News
- First Global Malaria
Map in Decades Shows Reduced Risk
About 35 percent of the world’s population is at risk of contracting deadly malaria, but many people are at a lower risk than previously thought, raising hope that the disease could be seriously reduced or eliminated in parts of the world. - Zoologists:
Lusty Voles, Mindless of Danger, Mate Like Rabbits
Forgetful Casanovas are lucky in love. - Scientists:
Environmental Protection, Development Not Always at Odds
Mangroves in coastal Thailand are the main protection against deadly flooding from tsunamis, so it might seem wise to protect them at all costs.
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- Africa’s
Biggest Mammals Key to Ant-Plant Teamwork
Throughout the tropics, ants and Acacia trees live together in intricate interdependent relationships that have long fascinated scientists. - Simple Reason Helps Males Evolve More Quickly
The observation that males evolve more quickly than females has been around since 19th century biologist Charles Darwin noted the majesty of a peacock’s tail feather in comparison with the plainness of the peahen’s. - UF Botanists: Flowering Plants Evolved Very Quickly into Five Groups
University of Florida and University of Texas at Austin scientists have shed light on what Charles Darwin called the “abominable mystery” of early plant evolution. - Island Living at Zoology's Seahorse Key
Thank the snakes for one of the most significant sites for nesting birds on the Gulf of Mexico coast. - New
Biology Major Surges in Popularity
Anabelle Outar liked biology but said she thought some classes in UF's interdisciplinary biology program would do little to prepare her for medical school. But with the creation of a new biology major this summer, Outar, a UF junior, decided to switch her major from biochemistry and molecular biology to biology. - Researchers:
No Faking it, Crocodile Tears are Real
When someone feigns sadness they “cry crocodile tears,” a phrase that comes from an old myth that the animals cry while eating. - University
of Florida Undergraduates Get Biological
A new biology major at the University of Florida is poised to become the most popular pursued at the state’s largest university. - Biologists
Close in on Mystery of Sea Turtles’ ‘Lost Years’
Biologists have found a major clue in a 50-year-old mystery about what happens to green sea turtles after they crawl out of their sandy nests and vanish into the surf, only to reappear several years later relatively close to shore.
