Monarch butterflies making a comeback on the Peninsula. Here's why

Last year, the population of the monarch butterfly hit an all-time low, but, during the winter heat wave, scientists say large populations delayed their usual migration, and kept mating instead

Rare albino dolphin calf spotted in water off Shore Acres

Dolphins are a common sight off our coast, but not like this one. A Pinellas County man caught a glimpse of a rare calf swimming near his backyard.

Thousands of satellites, space junk surround Earth and it’s a problem, astronomers say

There are thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, and that’s not all — tons of space junk from previous collisions are also cluttering the orbit around the planet. Astronomers say there’s more to come, and it could spell trouble.

Russia rejects blame for space debris endangering 7 astronauts aboard ISS

U.S. officials accused Russia of destroying an old satellite with a missile. Astronauts now face four times greater risk than normal, a NASA official said.

After 4 weeks, Florida wildlife agents get container off bear's head

A Collier County bear is finally free weeks after it was spotted on home surveillance with a plastic container stuck on its head.

Bear nearly gets squirted with hand sanitizer at 7-Eleven

A bear opened the door of a 7-Eleven store in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe and seemed to take no notice of a store employee yelling at it to leave immediately. 

That's one way to open hunting season - deer filmed running through Michigan church

When faith leaders arrived at their Sturgis church Monday morning, they found signs of breaking and entering. It soon became clear it wasn't a human that had broken in.

Russian test blamed for space debris that forced 7 astronauts aboard ISS to seek shelter

A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that is now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said Monday.

Bear in Petaluma tree comes down, wanders off

Authorities gave a large bear time and space to climb down a tree and eventually, after 15 hours, the animal left a Petaluma neighborhood on its own.   

Man who went to space with William Shatner dies in plane crash in New Jersey

State police say Glen de Vries, a man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month, was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey.

NASA, SpaceX’s Crew-3 launches into orbit, bound for space station

The SpaceX Crew-3 launch had been postponed multiple times, due to weather and then health issues, but a Falcon 9 rocket finally lifted off from Kennedy Space Center just after 9 p.m. Wednesday evening. The astronauts will head to the International Space Station (ISS) and plan to complete scientific experiments while there.