South Carolina couple discovers giant megaldon shark tooth in a muddy river bed

South Carolina couple discovers giant megaldon shark tooth in a muddy river bed that is larger than a human hand and weighs about one-pound South Carolina is home to millions of fossils, attracting people from all over A couple was exploring the Stono River outside of Charleston last month The pair spotted something gray sticking out … Read more

Stranded cat tries to resist RNLI rescue from rising river tide 

Feline ungrateful! Stranded cat gives lifeboat crewman the runaround as he tries to rescue it from rising river tide A black cat was stranded at the bottom of a 20ft wall with the Thames rising up A team from Chiswick RNLI tried to rescue the distressed animal from the bank The cat hissed and snarled … Read more

Loyal pet dog ‘waits on a bridge for four days after witnessing its owner jumping into a river’

Loyal pet dog ‘waits on a bridge for four days after watching his owner kill himself by jumping into river’ Heart-breaking images show the faithful pet in China sitting still by the railing Witnesses said it was expecting its owner to return after the tragedy on May 30 It would run away when onlookers tried … Read more

Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an auroch is found in the River Severn estuary

Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an extinct species of wild cattle that roamed Britain 5,000 years old is discovered in the River Severn estuary Horn was found protruding from the sand and was spotted by two brothers   After freeing the relic the brothers realised it likely was extremely rare   Preliminary analysis indicates this specific horn is around 5,000 … Read more

Microplastics shed from tyres are a major source of river and ocean pollution, study finds 

Microplastics shed from tyres are a major source of river and ocean pollution, UK government-backed study finds Researchers from Plymouth studied the sources and transport of microplastics These tiny polluting particles have been found in oceans and waterways globally Tyres now join plastic bags, clothes and cosmetic microbeads as key sources The findings may help the … Read more

Midwest is hit by flooding as Chicago River burst its banks and Michigan residents are evacuated

Two dams have burst after several days of heavy rainfall Tuesday forcing the evacuation of around 10,000 people in mid-Michigan, where the governor said one county could be ‘under approximately 9 feet of water’ by Wednesday morning. For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along two lakes and a river were … Read more

Alessandra Ambrosio wears mask to jog with her dog in LA… after playing Moon River on piano

Brazilian bombshell Alessandra Ambrósio wore a CDC-recommended, black-patterned mask to go for a jog with her dog in Santa Monica on Tuesday. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti extended the stay-at home order ‘beyond May 15’ due to the 38,466 confirmed COVID-19 cases in LA County, which has led to 1,842 deaths as of Tuesday. The 39-year-old … Read more

Fears of megadrought as Missouri River driest since 800AD

The Missouri River is running at its lowest point in the last 1,220 YEARS due to less snow melt in the Rockies, sparking fears of a midwest mega-drought New research measured water levels in the Missouri River going back to 800AD The team measured tree rings for each year to see yearly changes Climate change … Read more

Boy, seven, jumps into river to save his toddler brother who slipped and fell in during family walk 

Quick-thinking boy, seven, jumps into river to save his toddler brother who slipped and fell in during family walk Kate Palmer took her children to a river near their Pengam, south Wales home While skimming stones, two-year-old Louis-Arthur Palmer slipped and fell in Mum Kate, 31, jumped in after him but the fast moving current … Read more