There's a thing called ice volcanoes, and they're erupting along Lake Michigan

The National Weather Service tweeted out several photos of a winter phenomenon called "ice volcanoes" that happened along Lake Michigan over the weekend.

Recovering koala enjoys a belly scratch from Australian Army officer

A koala embodied happiness when it received a comprehensive belly scratch from an Australian Defence Force officer at a wildlife park on Kangaroo Island.

Yosemite’s ‘firefall’ returns for two weeks this February

Yosemite's Horsetail Fall will light up with bright orange and red hues that resemble cascading fire for a few days in February.

Koala-sniffing dog aids in 15 wildlife rescues as Australian bushfires ravage habitats

A 4-year-old springer spaniel named Taylor has been performing a special kind of search and rescue effort as bushfires rage across much of Australia — she’s a detection dog who has helped locate and rescue 15 koalas from scorched regions of New South Wales this fire season.

Australian family rescues multiple koalas from wildfires

A family in Australia rescued at least seven koalas on their property as wildfires ravaged the area.

Close Call: Video shows Siberian tiger lunging at boy visiting zoo with family

A seven-year-old named Sean might have become the lunch of a hungry Siberian tiger had it not been for the protective glass that stood between the big cat and the boy. 

California coastal waters are acidifying twice as fast as global average

The rate of ocean acidification has increased as humans continue to release rampant levels of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas.

New Zealand volcano vents steam, stymies recovery of bodies

A New Zealand island volcano vented more steam and mud Wednesday in an increase of geothermal activity that again delayed the recovery of victims' bodies from a deadly eruption two days ago.

Abandoned baby giraffe befriended by dog in Africa dies

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A baby giraffe that was befriended by a dog after he was abandoned in the wild has died, a South African animal orphanage said Friday. “Our team is heartbroken,” the orphanage said.

Someone is putting tiny cowboy hats on pigeons in Las Vegas as animal rescue works to remove them

Someone in Las Vegas has been putting tiny cowboy hats on the heads of Las Vegas pigeons, and while you might be asking yourself why, one local onlooker only has one explanation: “the rodeo is in town.” 

Chris Brown must give up monkeys under judge's restrictions

The 30-year-old singer was allowed to enter a diversion program nearly a year after he was charged with two misdemeanors over his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit.

At age 104, Wisconsin woman bags her first buck

A 104-year-old Wisconsin woman bagged her first buck while hunting this past weekend in Price County.