Cloud seeding gaining traction amid Rocky Mountain drought

A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought. Cloud seeding involves using planes and ground-based equipment to put silver iodide into clouds when weather conditions are right.

Loons are falling from the sky in Wisconsin

There have been reports of loons stranded on the ground after they fell from the sky.

Alligator found in NYC park with swallowed bathtub stopper dies, zoo says

“This was a tragic case of animal abuse," the Bronx Zoo said of the alligator, which was found suffering from severe weight loss, anemia, and other conditions.

Children's cat-killing contest in New Zealand scrapped after backlash

Organizers behind an annual hunting competition had announced a new category for kids under 14 to kill feral cats as part of an effort to protect native species, according to reports.

Taxidermy bird drones aim to assist, advance wildlife research

Researchers hope to expand what they learn from these taxidermy bird drones to improve fuel efficiency in aviation and possibly into assisting space exploration.

Watch: Rare hybrid solar eclipse wows onlookers in Australia

The lucky few people in its path either saw the darkness of a total eclipse or a “ring of fire" as the sun peeked from behind the new moon.

Pentagon shares newly declassified UFO videos, tracking over 650 potential cases

Of the more than 650 potential UFO sightings, U.S. officials have prioritized about half of them that appear to be especially interesting and anomalous.

VIDEO: SpaceX launches batch of Starlink satellites from Florida Wednesday

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 second-generation Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Central Florida Wednesday morning. 

Alligator found hiding underneath Florida man's truck

Imagine walking outside your home and discovering an alligator hiding underneath your vehicle! That's the surprise one Florida man came across in his Tampa driveway. 

What to know about Thursday's test flight of SpaceX’s big Starship

After calling off the first launch attempt of its giant Starship rocket earlier this week, SpaceX said it will make a second attempt on Thursday. Elon Musk's company is targeting a new 62-minute launch window that opens at 9:28 a.m. ET and closes at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Old NASA satellite descending to earth poses ‘low’ risk of danger

The science satellite known as Rhessi will fall through the atmosphere Wednesday night. The satellite launched into orbit in 2002 to study the sun recording more than 100,000 solar events.

Stunning James Webb Space Telescope photo shows merging galaxies shining with light of a trillion suns

Arp 220, found in the constellation Serpens (the Serpent), is an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy that shines brighter than more than 1 trillion suns, according to the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Bear spared from execution despite fatal mauling of Italian woman

A brown bear in Italy that had attacked and killed a woman while she was running in the mountains has been granted a reprieve from being put down.