An 11-year-old boy from Pennsylvania is recovering after an alligator attack during a family fishing trip in Florida led to the loss of his right hand, according to his family and wildlife officials.

An adored -- and feared -- local celebrity has returned to Tasmania, Australia: a 2,200-pound southern elephant seal known as Neil the Seal. About the size of a large bull, Neil is known for causing ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation says they're on a 10-year mission to create a cinematic film of the most detailed time-lapse of the universe ever made to change our understanding of the cosmos.

Metallic spheres that mysteriously washed onto an Australian beach over the weekend have now been identified as pieces of a rocket that fell back to Earth. The objects were found on Forrest Beach in ...

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist for Artemis II, speaks at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters on May. Hansen, who captivated the world when he flew around the moon ...

Rumors of a tornado in Alaska swirled on social media on July 4, fueled by an impressive video showing a large funnel extending down across the hilly landscape. But looks can be deceiving. The funnel ...

A hiker fell about 500 feet to his death while trying to take a photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 28, according to reports. Caio Rocha Aguiar Arrabal, 44, was hiking the Pedra do Macaco trail ...

Volunteers and local residents, under the supervision of the Venezuelan government, are shown collecting and distributing aid to those affected by the twin June 24 earthquakes. The death toll was ...

Storms, heat and flooding disrupt United States' 250th birthday celebrations A deadly heat wave, followed by severe weather, left hundreds of thousands without power, delayed the Washington, D.C., ...

The new image shows ancient stars, most of which are estimated to be 13 billion years old. "Hubble took this image as part of a study of globular clusters in the Milky Way’s hal ...

A lightning strike turned deadly as the Independence Day weekend got underway in Southwest Florida. Crews were dispatched to Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Friday, July 3, after reports of a lightning ...

(CNN) -- A seaplane made a hard landing in the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan just after noon Sunday, according to New York officials. Eight people were removed from the plane by New York ...