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An aerial view photo of the Whitney Laboratory old (right) and new (left) buildings in St. Augustine, Florida.

Secrets of the Seas

March 26, 2025

Whitney Lab scientists pursue ambitious marine-life discoveries

An illustration of a fully-grown male Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus wandering the Kashmir Valley, 400,000 years ago, towering over a herd of Central Asian red deer.

How a giant prehistoric elephant skull helped untangle an evolutionary mystery — Steven Zhang and Advait M. Jukar

March 6, 2025

400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery to palaeontologists, […]

A photo of David Prevatt standing in front of an abstract image.

UF civil engineering professor to shape building policy as new Jefferson Science Fellow — Dave Schlenker

January 23, 2025

For three years, University of Florida engineering professor David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., has been chewing on a stubborn problem: Why are bridges and buildings still succumbing to natural hazards when […]