December 19, 2023, 4:11pm Life
An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video transmitted by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light. Read story
December 18, 2023, 4:34pm Life
Wildlife officials released five gray wolves into a remote forest in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains on Monday to kick off a voter-approved reintroduction program that was embraced in the state’s mostly Democratic urban corridor but staunchly opposed in conservative rural areas where ranchers worry about attacks on livestock. Read story
December 18, 2023, 11:32am Nation & World
One Kentucky family got a little something extra when they picked out their Christmas tree this year: an owl. Read story
December 16, 2023, 6:50am Life
Adriene Mishler was still grieving the loss of her beloved blue heeler mix when her boyfriend at the time surprised her with a Christmas puppy that was nearly identical. Read story
December 15, 2023, 2:27pm Nation & World
A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday before it was captured, authorities said. Read story
December 15, 2023, 6:53am Life
A 9-year-old beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium named Kharabali has died, marking the third death among five whales that were transported there from Canada in 2021. Read story
December 12, 2023, 10:20am Nation & World
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association sued Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week to delay the reintroduction of gray wolves into Colorado. Read story
December 11, 2023, 10:33am Nation & World
A 52-foot-long dead fin whale washed up on a San Diego beach over the weekend and officials said there was no obvious sign of the cause of death. Read story
December 11, 2023, 6:03am Latest News
The orca has become the symbol of the Pacific Northwest, perhaps even more so than the salmon they eat. Several events this year have put an international spotlight on the relationship between orcas and humans — including the tragic death of a captive Northwest orca taken in the ’70s as… Read story
December 10, 2023, 6:05am Life
In late October, a young sea otter pup was found in the remote coastal town of Seldovia, Alaska, stranded and calling out in distress with no mother in sight. After being rehabilitated, fed and healed, the tiny otter — barely over a month old — began a cross-country trip to… Read story