Woman attacked by shark in South Padre: ‘I thought it was a big fish’

A Texas woman recalls her terrifying escape from a shark attack on South Padre Island. The shark bit her left calf off. "My leg is pretty much gone."

Red, Webb and boom: NASA telescope captures celestial firework from young star

The hourglass shape is created by a young star gathering mass from its parent molecular cloud. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the celestial fireworks happening within the constellation Taurus.

Officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of owls – to save other owls

To prevent the extinction of the threatened spotted owl species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill thousands of invasive barred owls across forests in the western U.S.

Charlotte the stingray, pregnant fish despite no male companion, has died

Charlotte, a stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species, has died.

Sacred white bison calf from Yellowstone not seen since birth

Yellowstone National Park officials say a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4.

Boa thought to be male gives birth to 14 snakes by extremely rare virgin birth phenomenon

Ronaldo, a 13-year-old Brazilian rainbow boa, was believed to be male and had not been in contact with any other snakes for at least nine years, according to researchers.

'Squiggly shark' with 'rare' deformity hooked in Titusville: 'I feel bad keeping this one'

A “squiggly shark" with an apparent tail deformity was discovered in Titusville earlier this month – and researchers have revealed a possible explanation to why the big fish looks the way it does.

Michigan's wolf population at its highest in 12 years, survey finds

Apart from one strange occurrence in Calhoun County when a coyote hunter shot and killed a wolf earlier this year, there is no present population below the Straits of Mackinac.

Women astronauts could be 'more tolerant to spaceflight,' research shows

Less than 100 women have been to space, whereas more than 600 men have been. More data is needed to confirm what researchers say is early evidence that female astronauts return to their biological baseline quicker after returning to Earth.

Deer crashes through windshield of Rhode Island bus, injuring 3 passengers

A frightening incident occurred in Warwick, Rhode Island, on Monday when a deer crashed through the windshield of a bus, injuring three passengers.

Rare white bison calf spotted in Yellowstone National Park could fulfill prophecy

A Montana photographer has a picture she definitely will not forget after snapping a photo of a rare – and, potentially, sacred – white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park. 

Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

A missing woman was found eaten alive by a massive python after locals cut her body out of the snake in Indonesia.

Shark attack off Hawaii's Oahu island leaves woman seriously hurt

Also Friday, reported back-to-back shark attacks led authorities to temporarily close beaches to swimmers in Walton County, on the Florida Panhandle.