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Chinese and U.S. Scientists Identify The World’s Oldest Flowering Plant

GAINESVILLE — On the floor of a steamy Asian forest, a woody plant destined for immortality was thriving among the dragonflies and dinosaurs when a nearby volcano erupted and left it buried in ash.

Filed under Agriculture, Natural History, Research on Thursday, November 26, 1998.

UF Scientist: Calusa Indian Site Reveals State May Face More Hurricanes

GAINESVILLE — A stormy past warns that Florida may be in store for more destructive hurricanes if scientists are right about the threat of global warming, new University of Florida research suggests.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Monday, September 28, 1998.