A North Carolina researcher says the 2009 hurricane season for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts will be about average and slightly less active than last year. ...more

April 9, 2009

Surging demand for turtle meat in southeast Asia has prompted a huge jump in turtle harvesting, leading to concerns that populations of the reptiles could suffer permanent damage. ...more

March 27, 2009

Today is Tampa Tribune Day on the Florida Strawberry Festival midway. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., get $2 off the regular price of $20 for the fun-pack ride coupon book. ...more

March 6, 2009

More children than ever are taking algebra in eighth grade but they are not necessarily learning more math, private researchers report. ...more

September 22, 2008

With a third of the hurricane season in the books and the busiest 10 weeks ahead, William Gray and his team of forecasters have boosted the number of storms expected this season ...more

August 5, 2008

Scientists expect the expanse of lifeless water in the Gulf of Mexico called the Dead Zone to be the largest since measurements began in 1990 and to cover an area the size of Massachusetts. ...more

June 14, 2008

TAMPA - Scientists expect the expanse of lifeless water in the Gulf of Mexico called the Dead Zone will be the largest since measurements started in 1990 and cover an area the size of Massachusetts. ...more

June 12, 2008

Arthur Brokop, a young substitute teacher, shut the windowless door of the first-grade classroom he'd been called in to oversee. ...more

December 30, 2007