Using a simplified forecasting technique, researcher William Gray is predicting an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic next year, with seven hurricanes, three of them major. ...more

December 8, 2007

SARASOTA - It is still not over. More than a year after the disputed 13th District Congressional election, government investigators returned to Sarasota County on Monday, looking for clues to why 18,000 voters had no choice recorded in the race between Republican Vern Buchanan and Democrat Christine Jennings. ...more

November 27, 2007

Even infants can tell the difference between naughty and nice playmates, and know which to choose, a new study finds. ...more

November 22, 2007

Embryonic stem cells can develop into all kinds of tissue. Scientists have long sought to find a way to create such cells because of the potential for new ways to treat disease and injury. ...more

November 21, 2007

Baseball's all-time home run leader and his most likely successor are available on the open market as of today. Rarely, if ever, has a free-agent class been so top heavy with a combination of extraordinary talent - and inordinate baggage. ...more

November 12, 2007

A Tampa man grabbed his pregnant girlfriend, pushed her against several walls, threw her to the ground and choked her, Tampa police say. ...more

November 4, 2007

A long-awaited government study that looks at chemical fumes emitted from microwaving popcorn at home - including those from diacetyl - will be published in a scientific journal in December. ...more

October 28, 2007

Where you stand on the issues may have a lot to do with your cerebrum, says a researcher who reports finding that political orientation is linked to how your mind processes data. ...more

September 10, 2007

Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study published online last week by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said. ...more

September 2, 2007