Science Articles

Small, convenient mosquito repellent device passes test to protect military personnel

A device developed at the University of Florida for the U.S. military provides protection from mosquitos for an extended period and requires no heat, electricity or skin contact.

Ag engineer to use AI to assess crop damage after tropical storms, hurricanes

University of Florida scientists usher in future for growers by developing model using artificial intelligence technology to count damaged or dead crops following extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Ian.

UF archaeologists will study hurricane damage to key Florida indigenous sites

Indigenous Calusa heritage in South Florida was damaged by Hurricane Ian. Scientists will study the damage to preserve the sites.

Field Tested
Field Tested November 30, 2022

A groundbreaking field camp by a UF geologist opens Earth sciences to students with disabilities.

Study: Managers exhibit bias based on race, gender, disability and sexual orientation

Newly published study work shows that managers are likely to express bias, particularly in implicit forms.

Perseverance rover detects more organic carbon on Mars in search for signs of ancient life

These kinds of organic molecules could have given rise to life on the red planet.

FAWN expands weather stations to some Florida state parks

As UF/IFAS Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) adds stations across the state, the director answers questions about this network of weather stations in place to provide crucial data to agricultural producers.

Laser attack blinds autonomous vehicles, deleting pedestrians and confusing cars

In a first, a vulnerability in lidar sensors allows lasers to delete obstacles like moving pedestrians.

UF start-up helps fight mosquitoes following Hurricane Ian

More than 100,000 Inzecto Mosquito Traps have been donated to Florida communities to help fight the surge of mosquitoes swarming to standing floodwaters left by Hurricane Ian's rain and storm surges.

Explorers, scientist repeat historic expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades

UF Professor Tracie Baker joins a team of explorers in a dangerous trek across the Florida Everglades to to study human impact on the world's largest subtropical wilderness 

Could your body be storing the key to saving seagrass?

Seagrass success is threatened by a few factors, including human activities like boating, a crystallized version of human waste could be the answer to revitalizing these marine habitats.

The Florida Museum of Natural History expands into a new special collections building

The new building advances the museum's mission to understand the natural world.