Tag Archives: Florida Museum of Natural History

The study of the largest tree-of-life database ever created was published to the journal Science Thursday. A group of University of Florida scientists worked to create this database as part of an international team that researches genetic and physical characteristics of placental mammals, which evolved into many of the mammals on Earth today.

A giant snake fossil, named Titanoboa, will be on exhibit starting Jan. 26. The fossil comes from Colombia and was discovered in part by University of Florida researchers.

People will have the opportunity to learn more about a diverse group of organisms in a fun atmosphere at the University of Florida Museum of Natural History, which is hosting a fungi information event with scientists Tuesday night as part of its Science Cafe series. Matthew Smith, an assistant professor …

In a recent study, University of Florida researchers have found new evidence for a change in the history and categorization for the great white shark. The study found that the species may be about 2 million years older than previously believed.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will perform complete necropsies on the carcasses of two Florida panthers killed by cars this weekend. The necropsies will take place in the commission’s research lab in Gainesville.

Web searchers will soon be a few clicks away from one of the largest collections of invertebrates in the world. This year, the museum expects to add 20- to 40,000 records, he said.

With this weekend marking the two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists, fishery experts and government officials will meet at the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Symposium in St. Pete Beach, where they will share their research findings.

A lethal syndrome affecting bats in other parts of the county hasn't bothered UF's 400,000 bats.

On Sunday people across the country  celebrated the 42nd  annual Earth Day in a variety of ways.  And in Gainesville, people got engaged by hosting a weekend of informative activities. Florida s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Eileen Cofre reports that many of those were at the Florida museum of Natural History. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/EARTHDAYCOFREWRAP.mp3]

A species that was brought back from the edge of extinction just a few years ago has now gained permanent protection.  The Miami blue butterfly’s endangered designation was set to expire at the end of last week, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to formally list the …