TURTLEY AWESOME A group of firefighters helped rescue a sea turtle that got itself stuck between rocks on a beach in South ...

Uncover the details of Sea Star Wasting Disease as researchers document its unexpected presence in Florida's coastal waters.

An 89-year-old Florida man and his dog were killed by a black bear, the first recorded fatal bear attack in the state. Days later, a woman canoeing in Lake Kissimmee was killed by an alligator.

But to capture prey — as some of us find out the hard way — jellyfish have a net of tentacles that contain venomous, stinging ...

Florida's slender peninsula allows sea breezes to push in from either coast, sometimes with spectacular results.

This past Monday, a video surfaced of two lifeguards making a spectacular rescue off the coast of Flagler Beach in northeast Florida. While typically a lifeguard’s job description includes monitoring ...

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, is expected to increase on Florida's shores in the coming weeks. The University of South Florida predicts a significant sargassum season in 2025.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A manatee rescued in Pitt County last fall was freed Friday back into the ocean. Nicknamed Pamlico, the nine-foot manatee was rescued on Nov. 18, 2024, from a Tar River ...

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already broken its own size record by millions of tons – and the growing ...