The Everglades are crucial in so many ways. Scientists make surprising discovery that could impact future of Florida Everglades: 'Predictions look very different' first appeared on The Cool Down.

As researchers have recently demonstrated, wetland-based mangroves may boast some important climate benefits in the face of ...

What was once intended to be an enormous residential neighborhood is now a peaceful Southwest Florida state forest that serves as an important piece of the ecological puzzle that makes the complex ...

Fakahatchee Strand (go ahead, practice saying it a few times – fuh-kuh-HATCH-ee) is the kind of place that makes you forget ...

With a little careful planning, biodiversity can be created when a new landscape is designed or increased if correct plants replace plants that die.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is keeping the designation, citing nutrient pollution, ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to establish "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention facility at a remote Everglades airstrip. The state is using emergency powers to seize the land from Miami ...