Tiny albino gator hatches at Florida wildlife park

A rare albino alligator baby is the newest resident of a central Florida wildlife park. The owners of Wild Florida say the tiny gator is the only one that hatched out of nine eggs laid by its parents. An albino alligator's lack of skin pigmentation would make it an easy target for predators and therefore put it at risk in the wild.

Florida butterfly garden is 6,400 square feet of natural beauty

In the heart of Florida, you'll reach a rainforest that is brimming with butterflies. In fact, you'll be surrounded by hundreds of them.

Visitors to world's tallest tree could face $5,000 fine, up to 6 months in jail

Park officials say increased visitors to Hyperion in Northern California have resulted in “degradation of the tree’s base,” trash and human waste in the surrounding area, and more issues.

Boeing to resume delivery of 787 Dreamliners after FAA clearance

Issues with the 787 started in 2020 when small gaps were found between panels of the fuselage that are made of carbon composite material.

Bay Area ‘shark guy’ hopes to turn fear into fascination

Just mentioning sharks brings to mind the heart-thumping theme to the movie "Jaws" for some people and even swimming at the beach during "Shark Week" can be stressful, but the Florida Aquarium’s ‘Shark Guy’ hopes to turn fear of the fish into fascination.

Fishing Report: July 29, 2022
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Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard?s Marina says the new moon means we have strong currents. Water is flushing out of the bays, which means more bait inshore.

Video captures 'endless river of bats' pouring from cave in Mexico

According to a tourism website, the cave is known locally as "Cueva de Los Murciélagos," which translates to "Cave of the Bats,"

More than 50 sea turtles rescued after getting stranded due to artificial lights

A nest of baby sea turtles in Indian Shores got lost on their way to the ocean this week, and Clearwater Marine Aquarium rescued and returned 50 of them back to sea.

Wildlife experts urge against feeding gators with three local attacks in two weeks

For the third time this month, a person has been injured, and in one instance killed, in a gator attack. The latest involves a 13-year-old girl who's now in the hospital after being bitten by a gator near a boat ramp in Hardee County.

Diner discovers 100-million-year-old dinosaur footprints at restaurant in China

Paleontologists went to the restaurant and used a 3D scanner to confirm that it was the tracks of two brontosauruses from the early Cretaceous period.

James Webb Space Telescope to be featured on US postage stamp

The new James Webb Space Telescope Forever stamp will be available in September, but individuals can preorder the stamp in August.

Buzz Aldrin's moon-flown Apollo 11 jacket sells for record $2.8M

The Apollo 11 spaceflight jacket worn by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon in 1969 with Neil Armstrong, exceeded expectations when it sold for an astonishing $2.8 million.

Nearly 3,000 giant African land snails removed in Pasco County

One month after the discovery of the giant African land snails in Pasco County, officials have removed almost 3,000 invasive species.