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A clear, traveler-friendly guide to Florida sea life that must stay in the water, helping you enjoy the coast responsibly.

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In a new Science Advances study, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have now proved that from this biological havoc, known as the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction ...