Science Articles
At the Lightning Observatory in Gainesville (a facility that includes the glass cupola on top of the New Engineering Building), University of Florida researchers are creating equipment that captures lightning signals from across the entire electromagnetic spectrum — allowing us to see lightning like never before.
The science of concrete seeks to make the world’s favorite building material stronger, more durable and more sustainable.
A UF study has found that the norovirus alters the bacteria that live in our gut, providing new clues about the human microbiome’s role in our health.
A newborn calf that sustained a broken lower jaw soon after birth at the University of Florida dairy farm has fully recovered thanks to a creative solution devised by UF veterinarians using 3D printing technology.
An IFAS associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering is engaging artificial intelligence to develop a low-cost, smart tree-crop sprayer that can automatically detect citrus trees, calculate their height and leaf density and count fruit.
UF researcher plans to use artificial intelligence to help the center’s scientists develop new varieties of tomatoes, strawberries, ornamental plants and other specialty crops with more efficiency and precision.
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Florida at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), shows that eliminating a colony of subterranean termites begins by targeting eggs and ends with a starving queen.
Because of the potential peril nonnative fish pose to aquatic habitats, UF/IFAS researchers studied fish behavioral traits that increase their chances of survival in Florida’s fresh waters. Among the scientists’ findings: If the fish are good parents, they’ll likely establish in Florida’s peninsula.
After a ten-month long process, Team Space Bread was one of 18 U.S. teams move on to the next step in the competition. Each team received $25,000 and the option to continue developing their technology in Phase II.
Hippo poop, new research has found, turns water pools into extensions of the hippos’ guts, as bacteria and other microbes expelled into the water survive and are shared among the congregating animals. This “meta-gut,” as the researchers termed it, could have major impacts on the hippos’ ecosystems.
In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower jaw.
Researchers have identified genes in broccoli that regulate how broccoli degrades after it’s harvested. These insights could ultimate help develop a quick and easy freshness test for produce and help breed broccoli that stays fresher longer.
A UF biological physicist believes that artificial intelligence can let us in on cells' conversations — and possibly help scientists introduce more targeted, effective therapies in medicine.