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FWC Says Virus Might Be Killing Turtles In St. Johns Watershed

The mysterious die-off of freshwater turtles throughout the massive St. Johns River watershed continues despite an ongoing year-long investigation by the…

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Breaks Ground In Jacksonville Beach

They’ll be searching for shakers of salt in Jacksonville Beach.The hotel named after Jimmy Buffet’s signature song, “Margaritaville,” broke ground in the…

Miami Beach Celebrates Gay Pride - This Year With New Youth District And Safe Zone

Miami Beach celebrated pride in its 10th annual Gay Pride Festival this past week. Events began last Monday with a rainbow flag-raising ceremony at City...

Wetter, more humid pattern returns this week

The drier pattern that had settled into the Sunshine State the last two weeks of September is not likely to last much longer.

Breathless Work in the High Himalayas

For the latest NPR/National Geographic Radio Expedition report, Elizabeth Arnold begins a journey to China's eastern Himalayas, near the border with Tibet, to profile a team of scientists studying the link between global warming and disappearing plant life high in the mountains.

A snook lies dead due to red tide in Bradenton Beach, Florida.

UF Researchers To Study How Algae Blooms Hurt Florida’s Economy

A team led by University of Florida researchers is receiving nearly $280,000 to study the social and economic costs of harmful algal blooms.The…

The German icebreaker Polarstern is moored to a piece of ice, drifting for a year, as scientists study the warming Arctic.

Pandemic Delays Return Of Arctic Researchers

The COVID-19 crisis is throwing off the complex logistics of a year-long Arctic research expedition. A team set to rotate out may have to stay on board an ice-breaker for another six weeks.

In this photo released by NOAA's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program is an entangled subadult humpback whale off the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Tuesday. A young humpback whale has been freed of about 100 feet of line entangled in its mouth and flipper.

Young Humpback Whale Freed Off Coast Of Maui

The juvenile whale was ensnarled in more than a 100 feet of small gauge line, making it difficult for the sea creature to swim. But a team of experts cut its flipper and mouth free on Wednesday.

In this photo from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing rope is sighted on Dec. 2, 2021, with a newborn calf near Cumberland Island, Ga.

Whale entanglements may be dropping but the threat remains, feds say

Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the two biggest threats to declining species of whales, along with collisions with ships.

Visitors to MOSH try their hand piloting the Nautilus from the famous Jules Verne novel. The submarine simulator requires two pilots, one controlling the yaw, and the other controlling the pitch to change directions.

20,000 Leagues Under MOSH: New exhibit mirrors Jules Verne classic

The Jacksonville Museum of Science and History opens a new exhibit Saturday, with educational content on marine life, submarines and maritime archaeology.

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