Florida’s growing towns are helping a giant Cuban lizard spread—putting native insects and fragile ecosystems at risk.

Explore scenic hiking trails in Florida for 2026, from cypress swamps and coastal dunes to pine forests and wildlife-filled paths across the Sunshine State.

Most travelers come to Florida with a familiar checklist: beaches, theme parks, cotton-candy sunsets, a weeklong escape into ...

The sky was a giant blue bowl, inverted and empty. I couldn’t even find a turkey vulture. Where could they all possibly have gone? Maybe they needed an afternoon up the Keys, as we all do from time to ...

The Blue Devils clinched the No. 1 seed in the ACC men's basketball tournament and will win the ACC regular season title with ...

In Florida, rockets launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Kennedy Space Center is in Brevard County, an hour east of Orlando, and nicknamed the Space Coast.

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A novel bird flu virus has killed 10 bottlenose dolphins in Florida's Indian River Lagoon over the past two years. The virus tends to attack the brain in dolphins, causing encephalitis, which can lead ...

Jim Mooney has launched a high-wattage campaign to elevate the flamingo to Florida’s state bird. The Republican has handed out flamingo lapel pins and 11-by-16 prints of flamingo artwork to his 119 ...

CENTRAL FLORIDA. LUANA. IT IS SO HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE. LOOK AT THESE IMAGES RIGHT HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING A GOOD TIME. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS FLORIDA. THAT SNOW CREATING A GLIMMER OF ...

A Florida deputy has captured a runaway emu and safely returned the large flightless bird to its home.Watch video of the incident in the player above.A St. Johns County deputy responded last Friday to ...