biological sciences

Florida Tech Faculty Among Top 2 Percent of Scientists Worldwide

The Stanford University list uses standardized academic citations, co-authorships and related composite metrics that gauge career-long impact.

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Panthers in the Headlines: November 2020

Florida Tech is a one-of-a-kind community. Our faculty, staff, students and alumni continuously strive to achieve their goals, contribute to the greater good and relentlessly pursue greatness—so much so, they’re making headlines. 1. Associate Professor Andrew Palmer Shares Mars Farming Insights Andrew Palmer, assistant professor of biological sciences, heads the RADISH project studying plant growth on Mars. What will it…

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Toby Daly-Engel to Offer Youth Webinar Oct. 22 on DNA, ‘Secret Lives’ of Baby Sharks

The 1 p.m. Zoom event, suitable for viewers age 9 and up, is presented by Sharks4Kids, a Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit.

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Amazonia Nears Tipping Point, New Paper Reports

The vast Amazonian rainforest could be replaced by savanna within our lifetime, a catastrophic change spurred by rising temperatures and human activity.

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Climate Findings in the Fossils

A study of the central Andean plateau involving a Florida Tech researcher has yielded some surprising paleoclimate results.

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Florida Tech Researchers Find Megadroughts Fueled Cloud Forest Activity

The research also finds that water quality improved after land returned to natural state, indicating some damaging ecosystem impacts are reversible.

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New Research Finds Ocean Warming Forces Reefs Into Cool-Water Refuges

There will be shifts in where coral reefs grow best, but rising global temperatures means cooler areas will be no more than a temporary refuge for corals.

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Florida Tech’s Daly-Engel Stars in New Shark Documentary

Toby Daly-Engel is featured in “Shark Family Tree,” which explores her work using genetics to better understand great white sharks.

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Humans, Not Climate Change, Had Larger Impact on Segment of Amazon Forest

"We have identified that this portion of global climate change can be addressed through policy and education,” said Florida Tech's Mark Bush.

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Prehistoric Changes in Vegetation Suggest Danger from Global Warming

The current warming from climate change may drive an equally dramatic change in vegetation within the next 100 to 150 years unless greenhouse-gas emissions are reduced.

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