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Collections & Research - Press Releases
02/7/2012 - UF report: 2011 shark attacks remain steady, deaths highest since 1993
01/19/2012 - UF study: 'Rules' may govern genome evolution in young plant species
01/17/2012 - UF researchers discover 'green' pesticide effective against citrus pests
01/07/2012 - UF research on newly formed plants could lead to improved crop fertility
12/19/2011 - Hellbender salamander study seeks answers for global amphibian decline
12/14/2011 - UF researchers document caterpillars that mimic one another for survival
11/10/2011 - Museum researcher receives $260,000 to study echolocation in moths
10/24/2011 - Explore the universe during Starry Night Nov. 3 at the Florida Museum
10/24/2011 - View UF bats online this Halloween with new Fla. Museum video cameras
09/19/2011 - Museum researcher receives $800,000 grant to study birds in the Andes
09/15/2011 - UF-led study: Invasive amphibians, reptiles in Florida outnumber world
09/14/2011 - UF study names new ancient crocodile relative from the land of Titanoboa
09/13/2011 - Museum archaeologist receives $55,000 to analyze Swift Creek pottery
08/15/2011 - Researchers discover oldest evidence of nails in modern primates
07/21/2011 - UF scientist to discuss work leading to sawfish addition to endangered list
07/21/2011 - Florida Museum ichthyologist receives prestigious Gibbs Award
07/18/2011 - Updated field guide includes more than 100 newly recognized fish species
07/11/2011 - Museum archaeologist receives $20,000 to analyze Swift Creek pottery
07/08/2011 - UF, FSU receive $10 million for project to digitize U.S. biology collections
06/30/2011 - New study documents first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human
06/28/2011 - Rare deep-water giant squid from South Florida brought to UF for research
06/13/2011 - Florida Museum graduate student receives $13,500 NSF grant to study pitcher plants
06/02/2011 - UF researchers unearth only stone mission church in St. Augustine
05/31/2011 - Florida Museum shark expert to investigate recent Mexico attacks
05/17/2011 - UF researchers link oceanic land crab extinction to colonization of Hawaii
05/11/2011 - Florida Museum researcher receives $15,000 NSF grant to study sea cucumbers
05/05/2011 - UF study finds cats No. 1 predator to urban mockingbird nests
05/04/2011 - Fossil collector donates life's work to Florida Museum of Natural History
04/10/2011 - UF researchers help pinpoint key events in ancient plant evolution
04/21/2011 - Florida Museum leads project to develop interactive apps for Jacksonville Zoo
03/30/2011 - UF study names new genus of 125-million-year-old eudicot from China
03/17/2011 - UF researcher: Flowering plant study 'catches evolution in the act'
03/09/2011 - New UF study shows some sharks follow 'mental map' to navigate seas
03/07/2011 - Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom
03/03/2011 - UF researchers begin mission Friday to study Gulf of Mexico biodiversity
03/02/2011 - UF Pine lsland pollen study leads to revision of state's ancient geography
02/24/2011 - UF study traces global red imported fire ant invasions to southern U.S.
02/14/2011 - UF students launch Panama Canal international research, education website
02/07/2011 - Shark attacks increase worldwide; Florida continues four-year decline
02/01/2011 - UF research detailed in new book sheds light on importance of pottery to early peoples
01/06/2011 - UF study of lice DNA shows humans first wore clothes 170,000 years ago
01/05/2011 - UF researchers track ocean-crossing migration of blue shark
12/13/2010 - Study provides new insight into origin, evolution of flowering plants
10/13/2010 - UF to help sequence genome of flowering plants' ancient living relative
10/11/2010 - UF research provides new understanding of bizarre extinct mammal
10/11/2010 - UF alumni give Florida Museum research boat for shark program
08/30/2010 - Explore panther research with "The Beetles: A Skeleton Crew," opening Saturday at the Florida Museum
08/24/2010 - UF study shows carnivore species shrank during global warming event
08/09/2010 - Museum to lead $2.7 million worldwide project to discover fish species
08/06/2010 - Museum one of first to receive two NSF research, education grants in same cycle
05/27/2010 - Gulf oil spill threatens toothy marine predator that is cultural and historic icon
05/26/2010 - Florida Museum case study analyzes why, where and when of leading shark attack site
05/24/2010 - New study first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct species
05/10/2010 - Florida Museum scientists discover megalodon shark nursery
05/10/2010 - Florida Museum biology graduate student receives best paper award
05/10/2010 - Florida Museum of Natural History graduate student receives biology teaching award
04/21/2010 - Florida Museum curator emeritus named fellow in American Academy
03/01/2010 - Shark attacks sharply decline in Florida and the United States last year
02/23/2010 - DNA sequencing unlocks relationships among flowering plants
02/02/2010 - Museum researchers: Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa
01/07/2010 - Museum scientist wins $865,000 NSF CAREER Award for genetic plant research
12/15/2009 - Museum researcher helps reveal ancient origins of modern opossum
12/07/2009 - 20,000th specimen added to Museum genetic repository cryogenic freezer
12/02/2009 - Researchers take part in DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island
12/01/2009 - New forensic technique gives clues about sharks from bite damage
11/30/2009 - Grant to help zoo visitors learn more about science with their cell phones
11/23/2009 - Bird sound recordings to go digital, online with help of grant
11/10/2009 - Museum receives $500,000 NSF grant to curate Lepidoptera collection
10/15/2009 - Plant fossils give first real picture of earliest Neotropical rainforests
10/13/2009 - Donation of Lepidoptera collection will boost biodiversity research
