Lots of people are eating gluten-free diets, but perhaps for the wrong reasons, a UF/IFAS researcher says. Such diets, while necessary for those with celiac disease, may lack nutrients essential to good health.
Many parents assume the Internet leads to negative behavior in their children. But a UF/IFAS team of researchers found kids gained more of a sense of "community" by using the Internet in two after-school programs.
Researchers examine survival rates for healthy mosquitoes and those carrying West Nile virus, under varying environments. The results were complicated, but intriguing.
Crape myrtle, an iconic tree in many yards around the country, has a new disease problem, researchers have found.
Just give them an index card, some cookie crumbs and a plastic zip-top bag, and most anyone turns into a citizen scientist. They're collecting useful data for UF/IFAS and N.C. State University researchers in a nationwide project.
Most parents don't feed their kids whole grains under the assumption children will find them bland. But a new UF/IFAS study shows if you offer the children whole grains, they will eat them.
A fun family vacation does not have to break the bank - University of Florida/IFAS Financial Expert Dr. Micheal Gutter explains how to have fun in the sun without going in the red.
The Agricultural Reference Index for Drought, or ARID, used more than 100 years of climate data to reasonably predict drought levels in crops on several farms in Florida and Georgia. Scientists say its implications are far wider.
They normally go to landfills as waste, but grape seeds and skin are full of antioxidants, and UF/IFAS researchers used enzymes to extract the nutritious elements.
Officials hope to shed light on the issue by hosting a public seminar June 18.
Researchers create database tool to help speed traditional and genetic plant breeders' work
Researcher cameras capture tegu lizards swiping alligator eggs from nests in South Florida
What is a deductible? How about a co-payment? UF/IFAS Financial Expert Dr. Micheal Gutter explains these terms and more.
A UF scientist, with help from colleagues at eight institutions around the world, found the late-blight pathogen, which caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, originated in Mexico.
Intriguing findings about four species communicating via scent.
Even though the organic food industry has spent millions on branding, nearly one in five consumers still don't know the difference between "local" and "organic" food.
It's so simple, yet so clever. UF/IFAS experts have created a way to make what they call a "bedbug interceptor trap" out of simple household items.
UF/IFAS Horticulture Specialist Wendy Wilber explains how you can use Perennial Peanut in your Florida lawn.
UF/IFAS Sustainability Expert Dr. Wendell Porter offers a solution to old electronics that no longer work - recycling them.
A South American insect may hold the key to controlling the spread of the invasive Brazilian peppertree, which supplants native vegetation critical to many organisms in several states.
UF/IFAS Entomologist Dr. Norm Leppla talks about these pesky insects that fly around twice a year and leave multiple stains when colliding with vehicles.
Just in time for Mother's Day, UF/IFAS Horticultural Researcher Ria Leonard, demonstrates the proper way to select and care for cut flowers to keep them looking good for longer.
UF/IFAS Food Safety Specialist Renee Goodrich Schneider explains what those dates on food packages really mean.
Seagrass beds, which provide home and food for fish, manatees, sea turtles and other animals, find themselves in peril. A new UF/IFAS study shows how much sunlight is needed to keep the seagrass healthy.
A new treatment, using microparticles made from chitosan, could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually could help improve food safety for humans.
Loblolly Pine genome is seven times larger than a human's.
Enter some data into a computer and you'll find out how much water farms use. The global implications include the consequences of water sent overseas. This includes water used to grow crops and commodities made from water.
Students all over America, including the University of Florida, will "Get Fruved" -- a play on the worlds "fruits" and "vegetables -- as they go through a campaign to get college and high school students to live healthier lifestyles and combat obesity.
University of Florida/IFAS researchers are heading to Kennedy Space Center March 16 to launch more plants into space as they try to understand more about how life can exist in the universe.
FDA's proposed changes to nutrition labels on packaged foods and beverages are great, but will likely be a big reality check for consumers, UF professor and nutrition expert suggests.
UF/IFAS researchers show that low-oxygen environment helps create better suitors in sterile-insect process.
Coastal managers can make better decisions and possibly save millions of dollars through a computer model developed partly by UF/IFAS scientists. The model uses 154 years of storm data.
Castor hasn't been grown in the U.S. since 1972. Now, a study from UF/IFAS shows that, using proper techniques, the crop that's used for many industrial applications, can be grown in Florida.
As citrus growers search for alternative crops, they may find economic potential in peaches.
An algorithm could help scientists assist citrus growers predict when to plant and harvest their crop further in advance.
Captive breeding and release program does not help save the federally endangered Key Largo woodrat, a new UF/IFAS study shows.
New book sheds light on the Papua New Guinea beetle, which, quite by accident travels all over the world, looking for trees to eat.
University of Florida researcher Jeffrey Brecht is leading a team of scientists working to eliminate waste and streamline the process of distributing the U.S. Army’s legendary Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs).
Professor developed mathematical model and now will use it to see how to prevent citurs greening from spreading.
Researchers discover there are seven distinct African crocodile species, not just three.
Researcher is using the first ever high-altitude sampling device designed to collect microorganisms from the upper atmosphere, to examine the massive dust clouds that roll into Florida from Africa each year. He's looking to see if the latest plant, animal or human health threats will come from the sky.
Scientists from the University of Florida and the Caribbean study a reef off Little Cayman Island for 14 years and find damaged reefs can recover, if left alone.
National nutrition survey shows consumers may not understand what is meant by "sugary" drinks.
UF Professor Dean Gabriel and colleagues have mapped a new strain of the citrus greening genome in Brazil.
A roundup of predicted food trends for the coming year, with expert contact information attached.
Expert shares quick, fun list of tips to avoid holiday-induced meltdowns
UF researchers say salmonella is more likely to spread on tomatoes only with certain tomato types and drier weather, and that's a key to curbing produce-associated outbreaks.
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