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Burmese pythons are hunted and euthanized in the Florida Everglades due to being an invasive species. Some countries farm python to eat and Australian researchers say its the best meat for the planet.
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For the 10th consecutive month, Earth set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world's oceans hitting an all-time high, the European Union climate agency said.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed new legislation directing hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental initiatives, including approximately $750 million his office estimates will come in annually from the Seminole Gaming Compact of 2021.
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Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition.
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The state has agreed to protect an area along Fisheating Creek in Highlands County. It's called the Lightsey Family Ranch, 12,085 acres that is surrounded on all sides by previously preserved lands.
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Florida lawmakers look set to pass legislation which would make local heat protections "void and unenforceable" — while also delaying for four years the state’s own ability to enact standards.
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The number of sightings of sick sawfish in the Lower Keys has increased to 49, with 16 deaths confirmed, Florida wildlife officials said Friday.
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NASA and SpaceX are preparing for a crewed mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is expected Sunday evening at 10:53 PM.
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So far this year, state wildlife officials have recorded 83 deaths across the state through Feb. 9. That figure roughly tracks the number of deaths from the same period last year but is significantly better than 2021 or 2022, when more than 200 manatees died during the same period of about five weeks. Overall, Florida averages more than 700 deaths per year.
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Scientists say the fish kill that started in November and spread among dozens of species is unlike anything they've seen before.
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The more than half mile long wall, called the Blinkerwall, was likely used by Stone Age hunter-gatherers to herd reindeer toward a shooting blind.
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Atalas are small butterflies with inky black wings that are speckled with iridescent blue spots, and a bright red body.
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The first survey of Florida’s reefs after an ‘apocalyptic’ marine heat wave offers a bleak picture of the future of the state’s renowned corals — and the restoration efforts to save them.
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Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.