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My internship at the Deering Estate
Name: Katherine Saldarriaga Hometown: Miami, FL Major: Marine sciences and international relations Where did you intern? What did you do there? […]
Posts tagged with: "International Center for Tropical Botany"
My internship at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Name: Daniela Leal Hometown: Miami, Florida Major: Environmental Studies Where did you intern? What did you do there? I intern at the […]
My internship at Zoo Miami
Name: Brianna Chin Hometown: Miami, FL Major: Biology on the pre-veterinary track Where did you intern? What did you do there? Zoo Miami with […]
Natural Christmas trees make Santa’s nice list
When it comes to Christmas trees, natural ones are the way to go, according to FIU botanist Oscar Valverde-Barrantes. Most artificial […]
Recovery, research continues at botanical garden thrashed by Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma showed FIU botanist Oscar Valverde-Barrantes something he does not often get to see. All across The Kampong, trees […]
Downed trees not necessarily a lost cause
Among the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma last week, many downed trees and uprooted plants were left in the storm’s […]
Humanities major turned botanist rises to top of her field
Every time FIU botanist Jennifer Richards looks at a plant she sees something new that amazes her. Nearly 40 years […]
FIU geneticist wants to arm farmers with improved pigeon pea plants
Researchers have identified key genes associated with flowering time in the pigeon pea, a finding that could lead to more […]
Ancients transformed landscape of the Amazon, researchers find
Ancient people likely had an architectural role in the Amazon’s plant life, a theory that contradicts the long-held belief the […]
Protected areas can’t keep rising temperatures out
Protected areas can stop people from cutting and burning trees in the Amazon, but they can’t keep rising temperatures out. […]
Scientific discovery could revolutionize one of world’s most important crops
Conservation geneticist wants to arm Ethiopian and Indian farmers with revolutionary new varieties of chickpea. A team of researchers, including […]
Young plant scientists are top emerging botanists
Two FIU biology students were recently recognized by the Botanical Society of America as the country’s top, emerging botanists. Imeña […]
Miami cold spell has chilling effect on tropical bees
A rare cold spell in Miami, that saw temperatures dip as low as 35 degrees, had damaging effects on tropical […]
Rare species are more important than originally believed, according to new research
The world’s rarest species — both plants and animals — contribute disproportionally to the ecosystems where they reside, according to […]
Saving hotspots of environmental diversity from destruction
The North American Coastal Plain, stretching from the Florida Keys north to Massachusetts, was recently declared a global diversity hotspot […]
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