Rare white bison born at Wyoming state park

The park has seen an uptick in visitors hoping to get a glance of the cute calf.

See some of the 5,000 new species found in planned mining zone of the deep Pacific

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is a vast 2.3 million square-mile region located between Hawaii, Kiribati and Mexico in the central and eastern Pacific. It is regulated by the International Seabed Authority.

Solar telescope provides spectacular sun photos in unprecedented detail

The National Solar Observatory said the sunspots seen in the images are dark and cooler regions on the sun’s surface, known as the photosphere.

Jupiter's forecast: Swirling storms as big as Earth that last for years

People get antsy when a big storm washes out for a few days. Imagine a storm lasting for years and large enough to cover the entire planet.

See the giant sunspot estimated to be about 4 times larger than Earth

Sunspots are caused by magnetic fields that twist in a chaotic manner and often create solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

Scientists baffled over apparent coordinated attack by killer whales on boats

Spain’s Maritime Rescue service said that killer whales repeatedly ran into the Mustique, a 20-meter (65-foot) vessel sailing under a U.K. flag, late on Wednesday, rendering its rudder inoperative and cracking its hull. Spanish rescuers needed to pump out seawater before towing her to safety.

Photos capture Southwest pilot climbing through cockpit window to unlock plane door

A Southwest Airlines pilot was captured climbing through the window of a plane and into the cockpit in order to unlock the plane door at San Diego International Airport on Wednesday. 

Shark bites leg off American tourist in Turks and Caicos: report

An American tourist has lost her leg after being bitten by a shark while vacationing in Turks and Caicos, police say.

How to watch a new supernova explode on Thursday

SN 2023ixf is a Type II supernova, an explosion that occurs after a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses.

New study reveals what, exactly, in human body odor attracts mosquitoes

What draws mosquitoes to certain people over others? A recent study aimed to investigate this question and found that mosquitoes “consistently, night after night," chose the same human scent.

Kansas cop saves baby opossum seeking shelter from rain

The Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office said they witnessed a good deed Monday morning during a downpour and had to capture it on camera.

The first-ever recorded kiss in history may date back earlier than we thought

Researchers suggest that the first recorded instance of romantic kissing took place some 4,500 years ago, and in a different region than previously thought.