At the southern end of Biscayne Bay, FIU Institute of Environment researcher Piero Gardinali is slicing through the water. A triathlete, Gardinali is used to seeing kayakers and jet skiers zip by him ...

A new FIU research project using a fast computer model to simulate water quality issues in Biscayne Bay aims to help identify sources of pollution that are leading to the bay’s decline.

And FIU’s robotics continue to patrol the waters. Any tell-tale signs of trouble and the autonomous vessels are rounded up. They start as prototypes — custom-designed in collaboration with the ...

FIU closed its Bayview dorm at the university’s Biscayne Bay Campus for repairs after Hurricane Irma’s gusts blew water in through some of its ...

FIU's Biscayne Bay Operational Hydrodynamic, Sediment Transport and Water Quality Model, called BBOM, offers something like a high-resolution photo of the water in the bay, ...

Florida International University researchers found Biscayne Bay oysters had the highest levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in Florida, a sign of drinking water contamination in Miami-Dade County.

FIU scientists trying to eliminate microplastics in Biscayne Bay Plastic and its microparticles are an emerging issue; FIU scientists are beginning a detailed analysis of their behavior once they ...

According to a university news release, scientists from FIU’s Institute of Environment sampled 156 oysters from Biscayne Bay, Marco Island and Tampa Bay and found contaminants in every single one.

A new study released by the Florida International University Institute of Environment shows that harmful chemicals have been found in Biscayne Bay oysters.

A reward of up to $5,000 is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a person wanted in the attack on two high school students on a Florida International University campus.

A few months ago a worker on Key Biscayne noticed an odd looking sea grass in the bay. It turns out the grass made its way to South Florida from the Indian Ocean. Will it colonize, and what does it… ...

Legendary marine conservationist Dr. Sylvia Earle announced this week that her Mission Blue organization has designated Biscayne Bay, the Florida Keys, and the Ten Thousands Islands as “Hope Spots." ...