GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Now that the second field season of excavating fossils at a site west of Gainesville has ended, Florida Museum of Natural History paleontologists are gearing up to begin work on the approximately 220 skeletons and literally thousands of specimens uncovered between mid-September 2006 and May.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is instituting a campuswide hiring freeze effective today in response to a projected deficit that could range from $20 million to $30 million caused by a significant decline in revenue and rising expenses.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An endangered “giant” Ozark salamander is suffering an alarming population collapse, and a new Florida Museum of Natural History-led study shows illegal collecting, mostly attributed to the pet trade, contributed to the decline of these imperiled amphibians that can grow to 29 inches in length.