An Australian state has been hit by its worst mice plague “in decades” after a bumper grain harvest. Farmers in New South Wales made hay bales for the winter, but expect to lose many of them to the mice. A grocer in Gulargambone, a small community between Gilgandra and Coonamble, north west of Sydney, said,

A “worm tornado” left social media users in shock this week. Insane pictures showed hundreds of worms crowding a Hoboken, New Jersey sidewalk in a tornado shape. “I posted (a photo of) them, not at all in a million years anticipating the response it would get, and the response has only been unbelievable and entertaining

A team of scientists at Arizona State University have presented evidence that suggests the remains of an ancient planet may be buried deep in Earth’s mantle. The researchers believe that our moon formed when a protoplanet named Theia collided with Earth. They believe the collision took place during Earth’s infancy, about 4.5 billion years ago.

A tourist unknowingly held one of the world’s most dangerous animals right in the palm of her hand as she recorded the whole encounter. TikTok user @kaylinmarie21 posted a video holding a tiny little octopus with a brown body and black circle. It was just half the size of her hand. But after a quick

Scientists watched in amazement as screams sounded from the treetops just before a baby monkey fell to its death. Just moments later, the baby’s monkey family gathered around to consume the corpse. Researchers have been observing this population of white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus imitator) for over 37 years. But in all that time, scientists had

Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret, using the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. Elizabeth Ann was born on December 10 and announced last week. She may look cute and innocent, but unlike the domestic ferret foster mom she was cloned from, Elizabeth Ann is a

A Utah man received a scary welcome when he went to check on a relative’s home. He found a mountain lion wandering around inside the house. Jon Hughes was checking on a family member’s home in Millcreek, Utah when he discovered a sliding glass door was shattered and potted plants were thrown around the room.

A Toronto woman captured video of the bizarre sight she saw upon looking out the window into her backyard: a squirrel holding a knife. Andrea Diamond lives in the Rosedale area of Toronto. She said that squirrels are very common in her backyard. But this time one of those squirrels picked up a paring knife

Washington state officials found something horrifying earlier this year: live specimens of “murder hornets.” The super aggressive flying insect, also known as the Asian giant hornet, was first spotted in the United States in the Pacific Northwest in December of 2019. However, at the time, only dead hornets were found. Five months later, officials discovered