A floating seaweed mass that was once 5,000 miles long and visible from space has virtually disappeared from the Gulf of Mexico, leaving local scientists searching...
Saildrone and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) officials are drastically increasing hurricane forecasting and monitoring efforts this year, and the company’s St. Petersburg outpost is...
Welcome to the Catalyst’s Community Voices platform. We’ve curated community leaders and thinkers from all parts of our great city to speak on issues that affect...
The 2023 hurricane season “officially” starts June 1, and National Weather Service forecasters are predicting “near-normal” activity. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s...
For the past seven years, national agencies have tasked researchers at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with tracking an ever-growing accumulation of what most...
A company operating out of St. Petersburg’s Maritime and Defense Technology Hub recently completed the first uncrewed Alaska ocean mapping mission and discovered a 3,200-foot-tall seamount...
University of South Florida St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Christian Hardigree aptly described the Innovation District’s sixth annual showcase of recent accomplishments and future goals as “speed...
The St. Petersburg City Council hopes lawmakers will help them address critical issues in the next legislative session through a “dynamic” affordable housing package and a...
A peninsula on a peninsula, St. Petersburg’s most significant resource is its extensive coastline; in addition to recreational activities, it also provides another valuable commodity –...
The nearly century-old historic red brick Studebaker building belies the highly technical marine research emanating from inside the federal facility. Built in 1925, the downtown building...
