Jessica Meszaros

A vertically floating vessel and an underwater habitat could give Florida scientists greater access to oceanic research.

During Black History Month, WUSF is bringing you stories of local Floridians who have made an impact on their communities.

A federal grant for $1 million will help Florida researchers gather economic data and create a decision-making tool for nursery growers.

Federal regulators are seeking comment on their plan to approve the test road bed project in Polk County through Nov. 8.

The home insurance market in every other state seems to be headed down the road that Florida has paved. We dove into this issue through a partnership with NPR station WWNO in New Orleans for their podcast, "Sea Change."

"By freezing these larvae, they can be held for literally hundreds of years," said Keri O'Neil with the Florida Aquarium.

The Robusta coffee bean might have to widely replace Arabica in the next 30 years.

Many states accepted IRA federal funding to address climate change, but Florida turned the money down from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.

The national report comes shortly after Florida banned local heat protections for outdoor workers.

Florida and a handful of other states declined to apply for millions of federal dollars for projects to draw down carbon emissions. Now it falls to cities to make their own climate plans.