‘Forever chemicals’ found for first time in Miccosukee Indian Reservation
FIU researchers, in collaboration with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, detected 12 different PFAS.
New AI flood model gives water managers up-to-the-minute decision-making tool
The model could transform how water managers predict and respond to flooding in Florida’s vast canal system.
Electric vehicles could travel farther on a single charge thanks to new discovery
FIU researchers have made a breakthrough with a next generation battery technology, known as beyond lithium-ion.
It’s literally raining ‘forever chemicals’ in Miami
Exposure to PFAS, known as forever chemicals, has been linked to liver damage, fertility issues, cancer and other diseases.
Are Florida manatees eating the equivalent of ‘junk food’?
FIU researchers found evidence that Indian River Lagoon manatees dramatically changed their diet after a 2011 algal bloom.
What the recent Supreme Court ruling could mean for US wetlands
The Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruling reinterprets the Clean Water Act, narrowing some of its protections.