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An experiment based in a lab in Sudbury, Canada, hopes to record the first detections of dark matter particles.

Faculty and researchers collaborate and innovate to gain a deeper understanding of our world.

Associate Professor of Biology Hannah Vander Zanden and Senior Associate in Geochemistry Jason Curtis work with stable isotopes through UF.

Explore new 2026 book releases from the faculty and alumni of the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Behind every dataset is a story waiting to be discovered.

Once dismissed as children’s entertainment, comics have emerged as a respected literary medium. At the University of Florida, the nation’s first graduate program dedicated to comics studies helped transform how comics are taught, researched and understood.

Astronomers found evidence offering a new explanation for why some planetary systems are misaligned.

A CNN story referenced a rocky planet, discovered by UF Assistant Professor of Astronomy Jason Dittmann, Ph.D., that was revealed to potentially have an atmosphere.

Undergraduate research opportunities at UF are helping political science students kick-start their careers before graduation.

UF Assistant Professor of Astronomy Jason Dittmann, Ph.D., was co-author of a study that revealed a rocky exoplanet of a nearby star may have an atmosphere.

The Magellan Clay telescope showed proof of helium escaping from a planet originally discovered by UF Assistant Professor of Astronomy Jason Dittmann, Ph.D., pointing to the potential of an atmosphere.

University of Florida doctoral student Ariadna Arnau is spending the leatherback sea turtle nesting season in Juno Beach, Florida, working with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center to better understand their feeding tendencies.

UF Assistant Professor of Biology Christopher Dutton, Ph.D., contributed to a project making robotic rabbits to lure invasive pythons out of hiding.

Two researchers are with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

An article about defensive earthworks in northern Nigeria and the Sahel referenced the research of UF Associate Professor of Geography Olivier Walther, Ph.D., and political geographer Steven Radil, Ph.D.

Healthy gut microbes in 6-week-old infants were linked to a lower risk of malaria during babies’ first year of life.

UF researchers found that young coqui frogs prioritize rapid growth over immune defense until infections become severe, highlighting how energy allocation and seasonal conditions influence survival and disease outcomes.

A paper co-authored by University of Florida Assistant Professor of Economics Eugenio Rojas, Ph.D., was referenced in a story by the Financial Times.

UF Professor of Biology Todd Palmer, Ph.D., was part of a study that found that when elephants were removed from experimental landscapes, dung beetle populations collapsed.

UF doctoral student Aileen Lavelle is placing satellite tags on sea turtles, so she can track their movement patterns and decrease collisions with boats.