UCF researchers discover possible Alzheimer's breakthrough

A cure for Alzheimer's disease may rest in the hands of researchers at the University of Central Florida.

NASA’s Hubble captures dazzling distant galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a stunning picture of a galaxy about 50 million light-years away.

Three-legged black bear spotted in Longwood

Former Orlando Sentinel photojournalist Red Huber captured footage of a three-legged black bear in the Wekiva River Basin.

The Arctic may have crossed tipping point into destructive climate feedback loop, NOAA report says

The Arctic region is changing dramatically as a result of climate change. Permafrost is melting and releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and a new federal report suggests that this may have tipped the Arctic region past the point of no return, making it a global warming accelerator.

Plan backed to manage bears in state

After nearly three hours of comments from activists, most opposed to hunting bears, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to advance a 209-page staff draft report that primarily stresses using education and non-lethal techniques of managing the animals.

Central Florida company developing device to do blood tests in space

For years, astronauts have conducted blood tests on themselves while at the International Space Station but the samples must be shipped back to earth for full analysis. A new device would change that.

'No bear hunt': Protestors hang banner over I-4 against having another bear hunt

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering another bear hunt. However, some protesters are making a statement by hanging banners over interstate traffic.

Device would allow for blood tests in space
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For years, astronauts have conducted blood tests on themselves while at the International Space Station but the samples must be shipped back to earth for full analysis. A new device would change that.

That shoddy, last-minute gift wrapping job could play in your favor, study suggests

Whether you wrap gifts like Martha Stewart or toss items into a bag at the last second and call it good enough, the presentation of your gift will likely have an effect on the recipient’s expectations about what’s inside — and potentially even how they feel about the present once it’s unwrapped.