Railway safety has vastly improved for motor vehicles, but reducing the risk of collisions with pedestrians is much trickier.
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Eileen Higgins won a hard-fought election to become Miami’s new mayor. Now for the hard part – governing the city.
How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unprepared.
Central Hillsborough Healthy Start offers a model of community care that helps to prevent premature births.
Florida’s new unified human trafficking database allows criminologists to determine the scope of the problem and find patterns of exploitation.
A survey looking at 500 Floridians finds that Gen Zers are far more anxious than older generations.
Evidence shows that 20 years on, Florida’s stand your ground law hasn’t made communities in the state any safer.
Florida leads the nation in executions in a year that has seen an increase in the number of inmates put to death nationwide.
Scientists are using mollusk shells to evaluate the health of Florida’s seagrass ecosystems.
When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.
Disaster recovery is much harder on isolated islands, and people may migrate away if it’s too slow. Support from Jamaicans in the US, UK and Canada to rebuild for a better future can help.
Florida relies on marketplace plans far more heavily than any other state. If subsidies are eliminated, health insurance will be unaffordable for many Floridians.
The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help them recover?
From grave robbing to road construction, a cemetery in Richmond, Va., reveals the long pattern of Black Americans burying their dead in spaces that received few protections.
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult to create. AI could turn that around.
The gradual return of flamingos to Florida coincides with long-term efforts to restore the Everglades and the state’s coastal ecosystems.
Florida’s springs are a window into the state’s groundwater system. Revitalizing them will require multiple solutions tailored to each spring.
Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
Florida’s state Legislature will decide in early 2026 whether to eliminate long-standing obligations for schools to require their students to be vaccinated.
A federal judge found a Florida law censoring school library books violates students’ First Amendment rights.
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