Last month, scientists publishing in the journal Nature declared that they had all but unraveled the biological mystery of what made a woolly mammoth woolly and, well, mammoth, laying the foundation for a tale worthy of the late Michael Crichton. ...more

December 7, 2008

New holiday events aimed at luring more visitors to Werner Boyce Salt Springs State Park are in the works. ...more

September 13, 2008

Brand new holiday events are coming soon to lure more visitors to Werner Boyce Salt Springs State Park. Late night events will offer spooky fun during Halloween in the Woods in October, organized by the Salt Springs Alliance park booster group. ...more

September 3, 2008

A noted hurricane researcher is predicting eight hurricanes will form in the Atlantic this year, and says four of them will be major. ...more

June 4, 2008

NORTH CAROLINA - Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word. ...more

June 1, 2008

TAMPA (AP) — The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season should be about as bad as normal or slightly busier, with a good chance of six to nine hurricanes forming, federal forecasters said Thursday in a new way of predicting how active the season could be. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also said 12 to 16 named storms and two to five major hurricanes could form in the season that starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. They said there is only a 60 to 70 percent chance for their predictions to come true, the first time officials gave a probability. They want people to realize the forecasts are uncertain, to avoid complacency that can occur when previous forecasts were wrong. ...more

May 22, 2008

A Major Candidate Regarding "Learn Where Each Candidate Stands Before Casting Your Vote," My View, Luis Lopez, Jan. 20: ...more

January 25, 2008

Few associates had been as loyal to President Hugo Chavez as the governor in this coastal state, Ramon Martinez. And few are now more determined to defeat Chavez as he campaigns for constitutional changes that, if approved by voters on Sunday, could extend his presidency for life. ...more

December 1, 2007