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- First local extinction in the U.S. due to sea level rise https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/first-local-extinction-in-the-u-s-due-to-sea-level-rise/ 2 comments
- Head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas | Global genetic studies 274 specimens of lice suggests they arrived twice in the American continents on human hosts. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/head-lice-evolution-mirrors-human-migration-and-colonization-in-the-americas/#:~:text=Head%20lice%20evolution%20mirrors%20human%20migration%20and%20colonization%20in%20the%20Americas,-Global%20genetic%20study&text=A%20new%20analysis%20of%20lice,and%20again%20during%20European%20colonization. 13 comments science
- An entomologist found a supposedly extinct moth that belonged to a genus known as Philodoria, a type of moth found only in Hawaii and one that hadn’t been documented in the wild since 1976. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/can-hawaiian-moths-survive-the-next-century/ 6 comments science
- We can’t live without insects. They’re in trouble. Eight simple actions that individuals can take to save insects from global declines. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/how-to-help-reverse-insect-declines/ 11 comments science
- Lizard sets the record for most constipated living animal. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/florida-lizard-record-breaking-constipation/ 13 comments nottheonion
- Over a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida’s Gulf Coast to bond over oysters, likely as a means of coping with climate change and social upheaval. Religious ceremonies at Crystal River included ritual burials and marriage alliances. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/ancient-tourists-sought-solace-in-florida-oyster-feasts/ 7 comments science
- Christopher Columbus's cannibal claims recognised. Caribs, marauders from South America and rumored cannibals, invaded Jamaica, Hispaniola and the Bahamas, overturning half a century of assumptions that they never made it farther north than Guadeloupe. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/carib-skulls-boost-credibility-of-columbus-cannibal-claims/ 27 comments science
- Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r” – from September to April – to avoid watery shellfish, or worse, a nasty bout of food poisoning. Now, a new study suggests people have been following this practice for at least 4,000 years. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/oysters-in-r-months-rule-4000-years-old/ 1108 comments science
- Noise Pollution From Oil And Gas Operations Causes PTSD-like Symptoms In Birds. The research observed other symptoms that are surprisingly similar to PTSD in humans. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/noise-pollution-causes-stress-in-birds/ 8 comments science