VIDEO: Pod of orcas spotted during rare sighting off Texas coast

Footage shared by Sam Hardeman, a fishing vessel captain, shows adult killer whales breaching the waters with juvenile orcas.

After 100 years, California condor could return to northwest

The new initiative calls for releasing four or six juvenile condors each year for 20 years throughout Redwood National Park, which is about an hour’s drive from the Oregon border.

Former director of national intelligence says upcoming Pentagon UFO report reveals technology ‘we don’t have’

Buried within thousands of pages of last year’s massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief package is a stipulation ordering the release of special reports on UFOs by the Pentagon — and what’s in those reports may shock you, according to the former director of national intelligence.

Pfizer begins phase 1 study of oral COVID-19 treatment drug

Pfizer announced Monday that it has begun the phase 1 study of an oral antiviral drug to treat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Small piece of Wright brothers' 1st aircraft to fly again on Mars

With the blessing of the Wright family, NASA included a tiny piece of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer I on an experimental helicopter set to take flight soon on Mars.

9-year-old Minnesota boy survives shark attack in Miami

A Minnesota boy vacationing in Florida with his family survived a shark attack Sunday in Miami Beach.

Boy bitten by shark in South Florida during first trip to beach

The family, visiting from Minnesota, decided to head to the beach while they waited for their Miami Beach hotel room.

Growing evidence links COVID-19, hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo, researchers say

Researchers say there is mounting evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory issues are strongly associated with COVID-19 infection, according to a systematic review.

Lava spews as Iceland volcano comes to life for first time in 6,000 years

The Fagradals Mountain volcano had been dormant for 6,000 years, and this is the first volcanic eruption in this area of the country in nearly 800 years.

Austin teen receives $40K award in 2021 Regeneron STEM competition

Sam Christian, 17, of Austin placed tenth out of 40 finalists in the nation's oldest STEM competition for high school seniors.

The largest ‘potentially hazardous asteroid’ of 2021 will pass by Earth on March 21

The largest asteroid to pass by our planet in 2021 will be at its closest on Sunday, providing astronomers a rare chance to see the giant rock that formed at the dawn of our solar system.

Reports: Former Sen. Bill Nelson could be next NASA administrator

Jim Bridenstine announced after the 2020 election that he will not stay in his role as head of the space agency under the Biden Administration.