Loud sonic boom heard and felt by hundreds across parts of New England

The meteor disbanded about 40 miles above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, releasing energy equivalent to nearly 300 tons of TNT that produced a loud enough boom to startle the region and spark the ever important question: "What was that?"

UN says next five years to smash heat records

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a 75% chance that the next five years will see higher temperatures, underscoring the rapid pace of climate change.

Tick bite ER visits hit highest seasonal level in years as doctors warn of disease surge

Tick bite-related ER visits are at their highest seasonal levels since 2017 across most U.S. regions, raising concerns about increased Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.

New hepatitis B drug may be a 'functional cure' for some people

New research implies that a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B could allow some patients to stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous virus.

Watch: RFK Jr. wrangles snakes on Dr. Oz's patio

Video showed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrangling a pair of black North American racer snakes at Dr. Mehemet Oz's home on Tuesday.

Pentagon releases new batch of declassified UFO files

The Pentagon on May 22 released a second set of declassified files on what NASA calls Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs). 

Latest on sinkhole chaos at LaGuardia airport

LaGuardia Airport remains open, but officials are warning travelers to expect continued delays while one runway remains out of service.

SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever IPO

On Wednesday, SpaceX submitted documents to move forward with its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO). Here's what to know.

Sinkhole causes delays, cancellations at LaGuardia Airport

According to FlightAware, LaGuardia Airport was experiencing arrival delays for airborne aircraft averaging 35 minutes and increasing.

Texas company hatches live chicks from artificial eggs in breakthrough that could revive the dodo: report

A Texas-based company has successfully hatched live chicks from artificial eggs for the first time, a breakthrough researchers believe could eventually help revive extinct birds like the dodo and giant moa.

No Fly Zone: Robot passenger at Love Field prompts Southwest Airlines to ban 'bots

The first step for robot-kind in the aviation world will have to wait after Southwest Airlines banned human-like robots from its flights. The move was prompted after a man bought his robot companion a ticket from Dallas Love Field to Las Vegas.

Newly discovered asteroid will make very close pass by Earth: Here’s what to know

A newly discovered asteroid named 2026 JH2 will pass by Earth at a distance of about 56,000 miles. The moon, by comparison, is approximately 228,855 miles away

Florida alligator caught on video eating smaller gator at Gatorland

Nature’s brutal side was on full display at Gatorland in Orlando when startled visitors witnessed an alligator turn a smaller peer into a midday snack a couple of months ago.

US Forest Service adds new fee-free day for National Trails Day

The U.S. Forest Service wants everyone to hit the trails and it’s offering them another chance to do so for free. The agency added National Trails Day to the list of fee-free days at its national forests and grasslands.