Bear meets sprinkler in northern MN — and it's hilarious: Video

A black bear wandered into a yard in northern Minnesota and encountered a sprinkler — the outcome was adorable and hilarious. 

Free Fishing Weekend in Wisconsin, clinics held statewide

It's “Free Fishing Weekend" in Wisconsin, which means anyone can cast a line without a license on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2.

Giant pandas returning to DC’s National Zoo

Two new giant pandas are coming to D.C.’s National Zoo from China. The Smithsonian's National Zoo made the announcement Wednesday, a little more than six months after sending its three pandas back to China. 

Lake Geneva cicada emergence, area 'loaded' with insects

A Lake Geneva brood of cicadas has emerged, part of a cicada emergence that last happened when Thomas Jefferson was president.

Deer breaks into Mukwonago home, caught red-hooved

Mukwonago police said a deer smashed through the front window of a home last week. It happened at a home on Linden Ridge.

Cicada beer? Lake Geneva plans 'Cicadapalooza' event

"Cicadapalooza" in Lake Geneva will feature cicada dessert and even cicada beer, celebrating the 17-year brood's emergence.

Rare 40-ton whale skull discovered on North Carolina beach

A massive whale skull, believed to belong to a 40-ton humpback whale, washed ashore on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, attracting significant interest from both beachgoers and marine biologists.

Cicada emergence: Wisconsin DNR confirms 1st of brood

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday, May 21 confirmed the emergence of cicadas in Wisconsin.

Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population

Japan's raccoon infestation has gotten considerably worse over the last decade, multiple Japanese news sources are reporting.

What can we learn from fire ants? Maybe a lot

Experts say black fire ants arrived in the U.S. in 1918 and red fire ants in the 1930s, leading to a massive population increase, with five times more ants per acre than in South America, and they're infamous for their bites and stings.

Endangered Species Day 2024: 10 of the world’s most endangered animals revealed

Currently, more than 41,000 species have been assessed to be under threat of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Killer whales attack and sink sailing boat off Gibraltar

An unknown number of orcas rammed a sailing yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday morning, causing it to later sink, the latest attack in a trend that has been terrifying sailors in the region for the past four years.