The number of South Florida wading bird nests is down for the year. ...more

December 26, 2008

Destroying a tumor with radiation poses a number of challenges and risks, especially for a pregnant woman and her fetus. ...more

November 29, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A huge demand for Florida's freshwater turtles in Asia is sparking a debate over harvest limits. ...more

November 19, 2008

Hillsborough County's extension service will offer residents the latest information Thursday afternoon about a disease attacking cabbage palms in southern Hillsborough and northern Manatee counties. ...more

November 12, 2008

For the first time, researchers have decoded all the genes of a person with cancer and found a set of mutations that may have caused the disease or aided its progression. ...more

November 6, 2008

If you're looking for inspiration in this time of uncertainty at home and abroad, look no further than to a bird barely bigger than a box of Easter Peeps. ...more

October 25, 2008

Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full. ...more

October 24, 2008

University of Florida researchers received a $4 million federal contract to improve how the military distributes food to troops. ...more

October 23, 2008

Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. ...more

October 10, 2008

Satellites are helping scientists expand a virtual network to watch for increases in ocean temperatures that can damage or kill the fragile ecosystems of coral reefs worldwide. ...more

October 10, 2008