The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 20% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression in the ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking 3 systems in the Atlantic basin, including a new one that appeared near the Yucatan Peninsula late Aug. 12.

Tropical Storm Erin is still expected to become the first hurricane of the season this week as a new threat in the Gulf of Mexico emerges. Here's what to know.

Oil and gas companies are bringing several new projects online in the Gulf, moves aimed at keeping production flowing ...

A groundbreaking study led by Edward Forman at the University of Southampton and James Baldini at Durham University has used ...

The Gulf of Mexico has a natural barrier made up of Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas, which can prevent outside tsunamis from ...

The Gulf of Mexico is often referred to as the United States’ “Third Coast” due to its coastline across five Southeastern states.

The AP’s official guidance says that it will continue to call the gulf off the Florida coast the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf has had that name for more than 400 years.

Scientists are using everything from angler surveys to videos to DNA testing to study shark populations in the Gulf.

Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognize the name change. Mexico argues that Gulf of America should only apply to the part of the gulf over the U.S ...