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UF Biodiversity Institute

Pam Soltis has spent her adult life studying the Earth’s living things, first from the perspective of plants and in recent years on a broader scale as she and her husband, Doug, have worked to create a “Tree of Life” that organizes and illustrates how all living things interact.

Invasion!

Florida is now home to more invasive amphibians and reptiles than any place on Earth

Birds and gators help each other in Florida’s wetlands

Their interactions help both species to survive in Florida wetlands, says UF/IFAS scientists

Sea Turtle ER

Sea Turtle Hospital addresses tumors

“Little janitor” merits attention in Florida springs’ health debate, UF/IFAS research shows

Where they found more snails, in general, there was less algae

Get Ready

When you stocked up supplies for quarantine, you likely checked several items off your hurricane preparation kit list as well. That head start will come in handy as hurricane season elbows its way into the pandemic in progress.

One of the rarest bats in the world lives in South Florida

The Florida Bonneted bat nestles in tree cavities, palms and buildings in only a few counties in the state

UF/IFAS professor unveils research on rare, endangered mammal during National Bat Appreciation Month

UF/IFAS researcher Holly Ober is sharing critical findings on one of the rarest bats in the world

Moths Shed Light On How To Fool Enemy Sonar

Luna moths spin their trailing hindtails as they fly, confusing the sonar cries bats use to detect prey and other objects

Evolutionary Hot Button

A huge temperature spike 56 million years ago provides insights into modern climate change

pit bull playing with Julie Levy, UF Vet Med researcher

Pit Bull? DNA studies reveal shelter workers mislabel dogs

DNA results show shelter workers are often mislabel a dog as a pit bull, with potentially devastating consequences for the dogs

Feature image for "Turtle Track", feature story from Explore Summer 2022

Traces of DNA in sand, water could be key to protecting sea turtles

DNA “fingerprints” left behind by sea turtles offer scientists a simple, powerful way of tracking the health and whereabouts of...

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