nature
'Special' two-legged bear spotted walking through West Virginia woods
"He’s very elusive and is rarely spotted in person," said the amazed eyewitness.
Beach forced to close after hundreds of sea lions take over shoreline
Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to close the area to people.
This little-known plant can cause third-degree burns and even alter human DNA -- and it's all over New York
Most people who come into contact with the invasive weed don't even realize it until it's too late.
Bigfoot sighting alleged in resurfaced nature documentary footage
It's compelling foot-age.
Fireflies are an enchanting phenomenon — but experts say they're disappearing
For many Americans, the flash of the firefly calls up memories of summer childhood evenings gone by. “They are the absolute best ambassadors for natural magic,” said one biologist.
'Strange' violent bald eagle attacks ruffle Alaskans: 'Hopefully they get over it soon'
"I don’t know what has these particular freedom chickens so upset, but hopefully they get over it soon."
Yosemite National Park tourists slammed for disgusting move after littering hiking trail with used toilet paper
Tasteless tourists at Yosemite National Park were put on blast after littering a popular hiking trail with loads of used toilet paper.
Mysterious large hole opens up on beach, puzzling witnesses
A woman was left baffled after she came across a large, bubbling hole on a popular Queensland beach during her morning stroll to work.
Sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus
With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked by...
African elephants call each other by unique names using ‘low rumbles,’ groundbreaking study finds
A new academic study of wild African elephants has determined that they communicate by using unique names for each other, making them a rarity among others in the animal kingdom.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano suddenly begins erupting after months of quiet
“This was a real sneaky eruption," US Geological Survey scientist Ken Hon said.
I thought a Florida alligator was walking near me and my daughter on the road — what it actually was shocked me
Aland said she did a “double take” when she saw the creature in the city of North Port, on May 20.
This Italian beach town wants you to get married there — naked
Something borrowed, something nude.
Peacock TV to air 'Queer Planet' doc about gay, bisexual and trans animals
"Queer Planet" delves into "gay penguins, bisexual lions [and] sex-changing clown fish."
Inside Costa Rica's 'cave of death' which kills all that enters
Take a deep breath before trekking here. Deep in the volcanic mountains of Costa Rica hides a deadly, yet small opening of the Earth that engulfs and kills just about...
Paddleboarder captures eerie feeding frenzy of sea lions, dolphins and pelicans off California coast
“The only thing absent from this scene was a humpback!”
This specific nature activity can improve students' mental health
Birds fly over the rainbow — so why can’t you watch your worries fly away too?
This is a free and easy way to beat stress, experts say
You may want to give this breezy way to fight stress a try.
Hyper-sexual 'zombie cicadas' infected with bizarre STD fungus will emerge in US: experts
A creepy sexually transmitted fungus is expected to morph millions of cicadas into sexed up “zombies” by hijacking their bodies to spread the infection in the US.
Truck full of salmon crashes, spills fish into wrong river
A truck was transporting 102,000 juvenile salmon from the Lookingglass Hatchery near the tiny town of Tollgate to the Imnaha River on Friday when it skidded on pavement and rolled,