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New information about whale shark behavior, biology, and ecology is being released today in the scientific journal BioScience. The 22 year long…

If Hollywood were to assemble a cast of Florida marine life for a film, the dolphin would be the high-energy hero, the sea turtle would be the brainy…

Concerns that a summer slide could become a Covid freefall has parents and educators worried for how students spend the next couple of months. According to a study of more than five million students by the Collaborative for Student Growth, that same summer slide already occurred during this past school year thanks to school closures due to outbreaks of Covid, distance learning and less time in a traditional learning environment.

The Black Racer is one of the most common snakes in eastern North America. It is an opportunistic hunter of mice, shrews, birds, lizards, amphibians, insects and other creatures. True to its name, it can be fast moving, but frequently raises its head to keep an eye out for prey and potential danger from other predators. As adults these snakes are slender, black above with a white chin and belly, and very smooth scales that give it a slightly shiny satin appearance above. These snakes breed in spring and their eggs hatch in late summer or early fall. Young black racers are quite different from adults, having smooth gray scales covered with a pattern of brown blotches that likely help them blend into their environment.

May kicks off the official beginning of sea turtle nesting season in Southwest Florida. Threatened loggerheads are the most prolific nesters on area…

A persistent red tide bloom has been plaguing Southwest Florida’s Gulf coast since the fall of 2017, with reports of fish kills and beachgoers…

As dead marine life continues to clog area beaches and canals, and beachgoers choke from respiratory irritation caused by red tide, late last week…

With so much focus on water issues right now because of the nearly year old red tide bloom that continues to devastate marine wildlife, and the several…

As the red tide bloom along the southwestern coast of Florida persists -- it’s almost in its second year now -- the U.S. Small Business Administration is…

Florida has the most invasive species of any state in the country, and half of the insects, reptiles, arachnids and crustaceans imported into the United…