How amazing and what a coincidence for an Illinois Zoo to be honored with a little rhino named Ozzy. Yep, you got that right. In a heart-tugging twist of fate, a southern white rhino calf entered the ...

Across the U.S., termites are staging a quiet but destructive invasion. Pest control experts are reporting a significant spike in termite activity in 2025, with some cities seeing record numbers of ...

Central Texas was hit hard by heavy rainfall and flash floods following the July 4th weekend. While emergency crews responded to human needs, another group was working just as urgently: Austin ...

After a week of heavy rains and river flooding near the Missouri River, a farmer in Boone County was inspecting damage to his cornfield when he spotted something flopping in the mud—a giant blue ...

In a small town outside Macon, Georgia, a routine landscaping job took a terrifying turn when a swarm of yellowjackets attacked a local worker. The man was mowing a residential lawn when he ...

An Arizona family got far more than they bargained for when checking on their dog in the backyard — a two-headed western diamondback rattlesnake was coiled beside the porch, both heads flicking their ...

It looked like a toy at first. That’s what 13-year-old Mya Callahan thought when she spotted a bright pink grasshopper hopping through her family’s backyard in Savannah, Georgia. But when it moved ...

While hiking a quiet trail near Estes Park, Colorado, 34-year-old nature enthusiast Katie Wilmer froze when a dark, shadowy figure darted across the path. “At first I thought it was a small bear cub,” ...

The Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is making its presence felt across the eastern United States—but not loudly. Unlike other ticks that move slowly through populations, this one has ...

Each year, from late spring to early fall, male tarantulas emerge from their burrows across the American Southwest—especially in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona—to find a mate. Their slow, ...

It’s not just fire ants you need to worry about anymore. A much sneakier and equally painful threat is crawling its way across the United States—the Asian needle ant. Measuring only about 5 ...

If you’ve noticed clusters of strange, black, hopping bugs speckled with white dots on trees, fences, or garden tools—bad news: Connecticut is officially in spotted lanternfly territory. This invasive ...