NASA Mars rover discovers weird string-like object that goes viral

An image of what appeared to be a clump string on Mars went viral last week. The photos were taken by the NASA Perseverance rover's Hazard Avoidance Cameras.

Great White shark washes ashore on Long Island

Authorities say the 7-to-8-foot long shark was spotted by a resident before it washed back out to sea.

Man to eat only Taco Bell in 30-day health experiment

Sam Reid hopes to redefine what it means to be “healthy” by eating only Taco Bell for a month and examining different health metrics at the end.

Massive Burmese python nest, 2 females, multiple hatchlings found in Big Cypress

An FWC officer and a python removal contractor discovered a massive Burmese python nest in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve. They captured a nesting female python and a second breeding female python that measured 17 feet, 6 inches long — along with 18 recently hatched snakes and 23 unhatched eggs.

Weather watchers needed to locate clouds on Mars

To better understand Mars and its atmosphere, NASA is asking for help spotting clouds on the Red Planet.

‘Heartbeat’ radio signal detected billions of light-years from Earth

Fast radio bursts (FRB) are usually one-offs so astronomers are particularly intrigued by this most recent FRB which has a consistent burst similar to that of a beating heart.

Florida Red Lobster finds rare 1-in-30-million orange lobster

The brightly-colored orange lobster – now named "Cheddar" after Red Lobster's famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits – has made her forever home at Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach.

New York City nuclear attack PSA: steps people should take

New York City's Office of Emergency Management has issued a public service announcement in case the city is attacked with nuclear weapons.

Dramatic photos show tree burning from inside after lightning strike in Ohio

Photos of the tree in a rural Ohio town showed glowing, red-hot flames spiraling up the trunk, while the outer branches appeared green and seemingly unaffected.

'Chickens die every day, people': Florida man arrested for killing neighbor's rooster claims self-defense

"Chickens die every day, people — at Church's, Popeyes, Kentucky Fried Chicken, really," the Florida man said. "I didn't know to give it a 21-gun salute. CPR? Mouth-to-mouth? You know, or call the chicken ambulance?"

Virginia man wins $250K lottery prize with numbers he saw in dream

Alonzo Coleman picked the unusual sequence of numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, that he said came to him while he was sleeping.

World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead

As water levels drop at both Lake Mead and Lake Powell upstream on the Arizona-Utah line, states in the U.S. West increasingly face deeper cuts to their supply from the Colorado River.

Wedding party celebrates along side of west Michigan freeway after limo catches fire on way to reception

A couple and their wedding party was on the way to west Michigan reception when their limo started overheating on the freeway. The vehicle caught fire, so they celebrated along the side of the road while they waited.

NASA wants its moon dust, cockroaches from Apollo 11 mission pulled from auction

The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000.