The Gulf of Mexico covered the gently sloped sand hills of lower Arkansas until about 50 million years ago. The Ouachita orogeny--the collision that pushed up what we know, in eroded form, as the ...

While travelers empty their wallets on pricey vacations to California, New York, and international hotspots, travel experts ...

Some residents along the Gulf Coast are creating habitat for the endangered birds on their properties, but development, ...

December was a cold winter month characterized by many polar and arctic air masses from Canada. Our temperatures were far below average. There were 11 days when daytime readings were ...

Known for their elusive nature and mythic proportions, tarpon never fail to entice anglers looking for a challenge. They're ...

Anna Maria Island stretches along the Gulf Coast like a seven-mile smile. This barrier island keeps the laid-back vibe that made Florida famous before the crowds discovered it. Three small cities ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Devin Vanterpool's 24 points helped Florida Atlantic Owls defeat Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 81-76 on Sunday. Vanterpool also contributed eight rebounds for the Owls (6-3). Josiah ...

It has been a decade since an Atlantic hurricane season came and went—June 1 through Nov. 30—without a major storm making landfall on U.S. shores. That hardly means it was a quiet season. Therefore, ...

A key Atlantic current could be pushed to the brink of collapse within decades, supposedly ushering in a new ice age and dramatically raising sea levels, climate scientists have claimed in a ...

Menhaden are a vital food source for other species, including the overfished Atlantic striped bass. The reduction could impact commercial crabbers and other fisheries that rely on menhaden for bait.

With wind speeds that reached a whopping 185 mph by Tuesday morning and rainbands that could flood the Caribbean with feet of water, Hurricane Melissa will likely go down as the most devastating ...