Fish captain gets rare view of blanket octopus near Anna Maria Island

Seven miles off the coast of Manatee County, a fishing captain had the rare experience to see a blanket octopus drifting around his boat.

Moon wobble: NASA predicts surge in coastal flooding in 2030s

NASA researchers predict that a “wobble” in the lunar cycle combined with rising sea levels from global warming will cause flooding that will impact coastal cities.

Mars, Venus, moon appear close together in planetary conjunction

Skywatchers will have another chance to view Mars, Venus and the young moon in the same field of view Tuesday evening.

35,000 fish dropped from airplane to restock remote Utah lake

More than 35,000 fish were dropped from an airplane into a remote Utah lake in a video released by Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources.

Blue Origin reveals Jeff Bezos flight details

Jeff Bezos' July 20th flight will mark the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, China says

Chinese officials said they no longer consider giant pandas to be an endangered species but remain “vulnerable,” due to conservation efforts.

Virgin Galactic giving away two free seats on 2022 spaceflight

Following Sunday's successful mission, Virgin Galactic is giving away two free seats on their first commercial suborbital spaceflight slated for 2022.

Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space

Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.

Alligator attacks, kills woman's dog in Winter Garden, officials say

Resident Jeff Dyal posted on Facebook that the gator was 11 ½-feet and that it was his neighbor's large dog that was killed.

Venomous copperhead snake bites YouTuber recording video on Maryland trail

A YouTuber trying to get in touch with nature got more than he bargained for when a venomous snake bit him while he was hiking on a Maryland trail.

Branson, Bezos, Musk give space ETFs liftoff

Billionaires dabbling in space travel could lead to more ripple effects in space stocks—and space ETFs.

Brood X cicada molts its exoskeleton after emerging from the ground after 17 years

Once off the ground, cicadas shed their skins to try and survive being eaten before moving onto the mating phase to create the next cycle of Brood X cicadas.