Zoo will name cockroach or rat after your ex, feed it to a bird or reptile on Valentine’s Day

If you're no fond of your ex and loathe Valentine's Day, a Texas zoo is offering people the chance to name a rat or roach after their ex and watch it be fed to birds, snakes or other reptiles.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, crewmates return to Earth

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Soyuz commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos safely touched down southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan at 4:12 a.m. EST Thursday.

Scientists prepare for dive into 'Midnight Zone' to study dark ocean

Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climate change in an unexplored area of the Indian Ocean.

Baboon steals, grooms, lion cub in South Africa

After carrying the cub into the branches of a tree, the primate proceeds to groom the little lion.

Badger and coyote seen traveling together in tunnel

A team of researchers in California documenting how wildlife interacts with roadway structures has found a coyote and badger that appear to be close traveling companions.

Roughly 1,400 pounds of shark fins seized in Florida

Officials estimated the total value of the fins to be worth between $700,000 and $1 million.

Zoo Miami welcomes pair of baby meerkats

Meerkats are born blind and helpless, but zoo staff kept a hands-off approach to allow them to bond with their mother and three unrelated brothers — Gizmo, Joe and Diego — who share the habitat, Magill said.

Monkey spotted picking oranges outside Florida home

The woman who spotted the monkey in her backyard said that he has come back to pick oranges and that they have nicknamed him "Curious George."

Does wearing a face mask protect you from coronavirus and other infectious diseases?

As more cases of the new coronavirus spring up across the globe, more people are turning to face masks for protection — but are they actually effective at keeping you healthy?

Cold-stunned iguanas are actually falling from South Florida trees

The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters warned residents about falling iguanas.

Forecast: Falling iguanas in South Florida

The National Weather Service usually sticks to atmospheric weather events, but the agency made a special exception and expanded forecasting criteria to include things falling from above.

Starving lions in Sudan park prompt worldwide campaign to save them

After a series of heartbreaking images of starving lions in Sudan were posted online, a global campaign is underway to save them.

The average human body temperature is dropping, study suggests

Humans are getting colder, according to a new study out of Stanford University's School of Medicine that found the average human body temperature to be lower than the 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit average established more than 150 years ago.

Yosemite’s ‘firefall’ returns for two weeks this February

Yosemite's Horsetail Fall will light up with bright orange and red hues that resemble cascading fire for a few days in February.

SpaceX completes successful abort test launch of Dragon crew capsule

The launch is an important one for SpaceX and NASA as the commercial crew program continues into the phase that many officials describe as “the final dress rehearsal.”