Otis Taylor gets diploma 57 years after he was kicked out for his hair
More than half a century after he was kicked out of his senior year of high school because of his haircut, Black blues artist Otis Taylor finally received his diploma.
Mountain lion gives birth to all-female litter of kittens in wilderness near LA
The kittens were found in a patch of poison oak in the Simi Hills – and officials believe they're being raised by a single lion mom after their father left them behind.
Meet the startup "growing" mushroom caskets and urns
Cemeteries are known to potentially contaminate soil and water, and cremation can unleash pollutants in the air. A new startup says mushrooms could be the key to "a new story."
Supreme Court rules against EPA in dispute over regulating wetlands
The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a dispute over its authority to regulate certain wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
Birth of world's rarest fruit bat caught on camera
There are fewer than an estimated 1,300 members of the "incredibly rare" Livingstone's fruit bat remaining in the wild.
"Radioactive" roads could be headed to Florida
The EPA has long banned the use of phosphogypsum, the waste left behind from mining phosphate rock., saying it contains "radioactive material."
Massive hissing iguana found in Florida man's toilet
At one point, the iguana disappeared into the toilet pipes, with nothing but its tail sticking out.
New frog species with "groins of fire" discovered in Amazon
One of the researchers who found the frog said his immediate reaction was "Bloody hell!"
Tonga eruption in 2022 was so big it disrupted space satellites, study says
A new study found that the 2022 underwater volcano explosion was so massive that it had an impact that was out of this world.
380 species were just discovered – and many face extinction, report warns
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund identifies hundreds of new species across southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region, but many of those species are already considered endangered.
Climate activists pour charcoal into Trevi Fountain
Video shows protesters pouring "vegetable charcoal" into the iconic Rome fountain's waters before holding up signs against the continued use of fossil fuels, a major contributor to global warming.
New Amazon docuseries aims to expose "the truth" about Duggar family
The trailer for the new Amazon docuseries starts with a simple and eerie line: "World domination was the goal."
Angelina Jolie takes aim at fast fashion with new venture
Upcycling fashion items instead of purchasing newly made pieces from scratch, like Jolie intends to do, could help stem the billions of pounds of textiles that end up in landfills every year.
Global heat expected to hit historic records in coming years
"Nobody is going to be untouched by these changes that are happening," an expert from the U.K. Met Office warned.
"Extremely rare" bright rainbow sea slug found in U.K.
The "technicolour" sea creature is usually found in the warmer waters of Spain and Portugal, but sea temperatures around the U.K. have been on the rise.