Guess what, boaters? A researcher at Florida Atlantic University says that motoring slowly through designated manatee protection habitats may put the meandering sea cows at greater risk of getting hacked up by your boat's motor. Says Dr. Edmund Gerstein, the university's director of marine mammal behavioral research: "In turbid waters where there is no visibility, slow speeds actually exacerbate the risks of collisions by making these boats inaudible to manatee
Photo by Ben NorthernNow we know college kids suck at the Showcase Showdown That's right: $7 (seven dollars). And yet seven in every ten students at the University of South Florida said, "Meh." That, apparently, is too much to pay for the use of a car for one hour, a price that includes gas and insurance and inflated tires and OK WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU KIDS?Meanwhile, at an actual South Florida University, our Florida Atlantic students are pondering the same question. For those of
Photo: ClydeElliottFAU research aims to stave off dystopian future full of American amphibians​Florida Atlantic researchers are racing against melting polar ice caps and dwindling natural resources in hope of developing energy technology that exploits the vast powers of the ocean tides.Sue Skemp, executive director at Florida Atlantic University's Center for Ocean Energy Technology, tells CNN: "If you can take an engine and put it on the back of a boat or propel a
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Flickr: schmex_kealaiki"Gents, a toast (hiccup!) to our mouse brethren picked for the brain trauma study."​A tour of today's Dailies:The dangers of opening a joint checking account with Paul Francois, the local Lothario who allegedly stole more than his wives' hearts. The Miami Herald's David Smiley reports. Prosecutors have identified 118 cases in the law enforcement oeuvre of Jonathan Bleiweiss, the Broward Sheriff's deputy who allegedly extorted sex favors from migrants. Among them, th
