San Antonio Zoo's tortoise beats the heat amid record temperatures

A tortoise held its head in front of a streaming faucet at the San Antonio Zoo last week, as a record temperature of 105 degrees was recorded in the Texas city.

SpaceX breaks space shuttle's record for rocket turnaround time

The ANASIS-II satellite blasted off from breezy Cape Canaveral at 5:30 p.m. atop a Falcon 9 rocket – but not just any Falcon 9 rocket. This particular booster was the same one that hoisted two astronauts on the first-ever flight of a private crewed spacecraft to the space station.

Red-winged blackbird photographed hitching a ride on bald eagle’s back

New York wildlife officials shared a rare photograph Monday of a red-winged blackbird hitching a ride on the back of a hunting bald eagle.

Astronomers discover huge galactic wall hidden behind Milky Way

It was discovered when scientists saw galaxies in different directions around it were affected by its gravitational pull.

Elephant helps struggling calf scale roadside barrier in India

A trio of elephants on the move in India met an obstacle in the shape of a roadside barrier that was too tall for the smallest of them. Luckily, a helping trunk was soon at hand.

Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft

The U.S., China and the United Arab Emirates are sending spacecraft to Mars in quick succession beginning this week.

TMZ: Cadaver dogs alert on alligator pit at zoo once owned by Joe Exotic

Cadaver dogs have allegedly picked up on human remains at an Oklahoma zoo formerly owned by Joe Maldonado-Passage, AKA Joe Exotic, according to TMZ.

Fishing Report: July 10, 2020

Every Friday morning, Captain Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard's Marina joins Good Day to fill viewers in on his fishing forecast as we head into the weekend.

Eight Florida communities vie for Space Command headquarters

It is the newly formed sixth branch of the military, and now the U.S. Space Force is searching for a place to build its permanent command center. Eight communities in Florida are officially in the race, including two in Tampa Bay.

Snaking the drain? 8-foot python removed from toilet

Residents at a home in Fernleigh, New South Wales, had an unwelcome visitor in their toilet recently: an eight-foot long carpet python.