The NCAA is introducing a new eligibility model for Division I student-athletes. Athletes will have five years to play collegiately after high school graduation or their 19th birthday. The new model, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dust in the Caribbean on visible satellite Friday morning. (NOAA/CIRA) It's Saharan dust season in the Atlantic, the time of year ...

It's Saharan dust season in the Atlantic, the time of year when massive clouds of dust from Africa's Sahara Desert are carried westward by winds, sometimes traveling thousands of miles to the United ...

The business of applying tattoos has become a big one – an estimated $2.66 billion one across the United States this year, as estimated by Fortune Business Insights. On June 26-28, at Caloosa Sound ...

Facing an emerging U.S.-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are reshaping their defense strategies, economies and trade routes. By Vivian Nereim Vivian Nereim has lived in and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – ‘Tis the season. It’s about this time every year where we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic. The Saharan Air Layer as its most known is ...

Rubio tells Gulf allies Iran deal will ensure their security First high-level diplomatic trip since accord last week Gulf states were attacked during the war Gulf allies shared serious concerns with ...

Swimming with one whale shark is rare enough. Earlier this month, we were with researchers when they found 14. Max Chesnes is the Tampa Bay Times' environment and climate reporter, covering public ...

Back-to-back shark attacks in the Florida Panhandle have left at least one swimmer in critical condition this month. But despite the clips inundating your Instagram feed, your chance of getting bitten ...

Sea turtle nesting season has opened with encouraging numbers on Florida's Gulf Coast, despite one growing threat. Sanibel and Captiva islands are standouts so far in the season, with hundreds of ...

We joined an expedition deep into the Gulf after data from a single whale shark led researchers to a gathering hidden offshore. We joined an expedition deep into the Gulf after data from a single ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A whale shark feeds 97 miles offshore from Fort Myers Beach on June 9. ©Douglas R. Clifford 97 MILES OFFSHORE FLORIDA — The ...