What is it? Mangroves are unique coastal trees and shrubs that thrive in tropical and subtropical regions where land meets … Continue
Background The Floridan aquifer is a network of underground porous rock that contains the primary source of drinking water for … Continue
Dating Uranium: How do scientists tell time using rocks? What is it? Uranium-series dating is a method scientists use to … Continue
What is it? Lake Okeechobee is Florida’s largest lake and the eighth largest in the United States. The name comes from the Seminole language … Continue
Did you know you can participate in research for citizen science that requires no equipment setup or experience? It’s true! … Continue
Once widespread across Florida’s reefs, elkhorn and staghorn corals are now considered “functionally extinct” following a series of extreme heat events. When corals … Continue
Where Does It All Go? UF Scientists Tackle the Hidden Impacts of Wastewater and Biosolids
Each resident in Florida generates around 100 gallons of wastewater per day. This requires a massive effort of treatment and … Continue
Rooted in Recovery: Sunflowers as a Possible Solution to Heavy Metal Pollution What is it? In Florida, we have sunflowers … Continue
Florida Environmental History: The Cross Florida Barge Canal
David Tegeder, co-author of Ditch of Dreams: The Cross Florida Barge Canal and the Struggle for Florida’s Future, explained, “As … Continue
Background Every year, innovative technologies are created to combat pressing environmental and public health problems, from fire-fighting foam to pesticides … Continue