Science

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law two years ago removing references to “climate change” from statutes. Now, a WUSF investigation shows how textbook authors were asked to do the same.

Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards.

From mud collected in Antarctica to mangrove soil scooped up in Tampa Bay, specimens are resurfacing. But it may be a while before vital scientific equipment is restored.

The Museum of Science and Industry is now the Museum of Science and Innovation. Along with the name change, officials unveiled a new Center for STEAM Learning.

One Eckerd College student was recognized for her study on how the 2024 hurricanes impacted sand distribution in Tampa Bay.

The prototype will soon be tested at select farms within Immokalee in Collier County and Ona in Hardee County.

Scientists say it’s important to research geoengineering – large-scale attempts to cool the planet to fight climate change – in case we ever need it. But the technologies are risky. Florida will soon outlaw testing them in state airspace.

"The idea behind using sporopollenin is that now you create a permanent storage for that carbon — that carbon is not going back to the atmosphere," said Matias Kirst with UF.

The young scientists from Viera wanted to learn whether a component in horseshoe blood can detect bacteria in space. Judges selected the project to ride up in a SpaceX rocket to the ISS.

Overall, 39% of U.S. adults said they had “a great deal of confidence” in the scientific community, down from 48% in 2018 and 2021, according to the General Social Survey.

The USF professor plans to stay at an underwater lodge off Key Largo until June 9, when he reaches 100 days and completes a mission dubbed Project Neptune 100.

Nigel Rudolph and others in his field argue that burial grounds serve the living more so than the dead, justifying the need for their discovery and protection. Florida lawmakers are recognizing this in the upcoming legislative session.