Environmental
Latest Stories
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Nobody asked for a new bloodthirsty mosquito, but here we are.
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Florida — home of armed iguana hunters, exploding toilets, and the nation's grandparents — just so happens to be the perfect petri dish for algal blooms. Because blue-green algae absorb energy from the sun and quickly grow in warm freshwater, the Sunshine State offers optimal conditions for the microorganisms called cyanobacteria to thrive.
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Technology today puts the world at students' fingertips — but in many ways, education in some communities still lags behind. Despite a push for more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes and programs in Florida, a large number of public school students still lack access to the real-world training necessary to prepare them for careers in science.
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A new scientific study links nitrogen to the mysterious disease killing Florida's coral reefs.
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Scientists are testing cyanobacteria in the Caloosahatchee River to better understand how harmful algar blooms develop and why.
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An official from the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed yesterday what people have known for years: the Corps has been dumping toxic water from Lake Okeechobee into local estuaries without warning the populace.
