1+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) A black-bellied pangolin in the Congo Basin. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) tropical forests stretch across an extraordinary landscape of rivers, wetlands, savannas and towering trees. But in a forest this vast, biodiversity doesn’t exist on a single plane....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (540+ words) The main open-water area of Spruce Bluff Preserve, a 97-acre freshwater wetland along the St. Lucie River in Port St. Lucie. Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere – from oceans and rivers to soils and sediments – yet far less is known…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (739+ words) Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science has received an $800,475 grant from the Gulf of America Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop an innovative, artificial intelligence-guided technology that removes excess phosphorus from freshwater systems, helping…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (528+ words) Ruppia maritima, a relatively uncommon native seagrass in Florida's Indian River Lagoon. Seagrasses are among the most important foundation species in coastal ecosystems, providing habitat for marine life, stabilizing sediments and helping improve water quality. Yet nearly 20% of the world’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (528+ words) Ruppia maritima, a relatively uncommon native seagrass in Florida's Indian River Lagoon. Seagrasses are among the most important foundation species in coastal ecosystems, providing habitat for marine life, stabilizing sediments and helping improve water quality. Yet nearly 20% of the world’s…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (193+ words) Beckwith, a three-time alumna of Florida Atlantic and the Schmidt College of Science’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, shared that her interest in green chemistry began early in her academic career through direct independent research as an undergraduate. She was…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (365+ words) From left: Volunteers from The Island School’s Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) with Megan Davis, Ph.D., (center left), CEI volunteer, Kennedy Bliss, Mia Avril and Tereno Johnson. Approximately 200 newly-metamorphosed conch have now been produced from the first egg mass. According…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (240+ words) Full skeleton of a very rare female vaquita specimen collected in 1966. Despite intensive conservation efforts, the vaquita’s future remains uncertain. Its survival now depends on urgent, coordinated international action to eliminate gillnet fishing in its habitat and protect one of…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (240+ words) Full skeleton of a very rare female vaquita specimen collected in 1966. Despite intensive conservation efforts, the vaquita’s future remains uncertain. Its survival now depends on urgent, coordinated international action to eliminate gillnet fishing in its habitat and protect one of…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (403+ words) Bachman’s sparrow, a songbird native to the southeastern U.S. that inhabits open pine flatwoods. Males possess surprisingly large song repertoires, producing an average of 48 distinct song types. From melodic morning choruses to territorial songs that echo through forests and grasslands,…...