Man grows 910-pound pumpkin, then turns it into a boat

Justin Ownby is known for his pumpkins, and now he’s become a viral sensation after video of him paddling in a hollowed-out 910-pound pumpkin was posted by his wife on Facebook.

Florida venomous snake eats another snake as giant wasp attacks in wild video

Florida wildlife has proven yet again just how wild it can be after a woman shared video of a venomous coral snake eating another snake while it was being attacked by a yellow jacket wasp.

Inmate charged with feeding iguanas to alligator at Florida Keys jail zoo

Authorities say an inmate at a Florida Keys jail fed iguanas, including one considered a pet, to an alligator at a small zoo run by the jail.

Minnesota girl bags 12-point buck first time hunting

Deer hunting trends in Minnesota may be on the decline, but one Chisago City girl is keeping the tradition alive with a remarkable first hunt.

US Army partners with former Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge’s UFO research company to develop future tech

Tom DeLonge's technological research organization, which focuses heavily on UFOs and extraterrestrials, signed a contract with the U.S. Army to form a research and development partnership for “enhanced capabilities for Army ground vehicles.”

Two suspects charged in largest seizure of turtles in recent history, FWC says

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of native turtles in Florida in what the agency says is the largest seizure of turtles in recent history.

Rare crocodile snapped up outside Englewood home

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office says an Animal Resources officer trapped a croc, which was about 6 feet long, and turned it over to Florida Fish & Wildlife for relocation.

Space station's 2 women prep for first all-female spacewalk

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will make "HERstory," as NASA is calling it, with the first all-female spacewalk. All four men aboard the International Space Station will remain inside, as Koch and Meir go out to replace a broken battery charger.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to start collecting entrance fees

It is a 2,965-acre preserve in the heart of bustling Cobb County set aside to help tell the story of the Atlanta Campaign during the American Civil War.

Saving one of nature's rarest animals from extinction

There are only two female Northern White Rhinos left in the world, but a team of vets and wildlife experts are racing against the clock to keep the species from becoming extinct.

‘Gains to America’: 1 third of US Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, medicine are immigrants

Immigrants have been awarded 35 percent of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 1901, the National Foundation for American Policy reported in a policy brief released this year. 

New Mexico forecast to lead US in pecan production in 2019

New Mexico is expected to lead the U.S. in pecan production this year as growers prepare for the upcoming harvest.