April 18, 2019 Great white shark weighing 1,668 pounds spotted off Florida Panhandle, researchers say A 1,688-pound female great white shark called Miss Costa was spotted this week swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida panhandle, according to researchers
April 17, 2019 Huge alligator captured by 80-year-old Florida man: ‘That thing tugged me all over’ An 80-year-old man tried to catch a 6-and-a-half-foot alligator that had walked into his backyard in Florida on Tuesday.
April 17, 2019 Great white sharks are afraid of orcas, study finds A new study led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and published Tuesday in Nature found great white sharks leave their “preferred hunting ground” when orcas -- also known as killer whales -- enter it. What’s more, researchers found the sharks won’t return for roughly a year -- even if the orcas don’t stay that long.
April 17, 2019 There are bacteria and fungi all over the Space Station, and now we know what they are Just like on Earth, there is a robust population of bacteria and fungi on the International Space Station (ISS) — and a new study catalogues its exact composition.
April 16, 2019 Huge rattlesnake slithers aboard Arizona fisherman's boat, gives man 'big surprise' An Arizona fisherman enjoying a sunny day on Roosevelt Lake made an unexpected catch last week: a 5-foot-long rattlesnake.
April 16, 2019 Florida teen arrested after video shows him wrestling fake alligator in mall A high school student was arrested Monday after he was filmed fighting a fake alligator in a Florida mall.
April 16, 2019 Bald eagle chicks hatch on live webcam A pair of proud bald eagle parents at Big Bear Valley in California have welcomed new chicks, with the new additions hatching on a live webcam.
April 16, 2019 Massive alligator in Florida shocks motorists as it crosses busy highway A Florida resident captured footage of a massive gator crossing a busy intersection near McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers last week.
April 16, 2019 Bloodsucking worms found in Florida rattlesnake species alarm researchers: It's a 'nasty situation' While examining a deceased pygmy rattlesnake last summer, a Florida professor and a biology fellow were stunned as they watched wiggling parasitic worms slowly crawl out of the serpent's open mouth.
April 16, 2019 World's rarest giant turtle loses last known female, all but guaranteeing extinction The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is considered the most critically endangered turtle in the world, with only four known individuals left on Earth.
