American Academy of Sleep and Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time, citing health risks

The American Academy of Sleep and Medicine, as well as several experts who have endorsed them, are calling for the elimination of daylight saving time, citing health risks associated with the time changes.

Honeybee venom destroyed breast cancer cells, study finds

Venom from honeybees rapidly destroyed triple-negative breast cancer, a type of cancer that has limited treatment options, and HER2-enriched breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the journal npj Precision Oncology.

Injured manatee rescued, taken to ZooTampa for rehabilitation

Multiple agencies worked together to rescue an injured manatee after it was reportedly hit by a boat in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on September 5, according to local media reports.

FOX 7 Discussion: Protecting bat populations

Texas State University researcher Sarah Fritts joins FOX 7 Austin to talk about research the university is doing into white-nose syndrome and the Texas bat population.

Georgetown PD reminding public about dove hunting season in Williamson County

The Georgetown Police Department is reminding people that dove hunting season starts September 1 and that it usually gets an increase in shots fired calls during this time.

Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns

A blaze began last Wednesday in Los Padres National Forest northwest of Los Angeles. By Friday, it had destroyed the 80-acre sanctuary in Big Sur that since 1997 has been used to release captive-bred condors into the wild.

Turtle hatchlings scramble across Outer Banks beach on journey to sea

Dozens of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings on North Carolina’s Outer Banks embarked on their life in the ocean on August 23.

Hurricane Laura captured in stunning pictures from space

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has photographed Hurricane Laura from his vantage point on the International Space Station.

Man charged with shooting protected elephant seal on California beach

A 30-year-old-man was charged Tuesday with shooting and killing a protected northern elephant seal on a California beach, federal prosecutors said.