Huge wind machine to simulate category three hurricanes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in — but only for research purposes.
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Horse racing road apples might soon turn a shiny profit
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On June 9, the final horse race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will run. But there’ll be more than confetti to pick up afterwards.
Botanist: Restore fire-resistant longleaf pines, get clean energy
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Foresters have known for decades that restoring native Longleaf pine forests would help reduce the risk of the large fires plaguing Florida today.
UF researchers test natural predators to control sago palm threat
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a prime example of how an exotic insect can wreak havoc on landscape plants and cause millions of dollars in damage, the Asian cycad scale has invaded South Florida and quickly spread throughout the state.
Finding too-small-to-see bedbugs no problem for these sniffers, UF researchers say
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At the sound of a bag of treats being latched onto her handler’s waist, she bounds up and down, as if on springs.