Science Articles
![Space-focused accelerator begins process for applicants](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/05/AdobeStock_spaceedge_square.jpg)
UF, UCF, ASU and Vanderbilt partnering to offer training to businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs to help propel them into the new space economy
![Florida universities launch joint effort to boost space manufacturing](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/07/space-square-resized.jpg)
UF researchers help form Center for Science, Technology, and Advanced Research in Space
![How our brains learn new athletic skills fast](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/07/running-square-resized.jpg)
What if the secret to learning new motor skills quickly lies not in our muscles, but in our eyes?
![First local extinction in the US due to sea level rise](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/07/6-24-21-Old-Man-Cactus-Pilosocereus-millspaughii-0.png)
The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in what researchers believe is the first local extinction of a species caused by sea level rise in the country.
![How AI will transform the Olympics](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/07/rings-square-resized.jpg)
UF experts analyze what changes AI will bring to the Games.
![American Dream: Taiwan-born UF professor wins prestigious NASA award](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/07/award-square-resized.jpg)
Jacob Chung awarded for work on advanced propellant systems
![NSF-funded project helps veterans build skills in cybersecurity](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/06/AdobeStock_computerflag_square.jpg)
Faculty from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the College of Education are leading the program that teaches veterans in-demand skills in hardware security.
![Soaring birds use their lungs to modify mechanics of flight](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/06/emma-square-resized.jpg)
UF researchers discovered that hawks, eagles improve their flight with their lungs
![The Conversation: Are older adults more vulnerable to scams?](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/06/AdobeStock_seniorscamsquare.jpg)
UF psychologists examine factors that may make older adults more susceptible to financial exploitation.
![A protein that enables smell — and stops cell death](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/06/antenna-square-resized.jpg)
The protein Orco is essential for smell neuron function and development in ants, fostering the insects’ social behavior
![UF joins NASA mission to launch artificial star into Earth’s orbit](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/06/satellite-square-resized.png)
$19.5M Landolt Mission poised to deepen our knowledge of dark energy
![New $12.5 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to study phenomenon affecting agriculture, cancer, biodiversity and more](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/06/Ganem.Neil_.ColorMultipolar1_croped-2.jpg)
It’s in your heart and liver, in the vegetables you eat, in the rogue cells that cause cancer. Those who live in temperate regions are surrounded by more of it than people who live in the tropics, and without it, humans wouldn’t exist. It’s called polyploidy, and only within the last few years have biologists begun to recognize its significance across the tree of life.
![Study shows orange peel extract may improve heart health](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/05/orange-peel-square.jpg)
Extract from orange peels may be a key to heart health, a new study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has found
![UF, partners launch Space-Edge Accelerator to promote space business development](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/05/AdobeStock_spaceedge_square.jpg)
The innovative program will help companies and individuals build connections with UF researchers to expand their space research and development portfolios
![The hidden motive behind U.S. voters' stance on noncitizen voting](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/05/AdobeStock_voting.jpg)
A new study from the University of Florida exposes a driving force fueling the debate on voting rights