Pumpkin bucket removed from elusive Detroit deer after 10-day search

After 10 days, and searching that included drones and wading through a river, a stuck pumpkin bucket was safely removed from the head of a young deer in Hines Park.

Miniature T. rex relative sells for $47.3 million at auction

A rare Nanotyrannus skeleton known as “Jodi" sold for $47.3 million at auction in New York City, making it the second-most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever sold.

Watch: Deer seen crashing through apartment window in Wisconsin

Two Appleton, Wisconsin, police officers were unfazed as a deer crashed through the window of an apartment while no one was home.

Orphaned baby walrus in Alaska flown 4,800 miles to new home in Florida

A young, orphaned Pacific walrus found on a remote beach in northern Alaska has been rescued and brought more than 4,000 miles to Florida, where it's receiving care at SeaWorld Orlando.

Invasive hairy ants are on the move: What to watch for

Invasive, hairy ants are spreading across the Southeast U.S., creating “super colonies” with millions of critters and costing millions of dollars in damages along the way. 

What are these mushrooms appearing on your lawn?

Little white mushrooms appear every year on lawns across the country. They may look harmless, but you should think twice before touching them.

Detroit River Hawk Watch counting birds by the tens of thousands

Over the past week, more than 70,000 broad-winged hawks have passed over the Detroit River along their migratory route. But that's not all that counters based at Lake Erie Metropark have seen.

New tiny wild cat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests

Researchers have identified Leopardus tilcayo, a previously unknown species of tiny wild cat, in Bolivia’s cloud forests, marking the first formal description of a new living cat species in more than a century.

Michigan man missing at Isle Royale National Park

A Michigan man has been reported missing in Isle Royale National Park. A search operation is currently underway by the National Park Service.

Massive bird migration: Most over Wisconsin, 550M across US

Woah! Hundreds of millions of birds were migrating across the country on Wednesday night, with the highest concentration over Wisconsin.

Watch: Mystery animal attacks man in New Hampshire parking lot

A mystery animal attacked a man in a Lebanon, New Hampshire, parking lot, surveillance video released by police shows.

Invasive moth new to US intercepted at Detroit airport

Border agents at Detroit Metro Airport intercepted a potentially destructive insect earlier this year.

Wisconsin Point sees first piping plover nesting in nearly 50 years

For the first time in nearly half a century, piping plovers have been spotted nesting on Wisconsin Point. This shorebird has been endangered for decades.