GAINESVILLE — Millions of dollars and years of research created a communications system where Star Trek fans in the United States can instantly trade information with fellow Trekkies in Peru or folk music aficionados in Alaska can update others in Bulgaria.
GAINESVILLE —The natural recovery of tropical forests leveled for agricultural use will be slow, but humans can encourage natural forest growth with such things as tree plantations, says a University of Florida researcher.
GAINESVILLE — Looking for a healthy diet with Caribbean flair? How about iguanas, green sea turtles and red-footed boobies?
GAINESVILLE — Working closely with carbonless copy paper over a long period of time may cause severe health problems such as chronic fatigue, sinus difficulties and central nervous system depression, according to preliminary findings from a University of Florida study.
GAINESVILLE — When researchers from the University of Florida began digging into the ground where a lightning bolt had hit, they thought it would be just another minor excavation.
GAINESVILLE — Some would say that for die-hard Gator fans, seeing their favorite team in action is better than sex. Now, University of Florida researchers have scientific evidence supporting it.
GAINESVILLE — It really was safer to go back into the water last year as the number of shark attacks worldwide dropped by half, a new University of Florida study finds.
MELBOURNE—For the first time in Florida, physicians have the ability to remove blood clots from arteries using a nonsurgical procedure that can help people with a variety of medical conditions.
GAINESVILLE — On a barren, smoky battlefield of the future, a soldier leading his platoon stops and pulls from his rucksack an airplane roughly the size of sparrow.
GAINESVILLE—Can spirituality improve health? A University of Florida researcher is trying to find out, using a new scientific survey to put religion under the microscope.