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As director of new UF/IFAS Invasion Science Research, Dr. Matthew Thomas will bring together more than 120 UF/IFAS scientists dedicated to the control of nonnative and invasive wildlife and plant species.

University of Florida scientists are breeding better-tasting, Florida-grown blueberries with the help of consumers through taste-testing in the University’s Sensory Lab.

Cornell researchers have provided the first documentation that dogs’ sense of smell is integrated with their vision and other unique parts of the brain.

Explore famous examples of women who traveled the globe as botanical researchers, illustrators, writers, and educators.

Bats have been in the news in recent years in connection to deadly epidemics including Ebola and COVID-19, yet scientists are discovering evidence that bats may hold a key to longer and healthier lives.

What is lightning, and how is it formed? Is all lightning made from the same stuff? How dangerous is lightning? Get all your lightning questions answered in this episode.

The study's goal is to inform decision making at various levels of government when it comes to disaster relief and recovery

Editors Note: This story originally aired on July 31, 2019 Sailing on a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico last month to study deep sea creatures...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is getting new funds to study endangered crayfish. Two rare species live in Florida.

Florida’s Blue-green Algae Task Force met for the sixth time on Monday. Its five members are charged with finding ways to reduce nutrient pollution that…