12-year-old reels in record-breaking fish from northwestern Montana reservoir

The sucker fish family also ranks as the third-largest family of fish in Montana, with nine species. It is followed by the minnow and salmonid (trout) families.

Teenager bitten by shark during lifeguard training
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A teenager was bitten by a shark in Florida while training to be a lifeguard. He is the latest victim among several people who have bitten by sharks in the same Florida county.

YouTuber's data help researchers shed new light on 2,000-year-old computer

Scientists at the University of Glasgow were able to shed new light on the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,000-year-old computer which is believed to be the most technologically complex objects ever found from the ancient world, and it's all thanks to a YouTuber.

UFOs and aliens: What presidents know, but won’t say, about them

For decades, presidents have presumably been privy to whatever information exists about UFOs and the existence of extraterrestrial life collected by the government. But so far, none of them have actually spilled the beans once they left office.

Bat swarm registered as rain on Phoenix weather radar; bigger swarms expected later this summer

Bats: they’re here, and there are so many of them, in fact, that it was picked up on weather radar, and experts say swarms like the ones seen on radar this past weekend could get even bigger.

NASA crew leaves Mars habitat after 378 days inside

The NASA crew spent much of their time on simulated spacewalks, or "Marswalks" as they called them.

Woman attacked by shark in South Padre: ‘I thought it was a big fish’

A Texas woman recalls her terrifying escape from a shark attack on South Padre Island. The shark bit her left calf off. "My leg is pretty much gone."

Native Arizona fish are in danger of extinction
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A group of researchers are trying to monitor native Arizona fish species to ensure their survival and sustainability despite seeing a decline in numbers.

Circle of Hell Run challenges trained runners in extreme heat challenge

Some extreme trail runners gathered for a challenging run in the heat of the day on South Mountain. The fifth annual Circle of Hell run lasts for three hours as trained, courageous tried to rack up laps for a good cause. However, running on your own in extreme is not advised.

4 reported shark attacks in South Padre Island, Texas
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Four people have been attacked at a beach in South Padre Island, Texas on Thursday. The game warden says the attacks happened in a span of about two hours. One man was taken to the hospital for a severe bite. Based on witness reports and videos from social media, authorities believe the same shark is responsible for all 4 attacks. The shark is believed to be about 6 feet long.

Red, Webb and boom: NASA telescope captures celestial firework from young star

The hourglass shape is created by a young star gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the celestial fireworks happening within the constellation Taurus.

Officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of owls – to save other owls

To prevent the extinction of the threatened spotted owl species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of invasive barred owls across forests in the western U.S.

From orbit, NASA maps streets where extreme heat will burn you in seconds

NASA is using data from the space station to map out the hottest streets in one major city, where touching pavement could lead to burns in minutes or even seconds.

Baby owls rescued in Arizona
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Four owls are back in their nest thanks to the help of Arizona Game and Fish. The wildlife center got a call that the owls had fallen out of their nest in a campground. The owls were found, but they were not old enough to fly. That's when game and fish employees safely climbed the tree and brought the owls 40 feet up back to their nest. A fifth owl was also found and reunited with the other ones.

Earth just had two near-misses with asteroids

Earth narrowly avoided two near-misses with asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, providing valuable data for planetary defense, NASA reported.