The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no natural predators. And yet, these charismatic mammals face numerous threats. Manatees are struck by vessels in busy waterways across the state, and a ...

Sulfur from sugarcane crops is flowing into wetlands in the Florida Everglades, creating toxic methylmercury, which accumulates in fish, a new study finds. Sulfur applied to sugarcane crops in South ...

Every spring, high-country streams and rivers in the American West begin to swell with water as the region’s snowpack starts to dissipate. It’s easy to assume that the liquid flowing in these water ...

Researchers believe a decline in seagrass is leaving manatees malnourished. Dave Fleetham/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no ...

Sulfur from sugarcane crops is contaminating wetlands like this in the Florida Everglades, finds a UC Davis study. (Brett Poulin/UC Davis) Sulfur applied to sugarcane crops in South Florida is flowing ...