January 19, 2026 Australian boy fighting for life after shark attack, rescued by friends in Sydney Harbor waters A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a catastrophic shark attack in Sydney Harbor. He was rescued by heroic friends who leaped from a cliff to save him.
January 17, 2026 Woman wakes up with 8-foot python coiled on her chest while sleeping: 'Don't move' A Brisbane woman calmly removed an 8-foot carpet python from her bedroom after waking to find the non-venomous snake on top of her chest Monday night.
January 17, 2026 Surfer says shark attack felt 'like being hit by a car' as board bitten in half: reports A shark broke a surfer's board in half during an attack in Mendocino County waters, marking the first shark incident of 2026 in Northern California.
January 16, 2026 New national park on 'edge of the world’ will be built in two years: See the stunning photos Chile created Cape Froward National Park on the Brunswick Peninsula to protect endangered huemul deer and wildlife located at the "edge of the world."
January 16, 2026 Rare sea reptile makes impressive 7,000-mile journey from tropics to northern seas and back Leatherback turtle Riptide stunned researchers after completing a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to the North Atlantic and back to Florida in just seven months.
January 15, 2026 Female leatherback turtle travels 7,000 miles from Panama to North Atlantic and back to Florida A leatherback turtle named Riptide has made a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to North Atlantic and back to Florida.
January 15, 2026 Homeless encampment at center of health alert over rat-borne disease Berkeley declares a health emergency after a leptospirosis outbreak forced homeless encampment evacuations. Multiple rats and dogs were infected with the disease.
January 14, 2026 Space experiments reveal new way to fight drug-resistant superbugs, scientists say Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, according to a new study.
January 13, 2026 Several monkeys still on the loose in St Louis as officials call off search for roaming animals Several monkeys are reportedly loose in St. Louis, Missouri, prompting local officials to warn residents not to approach the animals for safety reasons.
January 12, 2026 Researchers locked flu patients in a hotel with healthy adults — no one got sick Groundbreaking flu transmission study reveals zero infections despite close contact between healthy volunteers and flu-positive students for two weeks.