Tree struck, shattered by lightning outside Wisconsin high school, video shows

Incredible video shows a bolt of lightning striking a tree outside of a Wisconsin high school, scorching and shattering the evergreen on impact.

'It’s just having a blast': Black bear soaks in hot tub in the Great Smoky Mountains

Mason Trebony, who was vacationing at a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains with his wife, filmed the bear as it crawled into the jacuzzi and plopped down to take in the morning sunrise.

Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states, US report says

The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states, government scientists said.

Lava rains from the sky during latest eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna

Video captured a fiery spectacle when Italy's Mount Etna volcano, located in eastern Sicily, erupted causing lava to rain from the sky.

The Michigan DNR has verified 65 reports of cougars in the state

While wildlife experts say there is no breeding population of mountain lions in Michigan, the frequency of sightings has increased in recent years.

Bear bites woman through toilet in outhouse

Shannon Stevens told The AP that she sat down on the toilet and felt something immediately bite her.

Zolfo Springs cousins wrangle 300-pound, 16-foot Burmese python on family property

Aaron Brown was driving when he spotted something on his family's property that required a second look. It turned out to be a 16-foot Burmese python with 100 eggs inside. 

Great white shark bites boat in Gulf waters off Tampa Bay

The boaters were fishing about 65 miles off the coast of the Tampa Bay area when a massive great white shark approached, taking a bite out of one of their boat's motors.

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano continues to vent lava

The western half of the lava lake in a crater on Kilauea Volcano was about 650 feet deep Friday morning.

Florida golfer snatches ball stuck on alligator's tail

Here's a problem only golfers in Florida would face: how to retrieve a ball stuck on a gator's tail on the golf course.

Veterans, Gold Star families to get lifetime passes to US national parks

Veterans and Gold Star families will be given free lifetime access to national parks in the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced.

Creepy, snake-sized invasive worm spotted in Virginia, and it’s ‘essentially immortal’

A foot-long invasive species slithered by a suburban Virginia resident last week, leaving pest-control experts scratching their heads before they found help identifying it.

Oakland County man installs bird feeders for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic

An Oakland County man noticed early in the pandemic that there needed to be more natural beauty for elderly people near him - so he decided to raise money to install bird feeders outside every window.