UF research: undercharged A/C systems a common, costly problem
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the dog days of summer continue, lowering your electricity bills while staying cool and conserving energy may be easier than you think.
Environment Archive
Scientists: collapse of coastal ecosystems tied to past overfishing
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dying coral reefs, dwindling shellfish populations, shrinking seagrass beds and other collapses of the world’s coastal ecosystems are often blamed on pollution or global warming.
For peppers, ‘hot’ quite literally the spice of life, UF research shows
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It adds the fire to chili and the hot to salsa, but what does the zing do for the pepper?
UF expert: bedbugs are back in big city hotels
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Good night, sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite. That grandmother’s bedtime warning may make a comeback if bedbug infestations continue to escalate.
Simulator shows how pollutants get into groundwater
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A sand-filled plastic box is giving some Florida school children a clearer picture of how fragile the state’s precious groundwater supply is and how not to pollute it.
For bird watchers, UF launches internet bird monitoring program
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Binoculars, a notebook, a pen - no self-respecting bird watcher would be without them. Now birding enthusiasts can add another tool to their bag: the Internet.
UF scientists say global warming could spread mosquito
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Vanishing coastlines may not be the only peril in a global-warming world; disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquitoes may find the hotter temperatures to their liking and may show up in places they’ve never been seen before, according to new research published this week.