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Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean

With the help of AI, researchers conducted the first global study of floating algae and found blooms are expanding across oceans, likely driven by changes in temperature, currents, and nutrients, with potential consequences for marine life and coastal economies.

Rare, giant millipedes unearthed in graduate student's conservation research

Before scientists knew how many Florida scrub millipedes remained in the wild, a breakthrough occurred in a USF lab when the species reproduced in captivity. The success stems from conservation research led by graduate student Anne Sawl, who uncovered missing details of the species.

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