Astronomer Charles Telesco is primarily interested in the creation of planets and stars. So, when the University of Florida's giant telescope was pointed at a star undergoing a magnificent and explosive death, Telesco, a ...
Astronomy
Dec 22, 2014
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Human waste may have a new use: sending NASA spacecraft from the moon back to Earth.
Materials Science
Nov 26, 2014
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University of Florida researchers have grown a human norovirus in a cell culture dish, finally opening the door to developing medications for fighting the intestinal scourge that strikes tens of millions every year in schools, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A new University of Florida study dismisses claims that megalodon is still alive by determining a date of extinction for the largest predatory shark to ever live.
Archaeology
Oct 23, 2014
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When Darwin suggested the "survival of the fittest" concept, he did not necessarily mean "survival of the biggest."
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2014
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Many native species have vanished from tropical islands because of human impact, but University of Florida scientists have discovered how fossils can be used to restore lost biodiversity.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 22, 2014
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By tracing nearly 3,000 genes to the earliest common ancestor of butterflies and moths, University of Florida scientists have created an extensive "Tree of Lepidoptera" in the first study to use large-scale, next-generation ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2014
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Your teeth can tell stories about you, and not just that you always forget to floss.
Archaeology
Jul 31, 2014
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The contraption seems so simple, yet so clever, like something The Professor might have concocted on "Gilligan's Island."
Ecology
May 21, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A 5-million-year-old saber-toothed cat, the world's oldest grape and a bizarre hermit crab were among more than 100 new species discovered by University of Florida scientists last year.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2014
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