Pelican in Florida Keys plucks phone from woman's hand after mistaking it for food, wildlife experts say

A juvenile brown pelican is recovering down in the Florida Keys after using its beak to steal a cell phone from a woman’s hand and swallowing it. Wildlife officials said it probably thought it was food, which demonstrates the dangers of feeding wild animals.

Reward increased to $54K to find who shot, stabbed dolphins on Florida beaches

There is now a $54,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible for stabbing one dolphin and shooting another on Florida beaches this year.

Florida Senate targets bear poaching, shark finning, invasive species

Florida is getting closer to imposing stiffer fines for bear poaching and expanding rules against shark “finning.” The Senate Rules Committee on Monday approved bills to address those issues, sending the measures to the full Senate.

Vets extract beach towel after python swallows it whole

“With assistance from our internal medicine team, very long forceps were placed through the endoscope and used to grasp the towel,” hospital staff wrote in a Facebook post.

Cold turtles getting extra care
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Recent cold snaps have proven dangerous for sea turtles. Staff at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet have been busy caring for the animals.

Family finds venomous snake curled up behind toaster

An Australian family discovered a snake behind their toaster that was later identified as the eastern brown snake.

SpaceX will team up with Armed Forces for War Games in April

SpaceX, the new kid of the block space company, wants to show the DOD what Starlink satellites could do in a battle-zone.

SpaceX to team with military for test drill
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SpaceX is proving to be a powerhouse in space travel. Soon, they will team up with the U.S. military to demonstrate that their network of satellites can be lethal.

Invasive monkeys multiply in Central Florida

The Rhesus Macaques were first dropped in Silver Springs as a tourist attraction nearly a century ago.

Dogs detecting citrus greening
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Dogs specially trained by Agricultural Research Service scientists have proven to be the most efficient way to detect citrus greening, according to a recently published paper.

Wild monkey population to multiply in Florida
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Wild monkeys are multiplying across Florida. Scientists say there is a growing population of rhesus macaques in Silver Springs State Park, near Ocala.

Cloud over Mt. Shasta in California appears 'out of this world'

Are human beings alone in the universe? It's the question of a lifetime and no one has really been able to answer whether another intelligent life exists.

Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies

NASA says pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died. She worked on NASA's early space missions and was portrayed in the film "Hidden Figures," about black female aerospace workers.