New monster tarantula species is 'hairy giant among dwarves'
Biologists have discovered a new tarantula species in Cuba that is bigger and hairier than other spiders in its genus.
Why are people 'holding space' for 'Defying Gravity’, and what does that even mean?
As if “Wicked” hasn’t already taken over the internet enough, a moment from one of the stars’ press interviews has turned into the latest meme. Here’s an explainer.
Lost penguin’s 2,000-mile journey to Australia ends with return to Southern Ocean
The emperor penguin, dubbed Gus, had somehow swam over 2,000 miles from his icy home and was found on a sun-drenched beach in Denmark, Western Australia, earlier this month.
Snake found slithering inside Hawaii Christmas tree shipment
Shop workers unloading a supply of Christmas trees in Hawaii found an unexpected visitor hiding within the shipment.
What happens when hungry cow won't leave? Hilarious encounter captured on video
A comical video captured in Virginia shows a cow leaning into a car window and licking a laughing woman as she fed it.
'We can't make this stuff up': Man allegedly hid from officers in Tempe PD's parking garage
A man in the Phoenix area is accused of evading officers who were looking for him...by hiding in Tempe Police's parking garage.
Man tries smuggling hundreds of tarantulas from Peru by strapping them to his body
The man who attempted to smuggle the animals was identified as a 28-year-old from Korea.
Duct-tape banana art sells for $6.2 million at auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York.
Historic 1652 coin found in furniture sells for $2.5M at California auction
A rare 1652 silver coin, about the size of a nickel, sold for $2.5 million at a California auction, breaking the previous record for a pre-Revolution American coin.
See it: Mummified cat cub provides glimpse of what animals looked like
The frozen mummy of a sabre-toothed cub found in Siberia was so well-preserved that it gave scientists the chance to study an extinct mammal unlike ever before.
Car plummets from parking area into mall, killing 1
A tragic accident occurred at a Guatemala City mall when a car plummeted several floors from a parking area, killing a 22-year-old kiosk worker.
How freezing your hair in the Canadian Yukon can win you $2,000
The contest can commence when the temperature drops to at least -4 degrees F, as visitors taking a dip into the 108-degree F hot springs.
Airbnb promotion will let users play gladiator in Rome's Colosseum
A new deal between Airbnb and the Roman Colosseum will let eight people and their plus-ones participate in faux gladiator fights at the ancient amphitheater.
Scientists reconstruct face of 17th century ‘vampire’ buried with sickle across neck, padlock on foot
Archaeologists have reconstructed the face of a young woman who was buried in the 17th century with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe.
'Bear' in California car attack was actually a person in disguise, insurance officials say
There is a rather unusual twist in the story of a bear that attacked vehicles in California. Authorities now say the 'bear' is actually something else.
Video: Missing wallaby captured in Kentucky after days on the lam
Home security video showed the missing marsupial darting through the streets of Chavies, Kentucky.
Slithering surprise in Scottsdale: Man finds boa constrictor dangling from his truck
Scary moments in Scottsdale as a man got out of his truck to find a boa constrictor hanging out of his vehicle.
Costco recalls butter as allergy warning is missing
Costco is having to recall 80,000 pounds of butter because they forgot to include an allergen on the packaging.
Police respond after owner accidentally takes python to Chili's
The python was found slithering in the parking lot of the restaurant and was later reunited with its owner.
‘Blobs’ that closed Australian beaches were made of poop, weed, and meth, scientists say
Thousands of mysterious blobs that closed several Sydney beaches last month have been revealed to contain materials “consistent with human generated waste”, scientists at the University of New South Wales said.