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Plants & Animals Apr 3, 2024

Mysterious python parasite threatens Florida's native snakes, pushing toward their 'extreme decline'

A mysterious parasite from Asia is infecting snakes over most of Florida, and researchers believe it was likely brought here by invasive Burmese pythons.

Ecology Apr 3, 2024

AI helps to detect invasive Asian hornets

Artificial Intelligence can be used to detect invasive Asian hornets and raise the alarm, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers have developed VespAI, an automated system that attracts hornets to a monitoring ...

Social Sciences Apr 2, 2024

Companies ignoring climate risks get punished by markets, new study reveals

A pioneering study from the University of Florida has quantified corporations' exposure to climate change risks like hurricanes, wildfires, and climate-related regulations and the extent to which climate risks are priced ...

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2024

These plants evolved in Florida millions of years ago. They may be gone in decades.

Scrub mints are among the most endangered plants you've probably never heard of. More than half of the 24 species currently known to exist are considered threatened or endangered at the state or federal level, and nearly ...

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2024

It's snake bite season in Georgia. What you need to know

With spring in full swing and everyone spending more time outdoors, one thing we should all be looking out for is snakes. More specifically, the venomous variety.

Plants & Animals Apr 1, 2024

Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It's the biggest bug emergence in centuries

Trillions of evolution's bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.

Plants & Animals Apr 1, 2024

Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies

The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird.

Plants & Animals Apr 1, 2024

Melting glaciers in a warmer climate provide new ground for invasive species

Invasive species have rapidly colonized new ground exposed by melting glaciers in the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, according to new research.

Education Apr 1, 2024

Researchers study rate of stuttering in adult struggling readers

Adults who struggle to read often read at a slower pace and with lower accuracy compared to their peers. They can also have difficulties with spoken language skills, such as difficulties with understanding and using words, ...

Earth Sciences Mar 27, 2024

Uncovering earthquake evidence in Azerbaijan's greater Caucasus mountains

The Greater Caucasus mountain range stretches between the Black and Caspian Seas across parts of Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. These formidable peaks are the result of the subduction of the Arabian plate beneath the Eurasian ...

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