Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study that is the first to track the federally protected ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 29, 2013 2 / 5 (1) 0

A new international study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher describes one of the most comprehensive analyses of Lepidoptera evolutionary relationships to date, and could have broad implications in the fields ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 15, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

With ocean life facing unprecedented threat from climate change, overfishing, pollution, invasive species and habitat destruction, a University of Florida researcher is helping coordinate national efforts to monitor marine ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 11, 2013 not rated yet 0

A study co-authored by a University of Florida scientist adds critical new data for understanding caribou calving grounds in an area under consideration for oil exploration in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 27, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull shark.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 25, 2013 5 / 5 (7) 2 |

(Phys.org) —A new University of Florida study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years ago didn't cause the island's birds to die simultaneously.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 21, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

A University of Florida researcher has described a new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat from Polk County, Fla., based on additional fossil acquisitions of the animal over the last 25 years.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 14, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Traveling into uncharted territory in search of food can be a dangerous undertaking, but some bottlenose dolphins may benefit by moving through their habitat with relatives who may be more experienced or ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 13, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Butterflies are among the most vibrant insects, with colorations sometimes designed to deflect predators. New University of Florida research shows some of these defenses may be driven by enemies one-tenth their ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 12, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

University of Florida paleontologists have discovered remarkably well-preserved fossils of two crocodilians and a mammal previously unknown to science during recent Panama Canal excavations that began in 2009.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 05, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 2

A new genetic analysis of human lice from across the world sheds light on the global spread of these parasites, their potential for disease transmission and insecticide resistance. The results are published February 27 in ...

Biology - Other

Feb 27, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

Strapped to Billy Bullard's hip was a machete he'd bought at a yard sale. In his fist were 4-foot-long metal snake tongs. Attached to the tongs was a high-resolution waterproof camera he called a "snake-cam."

Biology - Ecology

Feb 27, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

For years, Everglades restoration engineers and scientists have been working on ways to control the ripple effects when they finally start returning healthy water flows to the marsh. Increased suburban flooding has long been ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 27, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

Shark attacks in the U.S. reached a decade high in 2012, while worldwide fatalities remained average, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report released today.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 11, 2013 not rated yet 0

NOAA has added a new service to alert the public when red tides threaten human health at Tampa Bay area beaches. The new alert is timely since many of southwest Florida's beaches are experiencing or are under threat of red ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 04, 2013 not rated yet 0