"Although to some, the noise is annoying, they pose no danger to humans or pets," the sheriff wrote. "Unfortunately, it is the sounds of nature."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cicadas-loud-south-carolina-residents-calling-police-newberry-county/
Scientists set world records for the deepest fish ever recorded on video, as well as the deepest catch, while exploring trenches off Japan.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/snailfish-worlds-deepest-fish-caught-filmed-scientists/
The unsettling images of spaghetti and macaroni becoming one with nature inspired many puns on social media.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pasta-new-jersey-mysteriously-dumped-in-old-bridge-woods/
California has granted a little girl a first-of-its-kind license to own a unicorn, provided the 7-year-old can find one. She had to agree to provide nourishment like watermelon, exposure to sunli...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/california-girl-gets-license-to-own-a-unicorn/
From basic office supplies to fancy espresso machines, Twitter is looking to get rid of the surplus items at its California headquarters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-auctioning-headquarters-office-items/
Archaeologists in Poland discovered the skeleton of a woman suspected of being a vampire in the 17th century. A padlock found with the remains was thought to prevent a vampire from returning from...
Florida officials confirmed the recurrence of an invasive snail species that destroys wildlife and poses serious threats to human health.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/giant-african-land-snail-florida-invasive-species-quarantine/
Official say it's the first reported goring in the national park this year. The Ohio woman was taken to a hospital with a puncture wound and other injuries.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yellowstone-bison-gores-woman-black-sand-basin/
Drought-stricken farmers in California are turning to an unscientific practice known as dousing to try to find enough water for their crops. Carter Evans goes on the hunt with a self-proclaimed "...
David Begnaud shows how a phone scam led to an improbable friendship.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/louisiana-insurance-agent-bonds-with-former-scam-caller-in-africa/
An almost-perfect fossil of a 180-million-year-old reptile was discovered in a drained reservoir in England. As Charlie D'Agata reports, the rare find of the bones of a "Sea Dragon" that is over ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/uk-paleontologists-find-nearly-complete-ichthyosaur/
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added 455 new words this month. The popular online dictionary said on their website that "just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops ...
The cause of the sudden deadly swarm remains a mystery.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-blackbirds-plummet-sky-deaths/
Japan has long had a reputation for being robot-obsessed. It is now, in increasing numbers, turning to so-called "companion robots," AI-packed androids that exist simply to make us happy — or l...
Crews found a square box embedded in a granite stone, which appears to be the copper time capsule, said the owner of the construction company.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1887-time-capsule-robert-e-lee-statue-base-richmond-virginia/
He was last seen on in 1975, when he was to meet with a reputed Detroit mob enforcer and an alleged New Jersey mob figure.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-hoffa-search-fbi-new-jersey-landfill/
"Once they get in the car and it's converted, you get a big easy grin and that's it, they're never going back," said Matthew Quitter.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/classic-cars-electric-vehicles-london-mechanic/
It's not really a tank or a taxi, but don't tell that to the many passengers who get fun rides in it. CBS News' Ian Lee reports from Norwich, England.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tank-taxi-rumbles-down-streets-of-city-in-england/
An amateur diver uncovered the four-foot long sword, which likely once belonged to a Crusader knight almost a millennium ago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crusades-sword-israeli-scuba-diver-mediterranean-sea/
It's a beer with a bite, and not a pleasant one. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy explains why an intentionally foul brew was created to highlight a growing thre...
Last month, Waymo, a sister company of Google, began testing its self-driving vehicles in San Francisco. Neighbors on one dead-end street realized they were seeing a lot of the cars for no appare...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/self-driving-waymo-cars-pile-up-on-dead-end-san-francisco-street/
At least five fireballs seen over the U.S. in the same night and 80 people reported the one over North Carolina.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-fireball-north-carolina-video/
The artists Christo and his wife Zhan achieved worldwide fame for their decades of oversized art installations. Both have since passed away. But one of their earliest artistic visions has finally...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/paris-arc-de-triomphe-wrapped-in-fabric-60-years-later/
The most notable catch in a game between the Miami Hurricanes and Appalachian State didn't even happen on the field at Hard Rock Stadium.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/falling-cat-miami-hurricanes-hard-rock-stadium-fans-american-flag-net/
The ancestor of the horseshoe crab measured more than half a meter in length and had a large head shell.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prehistoric-giant-swimming-head-creature/
Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, was competing at a bull-riding Velocity Tour event when his spur got caught in a rope, pulling him under the bull.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bull-rider-killed-amadeu-campos-silva/
Preparations have already started on the Napoleon-era arch in Paris, where workers are covering statues for protection. The art installation is expected to be on display starting September 18.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arc-de-triomphe-to-be-wrapped-for-posthumous-work-by-christo/
The dramatic scene unfolded during a 5-year-old's birthday party at Scales & Tails Utah.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alligator-attack-handler-birthday-party-video-utah/
The woman fell 70 feet, and her persistent cat stayed above the ravine until help arrived.
Tired of being cooped up indoors during the pandemic, a 53-year-old Chicago man has found a daily ritual: plunging into the icy cold waters of Lake Michigan. Dan O'Conor, a music fanatic, uses hi...
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/chicago-man-plunges-into-lake-michigan-every-day-for-a-year/