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March 13, 2023

Scientists revive ancient ‘zombie viruses’ from Siberian permafrost that can infect amoeba cells

A team of researchers has revived ancient amoeba that has been laying dormant in permafrost for tens of thousands of years but is capable of infecting amoeba cells.

March 13, 2023

Ohio zebra badly mauls man's arm, deputies put it down: 'I think he tore my arm off'

Pickaway County, Ohio deputies shot and killed a zebra after it mauled a 72-year-old man's arm on Sunday, nearly ripping it off his body.

March 13, 2023

Ohio deputies kill zebra after it mauls man’s arm

Deputies with the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio responded to a report of a man who was attacked by a zebra. Deputies ultimately put the zebra down.

March 13, 2023

Kiska, Canada's last captive orca, dead at 47

Kiska, the last captive orca in Canada, died last week at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, after spending over four decades at the park. She was believed to have been about 47.

March 13, 2023

Rehabilitated bald eagle released in Mississippi after getting struck by car

A bald eagle was released Saturday in northeast Mississippi after being treated for six weeks for a bruised shoulder. The eagle was struck by a car near the Natchez Trace Parkway.

March 11, 2023

Florida red tide brings burning eyes, thousands of dead fish

Authorities are warning people in Florida to not swim in or around red tide waters over the possibility of skin irritation, rashes and burning and sore eyes.

March 11, 2023

Hundreds of Virginia boats sped in areas used to protect endangered right whale before one was killed: report

Hundreds of boats were found to have sped through areas designed to protect the endangered right whale in the days before one was found dead on the shores of Virginia Beach.

March 10, 2023

Oregon man stranded in snowy wilderness with no cell service gets creative; authorities 'impressed'

After getting snowed in on a remote road in Oregon, a man used a drone to send a message for help which connected him to local authorities who rescued the stranded traveler.

March 10, 2023

Dianne Feinstein's shingles diagnosis: What to know about the rash caused by a virus

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, age 89, is home from the hospital recovering from a bout of shingles. Here's what to know about the painful rash caused by a virus.

March 9, 2023

Ohio authorities find big cat high on cocaine, attribute interest to popular 'Cocaine Bear' movie

A serval high on cocaine was located in a tree in Cincinnati in January and has since been relocated to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.