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UF Scientist’s Discovery Challenges Assumptions About Killer Bird

GAINESVILLE — Scientists are searching for more fossils after a University of Florida paleontologist discovered a wing bone that revealed a 2-million-year-old killer bird so tough that it survived the collision of two continents.

Filed under Research, Natural History, Florida, Sciences on Wednesday, June 5, 1996.

Drama Of Discovery Draws Amateur Archaeologists, Says UF Researcher

GAINESVILLE—Learning something new about something old explains part of archaeology’s lure to legions of amateurs who follow their passion despite bug bites, bad food and nonexistent plumbing, says a University of Florida anthropologist.

Filed under Research, Natural History, Florida, Sciences on Friday, April 26, 1996.

UF Professor: Many Environmentalists Don’t ‘Walk The Walk’

GAINESVILLE — More than a quarter century after the first Earth Day, record numbers of Americans call themselves environmentalists, but few put their beliefs into action, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida, Politics, Sciences on Thursday, April 18, 1996.

Youths Tried As Adults Reoffend More Quickly, UF Study Finds

GAINESVILLE—Popular “get tough” measures fail in dealing with juvenile crime, suggests a University of Florida study, which finds that youths tried as adults commit new crimes at higher rates than their counterparts who stay in juvenile courts.

Filed under Research, Family, Florida, Sciences, Law on Thursday, April 4, 1996.