Astronauts gear up for final leg of SpaceX test flight: coming home

A pair of NASA astronauts face the final and most important part of their SpaceX test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.

‘Alex the Alligator’ captured in Lynwood

An alligator was captured from a small lake Thursday in south suburban Lynwood.

Raccoon goes for leisurely swim in family's pool

A couple watched as a raccoon walked around their backyard pool in Toronto, Canada -- then decided it wanted to cool off.

Red squirrel launches itself at grey squirrel in viral photo

A photographer has captured a remarkable image of a red squirrel just before it attacks a grey squirrel for getting too close, British news agency South West News Service reports.

Dazzling comet will make closest approach to Earth July 23 — here’s how to watch

In March, the comet was faint, but this month, the comet is relatively easy to observe with binoculars or a telescope. This comet continues to brighten, and is becoming visible to the naked eye.

Chipmunks driving people nuts thanks to bumper crop of acorns

It's not your imagination: There are lots more chipmunks around this summer, thanks to a bumper crop of acorns this spring.

Family rescues sea turtle tangled in crab trap rope in Tampa Bay

Lindsey Fish was fishing with her husband and son on the Tampa side of the Tampa Bay fishing channel on Friday when they saw a sea turtle struggling for air.

Woman seriously injured in bear attack outside lodge in New Mexico

A woman who was just sitting with her husband on a hotel deck and admiring the night sky was brutally attacked by a bear. She was hospitalized with broken bones, a collapsed lung and bites.