Saudis, others cutting oil production could spike prices worldwide

Higher oil prices would help fill Russian President Vladimir Putin's coffers as his country wages war on Ukraine and force Americans and others to pay even more at the pump amid worlwide inflation.

Dozens of clippings stolen from Florida Southern College's rose garden

Florida Southern College in Lakeland said someone snuck into their beloved rose garden and cut dozens of clippings off two of their most unusual plants. 

Prehistoric sabertooth skull found in Iowa likely last of species to walk Earth, researchers say

Radiocarbon dating indicates the male sabertooth cat died at the end of the Ice Age between 13,605 and 13,460 years ago before getting buried in the East Nishnabotna River in southwest Iowa.

A Lakeland company is turning trash into fuel

A Lakeland company has decided to blaze a new trail by making a deal to turn its trash into fuel.

Tornado-spawning storms could get worse as world warms, study finds

The study predicts a nationwide 6.6% increase in supercells and a 25.8% jump in the area and time the strongest supercells twist and tear over land.

Local group fundraising to buy 14-acre land in Pinellas County to protect rare plant, animal species

Along Klosterman Road near Tarpon Springs is a fence with thousands of green ribbons hanging on it. The ribbons represent the people who have donated money for the land behind the gate. 

US lawsuit seeks to protect endangered coral reef species

An environmental organization is suing the U.S. government and accusing it of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing.

170 trillion pieces of plastic are in the Earth’s oceans, study finds

"We’re breathing it in. We’re drinking it in our water … eating microplastics in our foods. We’re literally eating and drinking our trash."

Mote Marine exhibit allows guests to transform into an undersea explorer

For those who dreamed of exploring the deep depths of the planet, a traveling exhibit will allow guests to experience life 20,000 leagues under the sea.

Volunteers work to preserve and restore 432-acre 'Myakka Headwaters' land

Volunteers are rolling up their sleeves in Myakka City to help preserve and restore a vital piece of land known as the “Myakka Headwaters." 

Tampa Bay Watch celebrates 30 years of working to keep local waters healthy

Tampa Bay watch is celebrating 30 years of working to keep local water healthy. Since it was established in 1993, the organization has been working in the dirt and mud to improve the Tampa Bay watershed.