3 dead, hundreds injured after storms rouse scorpions in Egypt
The city of Aswan has been dealing with an influx of scorpions and snakes, thanks to a recent rash of heavy storms disturbing their hiding places.
Animals
An Antarctic penguin ends up on New Zealand shore, 3,100 miles from home
This penguin's adventure might have taken a few wrong turns. It's only the third time an Adélie penguin is known to have made it to the shores of New Zealand.
Zoo animals are getting their COVID vaccines, too
Dozens of zoos around the United States have decided to vaccinate some of their animals for COVID. There's concern the animals could catch the virus from their handlers.
Birds in the Amazon have been shrinking. Here's why scientists think it's happening
Over the last four decades, birds in the Amazon have been shrinking — and scientists believe their smaller bodies may be a response to hotter, drier weather brought by climate change.
A pair of bald eagles was caught on video entangled on a Minnesota street
The two birds writhed around together on a residential street for minutes, unable to separate themselves from each other. They reportedly flew away unharmed without police intervention.
Lots of wild deer are getting SARS-CoV-2. Scientists say this could be a huge problem
Scientists have evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is widely circulating in wild deer across the United States. Researchers say this could have vast implications for the long-term course of the global pandemic.
A family in Peru bought a dog as a pet. The problem? It wasn't a pooch
Run Run was cute, but it eventually ran afoul of neighbors when it started chasing their chickens and ducks. It turns out the family's pet was not a dog at all — it was an Andean fox.
The biggest whales can eat the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in one day
Scientists have gotten the best estimates yet of exactly how much baleen whales, the largest animals on the planet, can consume in one day. Their caloric intake is mind-boggling.
This year's top bird in New Zealand is a bat
New Zealand's bird of the year is not a bird. The long-tailed bat, or pekapeka-tou-roa, won by a wide margin.
Female California condors reproduce without males for the first time
Genetic testing has revealed that some female California condors have been able to reproduce asexually.