The Cape Sable seaside sparrow is threatened by some of the most complex water management infrastructure on Earth in the ...

Birds like wood storks, snowy egrets and tri-colored herons spend much of the year nesting and roosting in areas like J.N.

If you've spent some time in South Florida, chances are you've biked around a gator at Shark Valley or maybe seen manatees ...

Swallow-tailed kites flash overhead in Florida during the spring months as they hunt just above the tree canopies.

Florida is packed with excellent beaches, but these spots in the Sunshine State take the fun under the water with seriously ...

These large lizards can reach up to 5 feet long in some cases, and they pose a potential threat to the state if left ...

The FWC in April 2021 listed tegus as a high-risk species and banned owning or breeding them. University of Florida ...

Ewan Palmer is a Newsweek News Reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on US politics, and Florida news. He joined Newsweek in February 2018 after spending several years working at ...

When considering a Florida vacation, world-renowned beaches and Walt Disney World often come to mind. But there's so much more to see and do in the Sunshine State. You'll find beautiful natural ...

Researchers hope the study can eventually find a way to predict when blooms will occur, and how to reduce their effects on ...

Some of the creatures that are new species, and many may only be found ... The researchers also encountered large vaselike sponges whose size hints at their age. “Based on the size of the ...

Florida’s leaders are considering a far-reaching remedy to cut the soaring costs of owning a home: ditching property taxes. Killing property taxes would leave the state more reliant on its sales ...