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With an area about the size of Arizona, Ecuador seems small when compared to other South American countries, such as Argentina or Brazil. But what it lacks in land, it makes up in biodiversity. Deemed one of 17 “megadiverse” countries by Conservation International, Ecuador has the highest con
agricultural expansion, petroleum production and a lack of ecological awareness have

A new book by a Florida Museum researcher challenges traditional theories about the exchange of prehistoric pottery and its value among ancient peoples in north Florida and southern Georgia. “The Swift Creek Gift: Vessel Exchange on the Atlantic Coast” by Neill Wallis, an assistant curator of arc
Typically, archaeologists look for rare items that may have brought prestige or power

A new University of Florida and Duke University collaboration aims to do for the tree of life what Google Earth did for navigation. A National Science Foundation grant of nearly $1 million will fund a three-year project to develop software that will make the context of every named and unnamed org
The project will have immediate and broad practical applications for communicating

Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s „The Hobbit,“ has a few living relatives. With dense, alligator-like armor, these small, real-life dragon lizards are rock-crevice recluses mostly confined to mountaintops in southern Africa. Now, herpetologists Michael Bates, a curator at South Africa’s
of their energy and effort into simply being spiky and inedible, so they don’t have

In the summer of 2020, Florida Museum researchers Tobias Grun and Michał Kowalewski dove into the shallow waters off the coast of the Florida Keys and scoured the ocean floor for sea urchins. Telltale tracks and dimples in the sediment alerted them to the presence of sand dollars, sea biscuits and h
Florida Keys suggests that sand dollars, heart urchins and sea biscuit populations have

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
Some of the findings surprised the archaeologists, who together have about 80 years

There’s a longstanding debate simmering among biologists who study porcupines. There are 16 porcupine species in Central and South America, but only one in the United States and Canada. DNA evidence suggests North America’s sole porcupine belongs to a group that originated 10 million years ago, but
Some paleontologists think they may have evolved just 2.5 million years ago, at the

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Southern Hognose Snake, Puff Adder, Hissing Adder, Spreading Adder, Blow Viper, Hissing Sand Snake Basic description Most adult southern hog-nosed snakes are about 18-22 inches (45-55 cm) in total length. These are small, stout-bodied snakes with sharply upturned
People who have been bitten were usually handling the snake after handling frogs

Pamela Soltis, a curator and distinguished professor of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the museum’s Genetic Resource Repository, including its history and impact on research. Soltis, who also is a member of the UF Genetics Institut
purpose of housing DNA samples, RNA samples, and frozen tissues so that we could have

The Marine Biodiversity Survey of Guam and the Marianas is a collaborative effort between the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Guam Marine Laboratory. ASCIDIACEA CNIDARIA CRUSTACEA ECHINODERMATA MOLLUSCA PLATYHELMINTHES PORIFERA MISCELLANEOUS TAXA
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