Ariel Skelley / Getty Images This Entire Town Is Kept Safe from Disaster by a Small Group of Clams The use of clams and mussels is being implemented by various areas around the world as early warning system for water supply issues. By Elizabeth Delaney December 24, 2022
Travel Sync - EyeEm / Getty Images 68-Year-Old Fends Off Attack from 12-Foot Tiger Shark After Having 'Chunk' Bitten Straight from Body When faced with a life-and-death situation, this unnamed man's stand very possibly saved his life. Not everyone could do this. By Josiah Upper December 24, 2022
Ernesto Ruscio / Getty Images Hollywood Actor Gets Painful Lesson After Trying to 'Control Bees' Hollywood goofball and A-lister Chris Pratt felt "inspired" to do some beekeeping after watching it on social media. It didn't go well. By John McCann December 24, 2022
tyrabogert / TikTok screen shot 18 Million Views: 'One-in-a-Million Occurrence' Caught on Camera in Alaska - 'Dude, You've Got to Watch it for Yourself!' It's hard to imagine something like this happening to you. It's amazing this was caught on tape for the rest of us! By Josiah Upper December 24, 2022
Howard Chen / Getty Images Officials Reveal Details in Gruesome Shark Attack in Hawaii: 'Something Red Around the Shark's Gills' A witness said he "saw the shark’s large mouth continuing to feed on something in the middle of the red cloud in the water." By John McCann December 21, 2022
Caltrans District 1 / AP Powerful Earthquake Rocks California, Roads Buckle Director of California's Office of Emergency Services Mark Ghilarducci said an earthquake early warning system alerted residents. By Elizabeth Delaney December 21, 2022
Beth Pratt - Steve Winter/ Facebook Famous California Cougar Caught and Euthanized After Attacking Family Pets, Getting Hit by Car The large cat was estimated to be around 12 years old at the time of his death, and he was well-known around the world. By Amanda Thomason December 20, 2022
Andrew Brett Wallis / Getty Images Alert: 'Major' Winter Storm Warning Issued Across Multiple States - Expected to Sweep Through US On Monday, winter storms hit the center of the United States, triggering harsh winter weather across multiple states. By The Associated Press December 12, 2022
Tory Kallman / ShutterstockCommentary Should Whales Have 'Inherent Rights'? One Town in Washington State Is Pushing for Just That The mayor of Port Townsend, Washington, signed a proclamation giving orca whales the same legal rights as humans. By Warner Todd Huston December 8, 2022
AP Disaster: Nine Churchgoers Dead, Eight More Missing After Flash Flood Sweeps Through Congregation On Saturday, members of a church congregation in South Africa went to the river, but members were swept away. By The Associated Press December 4, 2022