University of Florida News

A plate full of brightly colored foods does more than please your eye. Colorful foods like spinach, strawberries, and orange squashes are high in phytochemicals. According to a University of Florida study, a diet with a high phytochemical index can reduce the risk of heart disease and obesity.

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but a University of Florida study shows elementary-age kids are learning about Christopher Columbus from books that may not be up-to-date.

A virus is endangering one of Florida’s top commercial seafood species, the Caribbean spiny lobster. Scientists discovered the PaV1 virus in 1999 and University of Florida researchers are working to figure out its origin and how it’s transmitted.