Novel bacteria discovered in Florida's stranded pygmy sperm whales

• Pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) are among the ocean’s most enigmatic inhabitants-rarely seen and largely unstudied. • They live far offshore in small groups, diving in searc

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 187 words

'Ridiculous' plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino's eyesight in Africa

• Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops might seem like a crazy plan. • But if it’s crazy and it works, then it’s not crazy.

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 64 words

Preserving fading history in the Florida Keys

• As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of the region’s earliest human hi

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 102 words
SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida

• Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is accustomed to getting makeovers. • It got another one Wednesday with the removal of the Crew Access Arm used by as

Science · February 12, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 259 words