Mote scientist to receive prestigious award at Nation’s Capitol - A person swimming in the water - Coral

Mote scientist to receive prestigious award at Nation’s Capitol

Erinn Muller’s coral and disease research is catching the attention of many in Florida, the U.S. and around the world. The science director of Mote’s...
Rare bird attracts birders from around the country to Grassy Key - A bird flying in a clear blue sky - Antillean palm swift

Rare bird attracts birders from around the country to Grassy Key

By Callie Guillory By 8 a.m. on July 23, only a handful of birders were still milling around the intersection of Peachtree and Morton streets...
Turtles, wildlife brought Bette Zirkelbach to the Keys - A person holding a fish - Florida Keys

Turtles, wildlife brought Bette Zirkelbach to the Keys

Marathon High School may have its own cheerleading squad, but just down the road there’s a self-described “cheerleader for turtles.” Meet Bette Zirkelbach, manager...
‘Florida Man’ wins! - A person standing next to a body of water - Florida Keys

‘Florida Man’ wins!

Marathon’s Rachel Bowman was personally recruited to take a spot on the “Florida Man” team for this past weekend’s Emerald Coast Open, formerly the...
Florida Bay depends on Everglades Restoration - A pond next to a body of water - Florida Bay

Florida Bay depends on Everglades Restoration

Over one hundred years ago, as the first shovel of muck was removed from the River of Grass to turn Florida’s swamp into liquid...
FWC encourages homeowners to kill green iguanas - A close up of a reptile - Lizard

FWC encourages homeowners to kill green iguanas

The public perception of the green iguana has gone from oddity to nuisance to invasive exotic. And the Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) is urging...
Turtle Hospital teams up with veteran combat divers for science, for good - A group of people riding on the back of a boat - Tito Puente

Turtle Hospital teams up with veteran combat divers for science, for good

In the Florida Keys, most divers enter the water to go after lobster, fish, or maybe just some underwater scenery. But what about diving...
Penguins, elephants and conchs … what global environmental flux means to us - A field of grass with trees in the background - Shrubland

Penguins, elephants and conchs … what global environmental flux means to us

By Karuna Eberl part 2 of 2 Recently an ice shelf collapsed in the Antarctic, bringing the disappearance of the second largest colony of emperor penguins,...
NATURAL CRISIS: 4 ways to promote biodiversity in the Keys - A bench next to a body of water - Florida Keys

NATURAL CRISIS: 4 ways to promote biodiversity in the Keys

By Karuna Eberl Part 1 of 2 Since most of us don’t have time to make sense of it, here’s the summary of the UN’s report...
What recent great white sightings in the Keys mean - A shark in the water - Shark

What recent great white sightings in the Keys mean

April and May have been big months for big sharks in the Keys. In mid-April, a fisherman named Carter Bates posted a video online...