Environment

A new type of termite is invading the Tampa area, experts at the University of Florida warned Friday.

The changing climate could knock Hillsborough County out of the sweet spot for strawberries, according to findings in a new report.

If you are going out to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, there's a good chance you're going to be eating guacamole – which is made from avocados. 

The Anna Maria City Pier has a new draw for locals and visitors called the Mote Marine Science Education Outreach Center.

Over the weekend, Florida legislators added a new item to the state budget proposal that would block local governments from banning restrictions on fertilizer use during the rainy season.

Mayors from around Pinellas County took a look at the state of their beaches.

Signs of hope come in the form of new life among the coral reefs down in the Florida Keys.

With hurricane season coming up, Treasure Island is again working to protect the coastline – by planting sea oats.

What you put in your recycling bin matters more than you think. 

Volunteers with Tampa Bay Watch use hammers and a marine-friendly concrete mix to create oyster reef balls to filter the water in the bay. Pieces of toilets are included.

The gear is supposed to protect them, but those uniforms may be doing the opposite, exposing them to chemicals that put them at higher risk for cancer.

With wildfire season off to a hot and early start, Monday's overnight rainfall in Tampa Bay is a welcome sight, but it is not nearly enough.

The sea is rising substantially along the Gulf Coast, as much as five times as fast as oceans in the rest of the world.