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UF expert: Tropical storm Fay leaves mold worries behind

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You can’t tell a storm’s spit by its punch, the old maxim goes. Florida is used to stronger weather systems than August’s tropical storm Fay, but its seven-day deluge made it the fourth wettest storm to ever hit the state.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, September 25, 2008.

Wolves show scientists are barking up the wrong tree

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The common notion is that dogs evolved a special sensitivity to their human masters during domestication.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.

Bad sign for global warming: Thawing permafrost holds vast carbon pool

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Permafrost blanketing the northern hemisphere contains more than twice the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, making it a potentially mammoth contributor to global climate change depending on how quickly it thaws.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, September 3, 2008.