Locals didn’t expect to see an elusive predator in a downtown area, but cameras caught a mountain lion running through Salinas, California.

The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley National Park, experienced the hottest meteorological summer on record. But how hot was it?

A mountain lion mauled a five-year-old boy while he was picnicking with his family this past weekend in southern California.

A falling rock struck a woman who was climbing in Oregon. Three different agencies had to pitch in for the rock climber’s rescue.

A black bear in Pennsylvania died with parasitic eye worms. Turns out, the same eye worms could also infect humans.

In a scene you just have to see to believe, a 12-foot-long python bit a man on his testicles as he was on the toilet in Thailand.

A mountain guide captured a mountaineer climbing the Matterhorn without proper equipment. A climber fell that day. Was it the same man?

An unexpected eruption on Indonesia’s Mount Dukono occurred while hikers were on the mountain. Watch it here.

A victim of a bear attack in Alaska is also a victim of a gunshot wound after officials shot him while trying to shoot the bear.

A giant oarfish washed up in San Diego County, then a 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Southern California. Coincidence? Maybe not.