No 'chopsticks' catch this time for SpaceX's Starship rocket
SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket on another uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Tuesday, but despite the presence of the president-elect, couldn’t quite duplicate some of the previous flight’s success.
Wild hog spotted roaming Publix parking lot in Florida
Shoppers in Flagler County encountered an unusual sight outside a Publix grocery store: a wild hog wandering the parking lot.
Rays' new stadium deal faces new roadblocks
St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch is pushing back on the belief that the deal between the city, the county, and the Rays to build a new stadium is in trouble following Hurricane Milton.
Pentagon says there's ‘no verifiable evidence’ of extraterrestrial technology, beings or activity
The Department of Defense said UAPs were mainly balloons, birds, drones, satellites and aircraft.
Record-breaking mega coral visible from space is possibly 300 years old
The gigantic standalone coral is about 600 feet in circumference and has grown uninterrupted for three centuries, according to National Geographic Society.
Friday Fishing report: Nov. 15, 2024
Captain Dylan Hubbard says there’s been a lot of snook, redfish, flounder and trout action inshore. Nearshore, the cold fronts will concentrate hogfish and make them more predictable. Offshore, lots of mangroves, yellowtails and vermillion are biting while red snapper season is opening again.
Sea turtle nesting season cut short in Pinellas County after Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton
Pinellas County’s 21 miles of beach, which the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s (CMA) Sea Turtle team patrols, were unrecognizable after Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton.
St. Petersburg announces the price tag to repair the Trop
The City of St. Petersburg now knows the price tag for fixing the roof of Tropicana Field.
ZooTampa rescues 2-year-old manatee likely displaced by Hurricane Helene's storm surge
ZooTampa at Lowry Park sent their Manatee Rescue Team to Dixie County to help save an entrapped manatee last week.
Photos: See lone emperor penguin 1st to swim from Antarctica to Australia
A lone emperor penguin was found malnourished on a popular beach after making the shocking 2,200 mile swim from Antarctica to Australia.
Catch the last supermoon of 2024 this week – here’s when to look up
This week’s supermoon will be the fourth and final one of the year, marking a rare celestial event.
Emperor penguin found in Australia, thousands of miles from home
The penguin, found malnourished far from its Antarctic home, is being cared for by a wildlife expert.
Escaped monkeys update: More than half safely recovered, several still on the loose
Officials in South Carolina have recaptured over half of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped from the Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee last week.
NASA astronauts won't say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space
Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick.
Invasive species never seen before in North America found in California
An invasive species of freshwater mussel never-before-seen in the United States was found in California.
Friday Fishing report: Nov. 8, 2024
Captain Dylan Hubbard says this coming week should make for “stellar” fishing inshore, with a Full Moon on the way next Friday. Snook and redfish are active right now, according to Hubbard. Nearshore, the hogfish bite is picking up. Big mangrove snappers, blackfin tuna and kingfish are among the most active bites offshore.
National Parks are free for Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, the National Park Service is offering free entrance to all parks. Veterans, active-duty military, and Gold Star Families also receive year-round free access with the Military Pass.
Sharkey's Water Sports kicks off UFO tours next week
Sharkey’s Water Sports usually has its guests looking at the water. Starting next week, though, they’ll have them looking up at the sky.
Solar flares directed at Earth through Election Day create geomagnetic storm potential
Geomagnetic storming of this magnitude is common on NOAA’s 5-level scale. However, several sunspot regions on the Sun are likely to continue blasting out solar flares with possible Earth-directed components.
Diamond dust could play a role in climate control efforts, study suggests
Recent research suggests that injecting solid particles into the atmosphere may significantly mitigate stratospheric warming, as the rate continues to climb around the globe.