Vulnerable sea turtles flourishing during coronavirus restrictions in Florida

In an April 18 Facebook post, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center said that its staff had discovered 79 leatherback and loggerhead turtle nests on a 9.5-mile stretch of beach that encompasses Juno Beach.

Woman, 73, attacked by hawk while using walker

An Orlando woman says her mother is recovering after a hawk attack near a neighborhood off Apopka Vineland Road.

2020 Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak this Tuesday, April 21

The 2020 Lyrid Meteor shower will reach its peak on Tuesday, April 21, as stargazers are treated to a spectacle of up to 20 meteors per hour. 

Astronauts ready to return to space despite COVID-19

It’s been nearly a decade since we’ve seen American astronauts go up in space from American soil, but that will all change next month.

Lions spotted napping on road during coronavirus lockdown

“This lion pride are usually resident on Kempiana Contractual Park, an area Kruger tourists do not see,” Kruger National Park tweeted on Monday.

CDC says COVID-19 can survive on shoes

Local health professionals react to new CDC report that says Covid - 19 can "stick" to shoes and other surfaces and survive for hours to days.

Yosemite National Park sees abundance of wildlife as coronavirus keeps tourists away

California’s Yosemite National Park has seen an abundance of wildlife reclaim the area as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps the normally bustling throngs of tourists away.

Aggressive hawks attack people during nesting season
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Hawks are dive-bombing people in Central Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say this is nesting season. Both the birds and their nests are protected under state law.

The moon will line up with Jupiter, Saturn and Mars this week in dazzling sky show

Stargazers are in for a special treat this week with the rare opportunity of basking in the glory of an astronomical alignment eons in the making as the moon lines up with Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. 

Astronauts leave virus-plagued planet for space station

NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russians Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner arrived at the orbiting lab in their Soyuz capsule six hours after blasting off from Kazakhstan.

Toronto Zoo takes precautions after Bronx Zoo tiger gets COVID-19

No one who works at the Toronto Zoo has tested positive for the disease and no animals are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19.