Science

UF assistant professor Brett Scheffers discusses his recent study, in conjunction with more than a dozen authors from other universities and nongovernmental organizations, that shows the footprint of climate change already is vast as species try to adapt to...

The Government of Canada to invest nearly $1.8 billion to spur clean innovation in developing countries. The investment will be aimed at mobilizing private-sector support to boost clean innovation in developing countries. The funding is part of Canada’s $2.65bn pledge to...

NASA’s Near Earth Object (NEO) Program released a map this week detailing the location of hundreds of small asteroids that have entered the Earth’s atmosphere in the last couple decades. In a public letter released via the isupportaim.com, planetary scientists...

A third structure within the Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico has been discovered, revealing that it was built like a "Russian nesting doll," experts said Wednesday. The discovery suggests that the pyramid was built in three phases. The newfound pyramid...

Researchers are surmising that a weird hole on the Martian surface could actually harbor life. A strange funnel-like crevice on Mars has come under the focus of science and scientists. They are searching for alien life forms that might emerge...

Nature already dramatically impacted by climate change, study reveals. It seems like the scourge of climate change is wreaking havoc with the delicate balance of Mother Nature. Global average temperatures have risen by about 1°C since 1880. But just one...

Searching for warmer waters to spend the winter in, manatees are on the move. That could mean in coastal areas the traveling aquatic mammals could pose a risk for boaters. Seasonal protection zones along Sunshine State waterways go into effect...

NASA has unveiled a new time-lapse video that shows how clouds of methane gas streamed across the northern region of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, last month. There is one big difference: Methane is the main ingredient for Titan's clouds, while...

Two Brazilian fossils some 230 million years ago that have just been officially presented to the scientific community are helping to understand how dinosaurs appeared on the planet and branched out into various species. In two words: very slowly. That...

Aging bonobos get farsighted, and their social lives suffer for it. Scientists figured this out by spying on a colony of 14 wild bonobos living in a reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo. When the primates groomed their companions,...