Climate, genetics can affect how long virus-carrying mosquitoes live
It’s just math: The longer a mosquito lives, the better its odds of transmitting disease to humans or animals. But as it turns out, factors such as the mosquito’s own genetics and the climate it lives...
View ArticleGreat White Shark population in good health along California coast
The Great White Shark is not endangered in the Eastern North Pacific, and, in fact, is doing well enough that its numbers likely are growing, according to an international research team led by a...
View ArticleEndangered elephants’ outlook bleak without more room to roam
Intelligent and beautiful, the Asian elephant is running out of time unless humans step aside and give it some room. Shrinking habitat and conflicts with humans could hurt the endangered elephant’s...
View Article“Little janitor” merits attention in Florida springs’ health debate, UF/IFAS...
A small, slow-moving resident who enjoys a vegetative diet and keeps things tidy may be the overlooked player in public debates over Florida’s ailing freshwater springs, University of Florida...
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Conservation-Friendly Neighborhoods Cut Carbon Footprint
Mark Hostetler A big tree next to your house can do more than just save home-cooling costs, it will also cut your carbon footprint, University of Florida researchers say. Trees shade houses so that...
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South Florida an attractive home for invading reptiles
South Florida is on the front lines in the war against invasive reptiles and amphibians because its warm climate makes it a place where they like to live, a new University of Florida study shows. Using...
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UF researchers reveal first Tree of Life
In the mid-90s, many of Doug Soltis’ colleagues told him that creating a tree of life – a map of Earth’s 2.3 million named species and the connections between them – couldn’t be done. Two decades...
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This week, Mars is the hottest news on Earth
“The Martian” is giving away a secret: science is really, really cool. The movie is funny, irreverent, dramatic, emotional and, interestingly, more science than science fiction, says University of...
View ArticleOne of the rarest bats in the world lives in South Florida
Halloween comes around once a year, but for Holly Ober, an interest in a bat found nowhere else in the world but South Florida is a year-round opportunity to study the unique mammal. The Florida...
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Saving green: UF/IFAS research saves nurseries water, plants and money
A web-based irrigation system developed by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences saved 21 percent in water use without reducing growth of container-grown...
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Fjords: Carbon-Sequestration Superstars
In the effort to remove excess carbon dioxide from our atmosphere, humans have an unlikely ally: fjords. The dramatic, glacier-carved inlets found from Alaska to Antarctica capture and store carbon...
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Lateral Line
How do you find out what a fish feels? For University of Florida researcher James Liao, the answer involves lasers, taxidermy and more than a few mathematicians. In the late winter of 2013, Liao packed...
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Discovering the Deep
University of Florida geologist Mike Perfit and four colleagues have sifted through thousands of photos from hundreds of dives over three decades to share with readers the hidden world at the bottom...
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UF study shows climate change rapidly warming world’s lakes
Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a new study spanning six continents. More than 60 scientists took part in the...
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Citizen science participation increases trust in science
Lay people who participate in citizen science develop more interest in science after participating in such a project, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences study...
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Researchers share $4 million USDA grant to attack citrus greening
International researchers, including ones at the University of Florida and Florida State University, are sharing in a $4 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to attack the...
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UF/IFAS faculty member earns $822,000 NSF grant as early career scientist
A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher has won an $822,000 early-career award from the National Science Foundation recognizing her commitment to research and the...
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Matias Kirst
Associate Professor of Quantitative Genetics Genetics researcher Matias Kirst works to discover the genes, metabolic and regulatory networks that control variation in wood quality, growth and other...
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Ellen Martin
Professor of Geological Sciences 34 million years ago, Antarctica was covered by a beech forest. 33 million years ago it was covered in ice. Ellen Martin has spent her career trying to understand what...
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Jon Martin
Professor of Geological Sciences Jon Martin’s research focuses on surface water and ground water interactions, including the quantity of water exchanged across the sediment-water interface and the...
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