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Vulnerable Swallow-Tailed Kites Finish 5 K-Mile Migration to Palm Beach
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (370+ words) You Ask, We Answer: Introducing the Weekly WTF Biologists and birders are celebrating the successful return of a pair of vulnerable swallow-tailed kites from their annual migration to South America. FWC describes the sight of the bird as unforgettable: "a…...
Will You Be Able to See the Artemis II Launch From Miami?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (381+ words) Barbie Dream Fest Is Going Viral for All the Wrong Reasons It's been nearly 54 years since NASA sent astronauts to the Moon. No humans have set foot on our sole satellite since the Apollo 17 mission of 1972. Since then, space science…...
Meet the Everglades Biologist Inspiring Future Scientists
1+ week, 1+ day ago (553+ words) Barbie Dream Fest Is Going Viral for All the Wrong Reasons Jordon King has only lived in South Florida for four years, but he already knows more about the Everglades than many who've lived here their whole lives. "When I…...
Commentary: Bearing Witness to the'Devastation of Florida Keys Coral Reefs
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (711+ words) Trump to Speak at Saudi Investment Summit in Miami Beach In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had…...
Florida's Seven Biggest Python Captures
3+ week, 6+ day ago (363+ words) The 16 Best Waterfront Restaurants in Miami Yet another Florida man just had a Herman Melville-esque encounter with a monstrous Burmese python. In a story originally published by Outdoor Life, python hunter Carl Jackson recalled being dragged by a 16-foot-long snake…...
Miami Professor Sought Epstein Funding for Bahamas Physics Center
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (736+ words) A University of Miami (UM) physics professor had discussions with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein about opening a physics center in the Bahamas, the latest Epstein files release reveals. Guendelman seemingly first approached Epstein about funding the…...
What's Florida Doing With All of These Frozen Iguanas? It Ain't Pretty
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (485+ words) In an FWC-issued executive order on Saturday, officials allowed any resident to collect and drop off cold-stunned iguanas. "The special regulations under'Executive Order 26-03'provide a unique opportunity for members of the public to remove green iguanas from their property during…...
Miami Could See Historic Cold Front This Weekend: What to Know
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (303+ words) The typical overdramatic Miamians were well within their rights this weekend to break out the Uggs and puffer coats (which we do anytime the temperature drops below 60 degrees), as Sunday was the coldest it's been since 2010. But forecasters say reprieve…...
Florida Releases Kill Count for 2025 Black Bear Hunt: What to Know
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) Miami New Times Is Hiring an Editor-in-Chief to Lead Our Newsroom Florida wildlife officials are hailing December's black bear "harvest" as a safe and successful event, noting hunters killed dozens of bears during the highly criticized, state-sanctioned hunt. After months…...
Keys Rep. Aims to Make Flamingo the Florida State Bird
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) Miami New Times Is Hiring an Editor-in-Chief to Lead Our Newsroom A local lawmaker is looking to kill the mockingbird as Florida's official state bird and replace it with the flamingo. "It's unbelievable how this has taken on a life…...