Crews rescue ‘badly’ burned bear from Nevada wildfire

As crew members continued to battle the Davis Fire in Western Nevada, they rescued a bear found with severe burns.

WSU pathologists confirm case of plague in blind Idaho deer

An emaciated, blind mule deer found in Idaho earlier this year has been confirmed to have a rare case of plague, said scientists from Washington State University.

Saving Wildlife: The Tree Kangaroo
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Saving Wildlife: Woodland Park Zoo's Impact Beyond Borders. Hosted by Matthew Smith.

Earth is getting a temporary second moon this fall

Earth will soon have a visitor — and not of the extraterrestrial kind. Astronomers found a small asteroid that will orbit our planet this fall, becoming a "mini-moon" temporarily.

Wisconsin bear attack: Boy shoots, kills animal mauling father

A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods.

WA researchers observe new orca calf in Strait of Georgia

Center for Whale Research team members were observing orcas in the Strait of Georgia when they spotted the new calf.

Hiker mauled by bear, hospitalized with ‘extensive’ injuries: official

A 45-year-old man hiking alone in Alberta, Canada, was mauled by a bear late Friday morning, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed to Fox News Digital Saturday.

WATCH: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew completes first private spacewalk

Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, participated in the first ever private spacewalk by a group of astronauts who left a SpaceX capsule after a delay of a few hours, testing a new line of spacesuits in the company's riskiest mission yet.

A record number of human beings are now in orbit

For the first time, there are 19 human beings orbiting the planet. They represent three different countries and are aboard three different spacecraft.

Polaris Dawn live updates: SpaceX launches 4 private astronauts for historic spacewalk mission Tuesday morning

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET carrying four Polaris Dawn mission private astronauts to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning.

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth without astronauts

The troubled Boeing Starliner spacecraft parachuted into the New Mexico desert overnight, without the astronauts it carried to the International Space Station in early June.

Girl, age 12, wins top fishing prize of 'Master Angler Milestone': 'She does it all'

Lucy Moore is the first female and the youngest angler to achieve the coveted fishing award, Master Angler Milestone in Maryland, and already has her sights set on her next big achievement.