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Scientists recently announced a new species of tarantula found crawling through the forests of the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona. Their discovery could hint that more tarantula species may exist in the poorly sampled mountain range.

A woman climbed the fence to the Bengal tiger enclosure at a New Jersey zoo over the weekend and was nearly bitten by the 500-pound tiger, a now-deleted video by local police shows.

The hellbender is a large, aquatic salamander that favors clean, cool water. These animals spend most of their time under rocks. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the population has dropped by about 70% since the 1970s.

An Alaska hunter suffered dual injuries both at the hand of an attacking brown bear, and by gunfire during attempts to help fend off the attack Saturday, wildlife officials said.

In the search for a missing hiker found alive after 30 hours in Angeles National Forest, rescue crews unexpectedly encountered a former late-night celebrity in their hunt.

On this day 32 years ago, Tropical Storm Andrew had recovered from its day-earlier discombobulation and was clearly organizing and slowly strengthening.

Start your day with the latest weather news. Tropical activity is heating up in the Eastern and Central Pacific, but will the systems impact Hawaii?

The FOX Forecast Center expects the first flakes of the season to fall over higher elevations of the West including Yosemite and Yellowstone. In most areas, frozen precipitation will stay above 9,500 feet, meaning only mountain climbers will likely encounter the snowfall.

A mastodon tusk, skull and other bones were recently discovered in Wayne County in southern Iowa, University of Iowa officials said. The skull is the first well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated in Iowa.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking three features in the Eastern and Central Pacific that are expected to make their way westbound during the next couple of weeks. The largest of the systems is Gilma, which is expected become a hurricane during the workweek.