July 23, 2026 Michelin-starred chef facing jail after allegedly serving nearly 50,000 ants to diners A Seoul Michelin-starred restaurant allegedly served ants containing heavy metal levels up to 55 times the allowed limit on its sorbets since 2021.
July 23, 2026 Black bear caught on video wandering into California water district office after pushing open front door Surveillance video captures a black bear pushing open the front door of a Southern California water district office and exploring the building.
July 22, 2026 Border K-9 sniffs out 99 pounds of prohibited meat, plants and monitor lizard in suitcase from Thailand K-9 Maisy discovered 50 pounds of raw meat, mangoes and 16 pounds of Bengal monitor lizard in luggage from Thailand, prompting a wildlife seizure.
July 22, 2026 Bear caught on camera perched atop New Mexico utility pole before reportedly suffering fatal electrocution Viral video shows a bear perched atop a utility pole along a rural New Mexico highway, panting and struggling to keep its balance on the precarious perch.
July 22, 2026 Experts reveal how to avoid deadly Legionnaires' disease as NYC outbreak kills 5 The New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak has killed five and sickened 82, but doctors say key prevention steps can reduce exposure risk.
July 22, 2026 10-foot great white shark spotted swimming dangerously close to young people Drone video captured a 10-foot great white shark swimming dangerously close to young swimmers off Southern California, who had no idea it was there.
July 22, 2026 Woman risks being gored by bison for a selfie at Badlands National Park in shocking footage Video shows a woman walking dangerously close to a massive bison in Badlands National Park to snap a selfie, risking being gored by the wild animal.
July 22, 2026 Wildlife photographer stays ice-cold as massive brown bear walks right up to his camera Viral video shows a massive brown bear grazing within inches of wildlife photographer Matt Addington in Katmai, Alaska, in a surreal encounter.
July 22, 2026 Robot bird swims underwater then flies away MIT and EPFL researchers built an 8.8-ounce robotic bird that flies, dives underwater and launches back into the air using only flapping wings.
July 21, 2026 Slack messages released by Rand Paul appear to show authors of key COVID-19 origin paper held private doubts Slack messages reveal "Proximal Origin" authors privately assigned up to 30% probability to a lab leak while publicly ruling it out in their paper.