Science Articles
![Fish switch: Identity of mystery invader in Florida waters corrected after 20 years](/media/newsufledu/images/2020/01/crutchfield2.jpg)
Experts have mistaken the chanchita, Cichlasoma dimerus, for a look-alike invasive species, the black acara, in Florida for at least 20 years. Both species belong to the cichlid family, in which species can often be difficult to distinguish from one another.
![UF to the rescue](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/12/SeaRescue_Banner.jpg)
How do you bandage a manatee or sedate a 50-ton whale? Throughout his career, University of Florida professor Mike Walsh and his colleagues have invented countless ways to heal stranded, sick, orphaned or injured aquatic creatures.
![UF researchers partner with NOAA on new coral reef restoration initiative](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/12/Diadema-2---Josh-Patterson.jpg)
Researchers have discovered a novel method of culturing long-spined sea urchins, a species that is ecologically vital to the Florida Keys’ vulnerable coral reefs. The team will breed urchins for use in the Mission: Iconic Reefs project, a multi-partner coral reef restoration initiative announced earlier today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
![University of Florida ranks 15th among public universities with $865 million in 2018 research expenditures](/media/newsufledu/images/generic/20160330_PDC_Lab_0827_RFS.jpg)
The ranking is based on a National Science Foundation study that also found UF's total expenditures on research increased more than the national average.
![A re-arranging Earth was bad news for dinosaurs](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/11/GettyImages-185261431.jpg)
Scientists have unraveled the mystery of what happened to dinosaurs in North China.
![Engineering research deepens understanding of glucose-insulin interaction](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/11/26-057-Phelps-hero.jpg)
These findings represent a previously undescribed mode of autocrine signaling that may also extend to many other cell types and tissues known to utilize gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA) signaling.
![Hot town, springtime in the city: Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/11/trillium_web.jpg)
Changes in the timing of spring leaves and flowers could set off a cascade of effects, threatening species’ wellbeing, disrupting agriculture and potentially causing longer or more severe allergy seasons.
![UF engineer leads collaboration for safer roadways](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/11/DSC_0282.jpg)
Sanjay Ranka will collaborate with the City of Gainesville to better understand safer intersection and road design. The research will use video-based data to analyze traffic events that did not result in injury or damage but had that potential.
![UF professor wins Sakurai prize for theoretical physics](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/10/CERN2.jpg)
Pierre Sikivie is being honored by the American Physical Society with one of the most prestigious in the field that recognizes outstanding achievement in particle theory.
![Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/10/2048px-Green_Sea_Turtle__seagrass.jpg)
University of Florida researchers used modern and fossil shells from seagrass-dwelling animals to estimate the age of these meadows, showing that, far from being transient patches of underwater weeds, they are remarkably stable over time.
![Quantum computing: preparing for the revolution](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/09/physics-3873118_960_720.jpg)
With a new $10.5 million research grant and a proposal for an even bigger quantum computing center, UF is preparing to be a major player in the field. But what is it, and why does it matter?
![Virtual humans boost mental health recovery](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/08/BFVH-09.06.18-copy.png)
What if you can't talk about something where the leading treatment is talk therapy? Maybe try speaking to someone who's not human.
![Why Apollo's moon rocks still matter](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/07/moon-(1).jpg)
Samples brought back by the Apollo missions have fueled scientific discoveries for 50 years — but there’s still more to learn, says University of Florida astrogeologist Steve Elardo.
![The science behind the "Stranger Things" Demogorgon](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/07/Life-cycle-1024x922.jpg)
Can scientists use biology to predict the next stage in the Demogorgon’s life cycle – and perhaps even suggest a way of defeating it? Florida Museum of Natural History herpetologists give it a shot.