10/12/2009 - Museum to host national butterfly conservation workshop
09/14/2009 - Museum researcher receives $900,000 grant for worldwide human lice study
08/31/2009 - Graduate student receives NSF research fellowship award
07/28/2009 - Photo: Florida Speaker Larry Cretul examines Burmese python at Florida Museum
07/08/2009 - Graduate student receives NSF research fellowship award
06/22/2009 - 54-million-year-old skull reveals early evolution of primate brains
06/03/2009 - Study finds ancient mammals shifted diets as climate change
05/05/2009 - Museum researcher wins award for excellence in tropical botany
04/27/2009 - Museum featured in National Geographic "Prehistoric Predators" TV series
03/12/2009 - Study: Preserved shark fossil adds evidence to great white's origins
02/19/2009 - Shark attacks decline worldwide in midst of economic recession
02/19/2009 - Giant snake fossils on display through March 4
02/05/2009 - Study: Rapid burst of flowering plants set stage for other species
02/04/2009 - Museum researchers discover world's largest snake – 45 feet long – in Colombia
12/01/2008 - Endangered sawfish focus of national collection and recovery efforts
11/12/2008 - Museum researcher honored as Entomology Society of America fellow
11/05/2008 - 2008 winners of the Austin and Bullen awards announced
11/05/2008 - Museum researcher receives $365,000 grant for butterfly conservation workshops
10/30/2008 - Study: Small islands given short shrift in assembling archaeological record
10/15/2008 - Rare fossil butterflies to be displayed during ButterflyFest this weekend
10/06/2008 - Museum scientist produces four new butterfly watching books
07/30/2008 - Museum study shows Isthmus of Panama formed as result of plate tectonics
06/12/2008 - Museum researcher featured in new horse exhibit at American Museum of Natural History
06/05/2008 - Andes Mountains grew in rapid spurts, not slowly, Museum researcher says
05/30/2008 - Shark expert called to Mexico after third attack in four weeks
04/07/2008 - Research screened at international science media festival in Italy
02/07/2008 - Mummy lice found in Peru may give new clues about human migration
02/12/2008 - Human deaths from shark attacks hit 20-year low last year
12/17/2007 - Ancient Global Warming Changed Earth From 'Icehouse to Greenhouse'
12/20/2007 - 96-Million-year-old fossil pollen sheds light on early pollinators
12/20/2007 - New online 'Science Stories' page explores ongoing research
12/17/2007 - Museum receives $186,000 as part of international DNA barcoding project
12/03/2007 - Fossils excavated from Bahamian blue hole may give clues of early life
11/27/2007 - Museum seeks volunteers for Newberry fossil dig
11/26/2007 - Botanists: Flowering plants evolved very quickly into five groups
11/20/2007 - New owl butterfly species naming rights auctioned for $40,800
11/08/2007 - Study: Maya politics likely played role in ancient large-game decline
10/18/2007 - Scientists find how amber becomes death trap for watery creatures
10/15/2007 - Naming rights for new butterfly species to be auctioned online
09/24/2007 - Museum scientist receives prestigious Order of La Florida award
09/13/2007 - Study recommends nest-box control for south Florida non-native nuisance iguanas
09/05/2007 - Rich fossil dig site near Newberry subject of Museum program Sept. 9
08/15/2007 - Museum-led study counters ideas about Mayan elite craftworks
07/26/2007 - Discovery Channel 'Shark Week' features Florida Museum shark expert
07/02/2007 - Study: Ozark salamander collecting a factor in population drop
06/27/2007 - Wanted: Puzzle-lovers to help process 220 fossil skeletons found near Newberry
06/26/2007 - UF graduate students recognized for Florida Museum research
06/20/2007 - NEH grant to help Museum care for unique Calusa Indian collection
06/19/2007 - Archaeologist's new book explores role of myth in Taíno Indian history
05/07/2007 - Museum curators receive UF Faculty Achievement Recognition Award
04/19/2007 - Scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands
04/09/2007 - April 17 NOVA show featuring UF-Chinese research traces evolution of flowers
04/06/2007 - Museum hosts scientists to review global biodiversity projects
03/26/2007 - Museum study finds gaps in visitors' understanding of evolution
03/26/2007 - Volunteers join hunt for flightless "Terror Bird" fossil skeleton in Newberry
03/07/2007 - Museum study: Human pubic lice acquired from gorillas provide evolutionary clues
03/05/2007 - Museum study first to document evidence of 'mafia' behavior in cowbirds
03/01/2007 - Museum Invertebrate Paleontology Division receives $280,000 NSF grant
02/27/2007 - Study: Inhabitants of early settlement were desperate to find metals
02/07/2007 - Museum scientist: Study shows largest North America climate change in 65 million years
01/29/2007 - Register now for annual Thomas Farm fossil dig
01/23/2007 - Terror bird arrived in North America before land bridge, Museum study finds
01/19/2007 - Jan. 22 History Channel program on Atlantis features Museum archaeologist
01/15/2007 - Museum-led study revises understanding of primate origins
10/19/2006 - UF student wins $80,000 international conservation award for butterfly research
10/17/2006 - Museum to display ivory-billed woodpeckers beginning Thursday through Jan. 14, 2007
09/13/2006 - Museum seeks volunteers for Newberry fossil dig
09/13/2006 - Captive-bred endangered Miami blue butterfly caterpillars to be released in Biscayne National Park
04/27/2006 - Florida Museum scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences
04/13/2006 - Museum fossil dig successful, more volunteers needed through May 13
11/28/2005 - Study first to quantify validity of DNA I.D. tool using marine snails
11/09/2005 - Fossil dig successful, more volunteers needed through Dec. 17
06/30/2005 - $94,000 grant for wildflower, butterfly project received
03/24/2005 - Discovery raises questions about origin of African mammals
03/17/2005 - Ideas about fossil horses undergo evolution in thinking