?King tides? bring flooding to coastal areas
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Parts of the east coast are seeing the effects of king tides and it?s happening at a time when Mother Nature is putting on a show in the sky as well. Dave O. the Science Pro explains.

What is the Fujiwhara Effect?
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Dave O. the Science Pro explains the Fujiwhara Effect and how it helped Humberto pull Imelda away from Florida.

Sunscreen made from pollen helps planet
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg breaks down a new type of sunscreen that?s environmentally friendly.

Fighting pythons with robotic rabbits
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Robotic rabbits are the latest weapons in the fight against the rising population of pythons. FOX 13?s Dave Osterberg explains

Why are school buses colored yellow?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains the science behind the official "National School Bus Glossy Yellow."

USF researchers uncover insight into pandemics
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg spoke with USF professor Dr. Rays Jiang about how research is shedding light on the history of pandemics.

Using AI for targeted weed spraying
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg speaks with Dr. Nathan Boyd about how scientists at the University of Florida are using artificial intelligence to better apply herbicides in tomato fields.

Florida panthers rebound with help from pumas
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how the Florida panther population is getting a boost from Texas pumas.

No catastrophic tsunamis after major earthquake
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains why there was no major tsunami last week in the aftermath of one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.

Positive and negative lightning strikes
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains the difference between positive lightning strikes and negative lightning strikes.

What fueled Hurricane Idalia’s rapid intensification?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains research from USF explaining what caused Hurricane Idalia to rapidly intensify as it moved over the Gulf in 2023.

Turning toxic fungus into anti-cancer compound
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how the fungus that may have caused King Tut?s Curse may hold the key to new treatments for leukemia.

Why is the moon covered in orange glass beads?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how microscopic glass beads discovered during the Apollo era could reveal the moon?s origin dating back billions of years.

Gold mining is sucking the Amazon dry
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how a certain method of mining gold is damaging the Amazon Rainforest.

Are solar storms killing SpaceX Starlink satellites?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains why scientists say SpaceX?s Starlink satellites aren?t lasting as long as they should once they?re in orbit.

Bees threatened by emerging problems
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Present-day extinction rates of bees are 100,000 times higher than normal due to human impacts.

Invasive needle ants surging in southeast U.S.
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains issued posed by Asian needle ants, which are present in Florida along with other southeastern states.

Man could be key to universal anti-venom
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Typically, anti-venom is developed by injecting animals, but a man from Wisconsin either injected himself with small doses of snake venom or allowed snakes to bite him and slowly increased the amount to build up a tolerance over 18 years to try to develop an anti-venom.

Is the sun generating water on the moon?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains how solar wind could be behind the water molecules that have developed on the lunar surface.