the booming United States of America. The Industrial
recent studies show the devastating effects these up to 20-foot-long creatures have

The third annual Black in Natural History Museums week will take place Oct 15-21 with online and in-person events that highlight the past and present contributions of Black people to natural history museums. This year, the week’s program offers an exploration of the varied career paths within nat
As in previous years, new and returning participants will have the opportunity to

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Common Watersnake Basic description Most adult Midland Watersnakes are about 24-30 inches (60-76 cm) in total length. Adults are stout-bodied and light brown with dark brown or reddish-brown crossbands near the neck, which are often outlined in black. These crossb
Cottonmouths have vertically elliptical (cat-like) pupils, whereas watersnakes have

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University of Florida researchers are taking down the Plexiglas walls between museum collections and K-12 classrooms with an educational program that uses 3-D printed fossils and hands-on lessons to spark young learners’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Known as iDigFossils,
“This is revolutionizing how kids interact with fossils by enabling them to have

Research in the Daniels Lab focuses on areas of managed green space in urban and suburban environments that are often overlooked in the context of conservation efforts, including roadsides, residential yards, and utility rights of way. In recent years, both wild and domesticated insect pollinators h
In recent years, both wild and domesticated insect pollinators have suffered major

In our last “Talking Taino” we described a variety of ways that meals were prepared without clay pots. The invention of pottery vessels led to widespread sharing of the technology and almost universal adoption. Pots provided a superior method of cooking with liquids. Two significant reasons for adop
But within this basic recipe, people have developed innumerable variations to make