On subtropical farmland in South Florida, researchers are doing battle with the deadly fungus, laurel wilt, which is spread by a tiny beetle and has the potential to decimate Florida's avocado crop.

On October 29, the United Launch Alliance will be sending an Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the GPS IIF-8 satellite into space, which will set new unit into semi-synchronous circular orbit around Earth. The mission, conducted for the U.S. Air Force, will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in Florida.