TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By McKenzie Harris It's a common sight -- ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by scent trails left by scouts marking the find. But what happens when those scouts find a comestible motherlode? A team of Florida State University researchers led by Assistant Professor of Mathematics Bhargav Karamched has discovered that in a foraging ant's   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A new study published in Nature Climate Change estimates that a 1-meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic coast, from Norfolk, Virginia, to Miami, Florida. The study assesses the cumulative impact of multiple climate-driven coastal hazards, including sea level rise, flooding, beach erosion, sinking land, and rising groundwater, all of  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Trisha Radulovich Adhesives are everywhere, from the tape used in households to the bonding materials in vehicles and electronics. The search for stronger, more adaptable adhesives is ongoing and may come down to adding a dash of salt to two special polymer ingredients known as polyzwitterions, or PZIs. New research from a FAMU-FSU College of Engineering team led by Hoyong Chung, an associate prof  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Nov. 22 -- Florida Realtors issued the following news release: Florida's housing market in October reported higher inventory levels (active listings) and easing statewide median prices compared to a year ago, according to Florida Realtors(R)' latest housing data. "With more inventory available now and home price increases slowing, it's a positive sign for homebuyers, who are seeing more opportunities to enter the market," said 2024 Florida Realtors President Gia Arvin, broker  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Hillary Speed Florida State University's International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team won a gold medal at an annual international research symposium promoting advancements in synthetic biology. The team of 11 undergraduate students, from six different colleges, and two co-principal investigators won its second-ever gold medal at the iGEM 2024 Grand Jamboree, held in Paris, France, fro  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The Poynter Institute issued the following news release: * * * New and expanded programming from Poynter's fact-checking and media literacy initiatives will help combat misinformation * * * The Poynter Institute, the International Fact-Checking Network and MediaWise, with support from Google News Initiative, will launch a comprehensive program to strengthen fact-checking and media literacy across Canada. Divided into three programs, two of the three initia  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Nov. 22 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: The Gulf Scholars Program of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has selected the University of West Florida to join the program's fourth cohort. UWF will receive $525,000 over the course of five years from the Gulf Research Program to prepare undergraduate students to address pressing environmental, health, energy   more