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A Florida panther photographed by a wildlife camera as part of the study

Panther now No. 1 predator of white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida

A new study by the University of Georgia found Florida panthers are the No. 1 cause of mortality for white-tailed deer in southwest Florida.

The researchers set out to get a better picture of what factors most affect the survival of Florida’s white-tailed deer, the most popular game… Read Article

A panorama of the convocation ceremony

Hundreds celebrate spring 2022 graduates at convocation

When assistant professor Gino D’Angelo launched into his convocation ceremony speech, he was practicing what he was preaching—which was, quite literally, to find your stage.    D’Angelo was one of three guest speakers to impart wisdom upon the 77 students graduating at the spring 2022 ceremony… Read Article

Magnified cross section of a droughted Douglas fir needle vein. The black dots are conduits that have collapsed (embolized) due to the stress of the drought, while the gray/white ones are still functional and contain water.

Scientists on the hunt for a tree’s tipping point

Sometimes things are fine—until they’re not. A boat capsizes. A bridge collapses. The stock market takes an extreme turn.

These are examples of “catastrophe theory,” a tool in mathematics that can be used to describe a set of variables that combine, at a specific point, to completely… Read Article

A volunteer holds a sea turtle egg.

The incredible egg: Tracking sea turtles through DNA

Data collected from a decade of sea turtle nests now sheds light on the larger population 

Mary Sheridan and Lauren Connolly are hunched over a tablet computer at 5:30 a.m., willing it to connect to the internet. Unfortunately, their powers are overwhelmed by the winds of the previous night’s… Read Article

Someone overlooks a snowy mountain view.

State, national parks prove pretty popular

As record numbers of people flock to parks in the wake of the pandemic, those who work there are thinking outside the box to keep them learning, engaged—and coming back.

About a year ago, as the country’s pandemic tolerance was reaching a breaking point. As vaccinations became more widespread,… Read Article

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