115 scientists argue for renewed gray wolves protections in Michigan, around U.S.
A letter signed by 115 scientists argues high numbers of state-approved killings of gray wolves have caused setbacks in the recovery of their species.
Rare fish that lives thousands of feet under the ocean washes ashore in California state park
The angler fish usually lives 3,000 feet under the ocean, and it's rare for humans to see one fully intact. But this deep sea fish with teeth "like pointed shards of glass" recently washed ashore at a California state park.
Video shows man confronted by tiger in residential Texas neighborhood
Authorities are searching for a Texas man whose tiger was found wandering around a residential area in Houston on Sunday night.
Michigan might get a glimpse of a rocket launch tonight
Any southeast Michigan residents might be lucky enough to see a rocket launch this evening when a Black Brant XII sounding rocket lifts off from Virginia - assuming the skies are clear and the wind doesn't delay the launch further.
Where will it land? Chinese rocket debris said to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in just hours
100-foot-long rocket core is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry in a matter of hours.
Space Tourism: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin auctioning off seat on its first crewed spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is kicking off an auction for a seat on the company’s first crew spaceflight — a short Shepard-like hop launched by a rocket named New Shepard. The Texas liftoff is targeted for July 20, the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Meteor shower, Mercury, total supermoon eclipse: May brings trio of celestial events
The month of May brings about several celestial events, including a meteor shower and the first total supermoon eclipse since 2019.
‘I owe you a new broom’: Hillsborough County deputy gives gator ‘joyride’ back to pond on broomstick
An alligator that was seen sleeping under a car, recently hitched a ride with a Hillsborough County deputy back to the pond on the back of a broomstick.
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown
SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.
Australian suburb invaded by massive flock of cockatoos
Video captured April 27 in New South Wales shows hundreds of corellas, a type of white cockatoo, descending on a sleepy residential neighborhood.
Pink Moon: Timelapse video captures 1st supermoon of 2021 rising over Rhode Island bridge
The video, captured by Mike Cohea on April 26 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, shows the supermoon, known as the Pink Moon, shining over the Newport Bridge.
NASA’s Perseverance rover produces oxygen on Mars in historic first — water could be next, scientists say
NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, extracted oxygen from the red planet’s atmosphere for the first time, making it the first device to isolate the element on another planet.
Part human, part monkey: Scientists engineer hybrid embryo in effort to grow organs
An international team of scientists said they created human-monkey embryos, or chimeras, to see if they could grow organs for people who need transplants.
Invasive jumping worms that 'thrash wildly' when handled reported in several US states
Jumping worms are native to East Asia, but they have been sold in the U.S. as fishing bait and are now deemed highly invasive, expert say.
Man bitten by rattlesnake after attempting to pick it up with BBQ tongs
The man tried to pick up the poisonous snake with barbecue tongs and was bit on his left hand near this thumb, according to Riverside County Animal Services.
NASA makes history with 1st flight of Ingenuity helicopter on Mars
NASA has made history with a successful first flight of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.
Study: 2.5 billion T. rex used to roam the Earth, but not all at once
A new study concludes that 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex prowled North America.
Tree struck, shattered by lightning outside Wisconsin high school, video shows
Incredible video shows a bolt of lightning striking a tree outside of a Wisconsin high school, scorching and shattering the evergreen on impact.
NASA shares stunning image of blue dunes on Mars
NASA has released a new photograph from Mars, showing a sea of blue dunes on the Red Planet.
Artificial intelligence, like algorithms, could crack the language of cancer and Alzheimer’s, study finds
The study found that looking at cancer and neurodegenerative diseases with artificial intelligence could lead to discovering how to alleviate symptoms - or maybe even prevent the diagnosis from happening at all.