Pigeon set to be euthanized in Australia gets reprieve after identifying leg band deemed fake

A pigeon initially believed to have made an 8,000-mile journey across the Pacific from Oregon to Australia was set to be killed because the country declared it a quarantine risk. But the bird has now been given a reprieve after its identifying leg band was deemed a fake.

US intelligence agencies ordered to report what they know about UFOs thanks to latest COVID-19 relief law

When Donald Trump signed the second coronavirus stimulus bill into law in December last year, he set off a countdown requiring U.S. intelligence agencies to report what they know about UFOs and whether or not they pose a threat.

Astronauts ring in New Year with zero-gravity 'ball drop' in space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station had their own New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with a zero-gravity "ball drop" to ring in 2021.

Vice President Mike Pence announces new name for Space Force members: ‘Guardians’

"It is my honor on behalf of the president of the United States to announce that henceforth the men and women of the United States Space Force will be known as ‘Guardians,’" Pence said during the ceremony.

Monarch butterfly population declining, won't receive protections anytime soon
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The benefits of the monarch butterfly are vital to Chicago?s ecosystem, and yet they are dying. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department announced the monarch won't be receiving protections as an endangered species anytime soon.

Woman hears rustling in Christmas tree, finds raccoon inside

Aubrey Iacobelli had thought a cat had made its way into her Christmas tree when she was awoken by rustling early in the morning, only to find it was actually a large raccoon.

Florida golfer snatches ball stuck on alligator's tail

Here's a problem only golfers in Florida would face: how to retrieve a ball stuck on a gator's tail on the golf course.

Jupiter and Saturn will appear to touch in closest conjunction since 1623

The aligning orbits of two gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn happens every few decades, but this great conjunction will be the closest the two planets have been in centuries.