Video shows large shark swimming eerily close to people at Florida beach: 'That sucker came close!'

Swimmers at Navarre Beach in Florida got quite a surprise over the Fouth of July weekend when a large shark was swimming in the ocean alongside them. Video shows people quickly getting out of the water.

E. coli spread keeps tubers from the 'Hooch this Fourth of July

The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper says the sewage treatment plant at the center of the closure of a 15-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River is still not fixed. He says that millions of gallons of partially treated sewage continue to spew out.

Ohio researchers develop new breed of honeybees to fight parasites

Central State University's breeding program aims to create worker bees with smaller mandibles known as 'Ohio Mite Biters.'

Rabid bobcat attacks 3 Connecticut camp counselors

One of the kids' camp counselors was sleeping in a hammock at the time of the attack, which ended when several adults reportedly killed the rabid animal.

Maine woman, 64, punches bear in nose after it chased her dog

The woman was bitten when she stepped in between her dog and the black bear, which had been chasing her pet – and punched the bear in the nose.

Rare lizard found only in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species

The dunes sagebrush lizard has quite the natural habitat. It's found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins.

Record-breaking gar caught at Lake Allatoona

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says a record-breaking gar was caught at Lake Allatoona on June 24 by a man named Caleb McClure.

Marvel at never-before-seen octopus nursery found off coast of Costa Rica

An international team of scientists recently explored previously unseen seamounts off of Costa Rica. What they found on their expedition was a new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies hatching.

Video: playful orcas spotted off California coast

A group of orcas were seen playing near the surface for hours off the coast of California, according to a whale-watching group.

Critically endangered turtle hatchlings found, captured on video

According to researchers, this is the first official record of Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings in the wild.

Killer whales are attacking, sinking boats and scientists are unsure why

Aggressive orcas are attacking boats in Western Europe and the increase in sightings of this behavior is confusing scientists. The latest in a series of reported incidents happened off the coast of Spain in the Strait of Gibraltar on Thursday. 

Watch: Dingo bites sunbathing tourist on Australian beach

Wild video shows the moment a dingo moved in on a group of beachgoers and bit a French tourist's backside.