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Before he became an astrophysicist, Ray Jayawardhana was just a kid, looking up at the night sky with his father. "I remember being awed," he says. He's written a book called Child of the Universe.

UCF’s Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science recently received a $7.5 million grant from NASA.

Since 2014, arts funding in Florida has been cut by 90 percent.

CSI-type genetic analysis has been used to solve medical mysteries in humans. Now a central Florida team of researchers are using genetic analysis to find the source of an epidemic in puppies.

A company that develops treatments for rare diseases may build a new manufacturing plant in Orlando. Has more on the new plant, which would bring jobs and substantial investment to the city.

The University of Central Florida has raised more than 180 million dollars in research grants so far this year. It will mostly support research projects in the sciences and engineering.

The Orlando Science Center’s revamped Kids Town is part of a multi-million dollar makeover plan. The interactive exhibit for toddlers to elementary school kids wraps up science in an entertainment package. Science Center president JoAnn Newman and vice president of education Heather Norton chat about overcoming obstacles to STEM education.

Slapping on sunscreen before making a splash at the beach may prevent sunburn and protect against cancer, but it is also killing coral reefs around the world. That’s the conclusion of a University of Central Florida professor and a team of international scientists.

Co-hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Speigel explore the hidden forces that shape human behavior on Invisibilia, a new show from the NPR science desk.

A line of immortal cells, supposedly from a breast cancer patient, turned out to be from a type of skin cancer. The mix-up wasn't discovered until experiments around the world had been contaminated.