Florida Tech and the Brevard Zoo are conducting fresh research on rare spider monkey hugs

Spider monkey species (not pictured) at the Brevard Zoo – Photo: Khairil Azhar Junos/Shutterstock.com Researchers from Florida Tech are examining novel social behaviors in spider monkeys at the Brevard Zoo, thanks to an unusual embrace. Strangers and non-related spider monkeys have been observed cuddling in novel pro-social behaviors that scientists have never observed previously. Due

Florida Reports a Rise in Employee Resignations

Computer screen with clock nearby – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by create jobs 51 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that from June to July, there was a surge in employment resignations in Florida. Twenty-five thousand workers in the state left their jobs in June, and 268,000 did the same in July. The 63,000

Miami’s victory over the Florida Gators is concerning for Billy Napier

University of Florida Gators – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Gregory Reed For Florida, the 2024 season could not have gotten off to a worse start. The Gators lost to Miami 41–17 at home on Saturday due to overwhelming odds. In Gainesville, the Hurricanes upset the record for most points scored in a Week 1

Is Trump anxious over Florida? Democrat-led ad purchase is evidence of the state’s competitiveness

Kamala Harris & Donald Trump – Photo: Below the Sky/Shutterstock.com One small ad buy is garnering notice despite the millions of dollars that former President Donald Trump is spending on television advertising to stifle Kamala Harris’s momentum. The former president’s home media market in Florida is West Palm Beach, where the Trump campaign purchased $48,000

The exodus of finance corporations to south Florida has left a void at premier schools. Now, Vanderbilt is trying to fill it

Courtesy: Hannan Mohiuddin FPV – Shutterstock – Vanderbilt University Aerial View Vanderbilt University is requesting approval from the local Florida authorities to construct a $520 million campus in the affluent Palm Beach area. This move aims to capitalize on the region’s growth, which is being influenced by the arrival of new financial corporations. The institution,

Florida Republicans Call Kamala Harris’s Increase in Support ‘Extremely Alarming’

Kamala Harris cheering at rally – Courtesy: Shutterstock — lev radin According to polls, former president Donald Trump may lose Florida in 2024. This is “extremely alarming,” according to the Florida Republican Party. The Florida GOP chairman, Evan Power, responded to Newsweek’s August 13 story about a poll that indicated Florida was not a given

Florida Could Be Lost for Donald Trump, a Poll Indicates

Courtesy: Evan El-Amin – Shutterstock – WILKES-BARRE, PA – President Donald Trump with a serious look as he delivers a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena. A new survey indicates that Republican Donald Trump may lose Florida in November. According to a survey by USA Today, Suffolk University, and WSVN-TV

The worst of the stench-filled sargassum invasion has not yet reached Florida beaches

Sargassum (seaweed) pollution — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Bret Reyes There aren’t many more summer weekends left, and people are hoping that the foul-smelling sargassum seaweed that covered Florida’s beaches last year won’t return. Sargassum invaded the Sunshine State in historic numbers during the spring and summer of last year, but so far in 2024, far

Florida State, Clemson decide whether to leave the ACC by deadline

ACC Network – Florida State University fans gather for a FSU Seminole football game in Doak Campbell Stadium. — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Ruth Peterkin It seems Clemson and Florida State have made a definitive choice on their membership in the ACC, at least with regard to their near future in the conference, amidst the continuous

Hurricane forecasts predict up to two feet of rain as system floods Florida

Model view from NASA of hurricane in the Caribbean and Atlantic seas – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by lavizzara The National Hurricane Center is assigning a 20 percent chance for a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, which is linked to a weather system that drenched much of Florida with heavy rain and thunderstorms