Revealed: Restoration Blueprint specifics for Middle Keys
On Sept. 30, staff from the Florida Keys National Wildlife Marine Sanctuary presented region-specific details of its Restoration Blueprint in the Marathon High School auditorium. The plan...
Sanctuary holds info session, Q&A in Upper Keys
On Oct. 7, 230 local residents piled into the auditorium at Coral Shores High School to hear from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and ask questions...
A Not-So-Happy 40th Anniversary: Pythons in the Everglades
By Antonia Florio, Science Communications Liaison, Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park just had a 40th anniversary on October 24. It’s one anniversary we’d rather not celebrate. That’s...
Spooky Corals! Zombie, Glowing and Chimera Corals at Mote ready for Halloween
Holidays in the Keys tend to be a mix of traditional and tropical, with Santas in Hawaiian shirts, boat parades for the Fourth of July and SCUBA...
Citizen-Scientists + New Tech = Hope for Reefs?
In October, The Explorers Club scientists tested a variety of new technologies at Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo. Among the researchers was mission specialist Kyle Foster,...
City hosts “open house” for new flood maps
There won’t be any box wine or cheese platters, but residents of Marathon are encouraged to drop by City Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 4 to...
Right whales safe in deeper water off North Carolina
Good news from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: A mother and calf right whale (Eubalaena australis), which were spotted March 26 in the Gulf of Mexico...
Keys Weekly celebrates students who qualified for canceled statewide STEM Fair
When the March 24 Florida State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF) was canceled, the kids from Monroe County School District who were supposed to present their projects...
A potential treatment for COVID-19?
Joe Dituri is no stranger to hyperbaric medicine. After 28 years in the U.S. Navy, the veteran received his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering with a focus on...
Mote goes ‘ReMote’ with Keys-centric education & social media
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Summerland Key facility, The Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration, is currently closed to tours and outside visitors. However, their...
