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Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them

University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.

 

Florida’s once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Florida boasts at least 1,000 freshwater springs, more than any other U.S. state. They are all under threats from agricultural pollution, stress from rapid development and from climate change that is altering rainfall patterns and causing sea level rise.

 

Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants

The first group of immigrants are set to arrive at a new detention center deep in the Florida Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

 

US stops hundreds fleeing Cuba, Haiti by sea, returns most

The Coast Guard has returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught off Florida’s coast to the island.

 

Miami demonstrators block highway to support Cuban protests

Demonstrators backing rare street protests by thousands in communist Cuba have blocked a stretch of a major South Florida highway.

 

1st post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away

The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill has sailed away.

 

AP PHOTOS: College libraries reinvented for digital age

In the digital age, with the world’s knowledge accessible through a smartphone, colleges are reassessing traditional campus libraries.