Seasons change: FSU researchers provide new definition for major Indian monsoon
Published: | 10:16 am
Toward the end of every year, the Northeast Indian Monsoon (NEM) batters southern India with torrents of driving rain, but […]
FSU oceanography professor receives prestigious early career award
Published: | 11:55 am
Florida State University Associate Professor of Oceanography Robert Spencer has received the Yentsch-Schindler Early Career Award from the Association for […]
Research reveals ‘fundamental finding’ about Earth’s outer core
Published: | 9:29 am
The Earth’s core is an exceptionally difficult place to study. Its depths descend a staggering 2,900 kilometers — about the […]
For these critically endangered marine turtles, climate change could be a knockout blow
Published: | 11:22 am
Hawksbill turtles aren’t the only marine turtles threatened by the destabilizing effects of climate change, but a new study from […]
FSU researchers: Most fires in Florida go undetected
Published: | 2:48 pm
A new study from Florida State University researchers indicates that common satellite imaging technologies have vastly underestimated the number of […]
FSU researcher rooting out the errors in storm simulation models
Published: | 12:44 pm
On the eve of every hurricane season, climatologists around the world offer their studied prognostications: Will we see high activity? […]
Recreational fisheries pose threat to skittish sea turtles
Published: | 9:53 am
Every summer, thousands of amateur scallopers flock to the warm coastal waters of Florida’s Crystal River region, anchor their boats […]
In the ocean’s twilight zone, tiny organisms may have giant effect on Earth’s carbon cycle
Published: | 1:54 pm
Deep in the ocean’s twilight zone, swarms of ravenous single-celled organisms may be altering Earth’s carbon cycle in ways scientists […]
Life recovered rapidly at impact site of dino-killing asteroid
Published: | 1:28 pm
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid smashed into the Earth triggering a mass extinction that ended the reign of […]
FSU research: New model could help rebuild eroding lands in coastal Louisiana
Published: | 11:20 am
As coastal lands in Louisiana erode, researchers, environmentalists and engineers are all searching for ways to preserve the marsh coastline. […]
Study shows sea turtle nesting beaches threatened by microplastic pollution
Published: | 12:30 pm
Plastic is famous for its unyielding durability, making it perfect for consumer products but a unique and persistent menace to […]
FSU researchers: Urban growth leads to shorter, more intense wet seasons in Florida peninsula
Published: | 2:31 pm
New research from Florida State University scientists has found that urban areas throughout the Florida peninsula are experiencing shorter, increasingly […]