Brown recluse spider bite almost costs Georgia artist his leg
An Atlanta-area singer and songwriter is recovering after an infectious disease doctor diagnosed him with a poisonous spider bite.
NASA's UFO report will be released Thursday, agency says
NASA's report on UAPs — short for unexplained anomalous phenomena — has been in the works for more than a year.
Ufologist presents alleged 'non-human' bodies to Mexico's Congress
Jaime Maussan presented two alleged alien corpses in windowed boxes. He told Mexico's Congress "we are not alone in this vast universe."
Oct. 14th solar eclipse: When and where to see the spectacle
Next month’s eclipse isn’t as rare as the total solar eclipse set to sweep the country next spring, but it will still be a sight to see for millions of people. Here's what to expect.
NASA's Mars rover instrument MOXIE generates enough oxygen for small dog
The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, is a microwave-sized device that takes unbreathable Martian air and turns it into oxygen humans – and dogs – rely on.
A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove
Deb Dauphinais, a dive instructor, said she thought the shark was dead, but when it twitched she motioned for her husband to come over and help.
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record for longest spaceflight
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. record of 355 days on Monday at the International Space Station.
Rare 'Red Leader' X-wing Starfighter miniature from 'Star Wars' hits auction block at $400K
Star Wars enthusiasts have a unique opportunity as a historic relic from the iconic franchise, the "Red Leader" X-wing Starfighter filming miniature, is set to be auctioned by Heritage Auctions.
SpaceX makes changes to Starship after ‘lessons learned' from test flight
SpaceX has to implement corrective actions for the FAA to issue a license modification for the next launch attempt. Elon Musk's company is busy making changes to Starship and the Texas launch facility since the April test flight.
Rhino kills zookeeper and seriously injures her husband
The rhino killed the zookeeper and seriously injured another zookeeper, her husband, as he tried to chase the rhino away from her.
Baby orangutan from California arrives at Zoo Atlanta in hopes of being adopted
A 4-month-old Sumatran orangutan named Nangka has arrived safely at Zoo Atlanta from the Sacramento Zoo.
Grizzly bear that mauled Montana hunter goes missing, prompting all-out search
Officials have closed part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in southwestern Montana after a hunter was severely mauled by a grizzly bear.
Tennessee officials warn public after people get 'dangerously close' to bear
The bear wandered the steps of the building as dozens of people stood by. But some came within mere feet of the wild animal, with their phones out to get a closer look.
Fisherman lands 283-pound 'river monster' to beat 72-year-old angling world record
Reeling in the 283-pound alligator gar in Texas's Sam Rayburn Lake on a 6-pound test line took 2 hours and 45 minutes for Art Weston.
‘Star Trek’ nebulae captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope
Use your imagination “Star Trek” fans and “live long and prosper.”
Watch: NOAA scientists find mysterious, shiny orb-like object on seafloor
Video from NOAA shows the vessel’s remotely operated arm carefully "tickle" the object before picking it up and sucking it into a vacuum-like tube.
Missing alligator captured in Piscataway, New Jersey park
Just after 10 p.m., a concerned citizen in the Possumtown neighborhood spotted the 4-foot-long alligator near 2nd Avenue.
High school student digs up 34-million-year-old whale skull on family farm
Lindsey Stallworth and her science teacher had only been digging for about 30 minutes when they found fragments that led to the discovery of a lifetime.
New comet to sweep past Earth: How and when to see it
Stargazers should catch a glimpse of the comet as soon as possible — it will be another 400 years before it returns.
NASA releases first images from pollution-monitoring satellite in space
NASA has shared this week the first images from TEMPO, the agency’s first space-based instrument designed to continuously measure air quality over North America, and do so with the resolution of a few square miles.