Seaweed snare: Sargassum stops sea turtle hatchlings in their tracks
FAU researchers found hatchlings took significantly longer to crawl to the water when sargassum was present.
Sanibel at 50: How the island that stopped time faces a new era
Fifty years after residents created the Sanibel Plan, the island confronts climate threats while holding onto its cherished character.
In Immokalee, community groups plant with extreme heat and farmworker neighbors in mind
Cultivate Abundance is part of a network of organizations working to address food disparities here.
FAU awarded USDA grant for smart farming breakthrough
This award will support a multi-institutional research project aimed at revolutionizing the future of precision agriculture.
Decades of data show African weather disturbances intensify during La Niña
A University of Miami study shows how a major global climate pattern influences the systems that help seed Atlantic hurricanes.
Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
The biggest danger by far is hurricane-related wind damage, followed by flood risk and wildfire risk.
From flatscreens to bioimaging: Putting sargassum seaweed to good use
A University of Miami doctoral student is experimenting with sargassum to produce fluorescent carbon dots.
Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles
Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels and a mineral mining giant next door.
USF scientists build on Deepwater Horizon research with new project targeting pollutants in Tampa Bay and beyond
The Tampa Bay Surveillance project aims to make clear the complicated state of contamination in Florida’s largest estuary.
EV factory plans still alive in Georgia, backers insist, but big hurdles remain
A Florida businessman said a plant in Fort Valley, Ga., is moving ahead, but factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas appear...