Wildlife

National climate reporter Chase Cain and a team of scientists from the California Ocean Alliance traveled to Antarctica to track the growing impacts of coal, oil, and gas pollution on whales. The giant mammals help phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen human’s breathe but that job is threatened by Earth’s rising temperatures.

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recorded the colossal squid last month in the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet below sea level.

The gym intrusion occurred on April 8 at a YMCA in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

A shark attack alert system informs the public when there has been a nearby unprovoked shark attack, similar to the Amber alert system for abducted children.

Three deer were rescued after falling through thin ice by a drone, which captured the scene in Wisconsin’s Green Lake on video.

A California boat captain captured video of the huge group off the coast of Monterey Bay.

The dolphin species were found beached on Australia’s island state of Tasmania Tuesday afternoon.

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as federal officials move to extend protections for the beloved pollinator.

As out-of-state emergency responders return home after lending a helping hand in battling the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles County, one neighboring firefighter is returning home with the new excitement of expecting triplets.

A man whose home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire had a tearful reunion with his beloved dog after it ran away amid evacuation orders.

Bird strikes are most likely to occur during takeoff or landing — or during low-altitude flights. Here’s what else to know about the airborne phenomenon.

A child was hospitalized after a raccoon attack inside the family’s home as the baby was in a carrier, state officials said Friday.

The Big Rusty wildfire in Hainesport, Burlington County is mostly out after it went dangerously close to homes Monday night. No one was hurt and no homes were damaged. It is now 40 acres and 50% contained Tuesday afternoon. NBC10’s Karen Hua spoke with families who witnessed the fire crews battling this in their backyards.

Bear sightings are not unusual in Sierra Madre, but a bear shows no signs of leaving after moving into the crawlspace under a couple’s home.

A young girl was attacked in Montana by a black bear that has since been euthanized, authorities said.

Officials say an 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

A Houston police officer shot and killed an alligator after it was found with the remains of a woman inside its mouth, officials said in a statement.

Video from a Monrovia, California, homeowner captured a mama bear dive into a backyard pool as her two curious but cautious cubs watched.

“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar,” the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said. “The sound is cicadas.”

Cicadas are clearly king when it comes to peeing, urinating two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.