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In a letter to his friend and colleague, 19th century naturalist Charles Darwin referred to the sudden and rapid diversification of angiosperms, or flowering plants, as „an abominable mystery.“ Today, University of Florida researchers are part of a nationwide team preparing to open a door into a
“Amborella, on the other hand, is a sister species to more than 350,000 flowering

In a limestone quarry near Newberry, Fla., paleontologists and volunteers from the Florida Museum of Natural History are scrambling to finish excavating a site known as Haile 7G – one of the state’s richest fossil sites due to the sheer number of complete skeletons found in its unique sediments. But
Although the quarry owners wholly support the dig – even lending a helping hand at

Earth Day, Every Day! This year the Florida Museum, in partnership with the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute, has declared the month of April, Earth Day, Every Day! We invite you to a full month of Earth Day activities and challenges. Each day we have a suggested activity or r
April 16 | Living Greener Which saves more water – dishwashing by hand or machine

Say the word „shark“ and the first image most people conjure up is a Jaws-inspired white shark devouring unsuspecting bathers while well-meaning authorities and scientists helplessly stand by. Shark attack is probably the most feared natural danger to man, surpassing even hurricanes, tornad
Sharks, on the other hand, have been documented attackers (and sometime consumers

Lepidoptera species generally have different wing patterns which help identify them. Nevertheless, look-alikes and plain colored species can be a challenge, especially with tiny moths. Long before DNA barcoding became a popular identification tool, Lepidopterists relied on what is still the inexpens
dissection is very low-cost tool which does not require much more than a steady hand

Written by: Roxanne Hoorn The Florida Museum of Natural History (FM) is promoting biodiversity and conservation efforts around the world, but staff and students are making sure we don’t forget about our own precious natural areas, right here on the University of Florida campus. “I mean, here we ar
We will again bring water, gloves, garbage bags, loppers, small hand saws, and doughnuts

One of the coolest things about my job is collaborating with amazing people who share a deep passion for archaeology, heritage preservation, and conservation. Last August, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of
However, the first-hand experiences and lessons learned from Hurricane Ian have provided

I-75 Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL018 Location Southwestern Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, at the intersection of Interstate Highway 75 (I-75) and SR 121 (Williston Road); 29.6° N, 82.4° W. Age Early Oligocene Epoch; later half of Whitneyan land mammal
On the other hand, derived specimens of chiropterans and Miohippus suggest an age

Macrobotanical Research at St. Catherines Island Principal Investigator: Donna Ruhl The St. Catherines Island archaeobotanical collection is among one of the largest well preserved plant collections for Spanish colonial remains in the Americas. In addition, its waterlogged component holds potent
Computerization included entering itemized hand inventories into the computer using

Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first Jesuit missions in North America. The Spanish fort was built in 1566 in the capital of the Calusa, the most powerful Native American tribe in the region, on present-day Mound Key in
a lead-shot mold, clockwise from top left, an olive jar, various ceramics and a hand-wrought