Starting Saturday, visitors got a first look at the museum’s newest exhibit, which features 16 live animals that have utilized their seemingly disadvantageous characteristics to stand evolution’s test of time.
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Gainesville's utility is not going green fast enough for the city's Utility Advisory Board members.
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Rejecting arguments by the Suwannee River Water Management District, an administrative law judge has backed renewing a permit for a North Florida business to pipe hundreds of thousands of gallons of spring water a day to a nearby bottling plant.
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When you visit Gainesville’s creeks, it’s easy to hear the chorus of rushing water running past. It’s a relief to breathe in fresh air, feel the crunch of sand under your shoes, and enjoy a moment of serenity away from the city without ever leaving it. But it’s also easy …
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The FDA is encouraging people with COVID-19 antibodies to donate plasma to help develop a treatment for the virus.
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After more than two years of challenging development, the Ocala Wetland Recharge Park has drawn in about 200 visitors a day since opening in September.
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After years of battling between Florida and Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court next month will again take up a dispute about water in a river system that links the two states.
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None of the residents of Westwood Estates were prepared for the world to cave in on Oct. 22. Beneath their feet, groundwater coursed through porous limestone and, over time, sliced it into karst. The rock below turned into swiss cheese.
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Extreme Dance Company at the University of Florida went from about 30 attendees to about 10 after moving to Zoom classes this fall.
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The High Springs City Commission recently hired Ashley Stathatos to replace Joel DeCoursey Jr. as city manager.
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