December 30, 2021 Florida deputy forced to kill zoo's tiger after contractor places arm inside enclosure, gets attacked: reports A Florida sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot and kill a tiger at a zoo in Naples after a contractor who put his arm inside the animal's enclosure without authorization was attacked, according to reports.
December 24, 2021 Surfer killed in apparent great white shark attack off California coast on Christmas Eve An unidentified man was killed Friday by an apparent great white shark attack while surfing in Morro Bay, California, according to authorities.
December 17, 2021 Fauci warns omicron surge 'inevitable' ahead of holidays White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that an upcoming surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus was "inevitable."
December 17, 2021 Democrats and Republicans can work together to save America's wildlife At a time when it has become difficult to find many areas of agreement in Washington, the outdoors have proven to be a real uniting force.
December 16, 2021 Rare deep sea fish found washed ashore near San Diego The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego confirmed to Fox News that a football fish had been found a beach near San Diego.
December 14, 2021 WHO director warns omicron spreading at rate 'not seen with any previous' variant World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing Tuesday that the omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading at a rate not seen with any other variant.
December 14, 2021 Omicron variant: Pfizer vaccine protects 70% against hospitalization, study finds A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33% protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70% protection against hospitalization, according to an analysis done in South Africa and released Tuesday.
December 10, 2021 CDC: Flu virus detections on the rise, early signs vaccination down Influenza virus detections are rising in the U.S., according to health officials.
December 10, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic: Scientists focus on virus' animal origins Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery.
December 9, 2021 FDA authorizes AstraZeneca COVID antibody treatment for emergency use The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued emergency use authorization for AstraZeneca's Evusheld.
