Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: wind

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
The Arctic’s barren surfaces and strong winds made it remarkably easy to collect

A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island pigeons hunted to extinction. Fossils show that Tongoenas burleyi, a newly described genus and species, inhabited the Pacific islands for at least 60,000 years, but vanished within a century or two of human arrival
canopy tend to have shorter legs, more suitable for perching and gripping in high winds

The Florida Museum’s Randell Research Center has a new director! Michelle LeFebvre, curator of South Florida archaeology and ethnography, as well as Caribbean archaeology, at the Florida Museum of Natural History, began her three-year tenure as director in July. The Randell Research Center was estab
Storm surge of up to 18 feet inundated coastal areas, and gale-force winds toppled

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand. Thanks to the work of a small team of researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History, three new s
butterflies and moths with smaller wings are better equipped to survive the intense winds

Last week, Glaucia Del-Rio officially stepped into her role as curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. She replaces retired curator David Steadman, who held the position between 1995 and 2021. Del-Rio was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, a sprawling urban complex with high-ri
They’re also nomadic, following the moving buffet carried by ants as it winds through

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
Since the seeds are too large to be dispersed by winds, they must have been transported

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 190 miles of streams and rivers in Florida and Georgia as critical habitat for a rare species of freshwater mussel once thought to be extinct. The new ruling, which went into effect Aug. 2, outlines protective measures for the Suwannee moccasinshell,
The Santa Fe River winds through a long stretch of interior North Florida, dipping

The history of the Caribbean’s original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of archaeological work with advancements in genetic technology. An international team led by Harvard Medical School’s David Reich analyzed the genomes of 263 individuals in the l
islands is really an amazing step forward,” said Keegan, who added that shifting winds

As part of our celebration of the RRC’s 25th anniversary last year, we invited Bill Marquardt, RRC’s co-founder and first director, to summarize some of the key events in its history. In the most recent newsletter, I wrote about the beginning of archaeological research at Pineland, the supp
Our new pavilion, built to resist sustained winds of 155 mph, survived just fine,

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
wet-hot, often harsh, environment, devastated every so often by hurricane force winds