(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher F. Meindl, University of South Florida (THE CONVERSATION) “Behold … a vast ...

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CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- For a city kid, Guy Axelrod was pretty good with the hand net he used to catch tiny critters as he waded downstream from Crystal Springs. The spring served that day as an ...

Gilchrist Blue Springs, located about 20 miles northwest of Gainesville, Fla., is a popular recreation site known for the clarity of its water. Christopher Meindl, CC BY “Behold … a vast circular ...

This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida's only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with Miami's Community News. Read more at WLRN.org. "Behold … ...

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...