Report grades four Florida cities for energy efficiency efforts
Orlando ranked 17th, Miami 27th, St. Petersburg 62nd and Tampa 74th in the annual City Clean Energy Scorecard.
Mosquito-borne disease risk is on the move in the Americas, study finds
Climate change is causing the mosquito’s potential geographic range to expand and shift.
New office at FAU to support Florida’s role in ‘ocean economy’
The Office of Ocean Economy is tasked with connecting Florida’s ocean and coastal resources to economic development strategies.
Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefs
Changes in the Caribbean's population of corals threaten marine biodiversity and coastal economies.
Smart Seawall Technologies creates wave-absorbing technology to combat rising sea levels
The Fort Lauderdale-based startup uses an interlocking modular system, meaning additional walls can be added as levels rise.
Oil drilling has endured in the Everglades for decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe has a plan to stop it
The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
Demystifying the complex nature of Arctic clouds
University of Miami scientists are studying how clouds generated by marine cold-air outbreaks might contribute to extreme weather.
Advancing ocean science with ‘trailblazing’ PACE mission
A new NASA mission called PACE will help scientists better understand the ocean and atmosphere.
Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
Last month, the world officially entered its fourth — and probably worst — mass coral bleaching event in history.
UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics’ ‘massive societal benefits’
As the world moves from using fossil fuels in power plants and vehicles, plastics have been described as the industry’s...