perfect aim Striking video: Lightning bolt zaps eagle nest to smithereens (the birds survive) Carla Sinclair

Nature Beachcomber shares his recipe for making sea salt Popkin

what not to do Man comes face to face with a bull moose — and then he makes a mistake (video) Carla Sinclair

animals Sleeping alligators leave perfect dry outlines on rain-soaked dock Popkin

delightful creatures Watch pet toucan squeak with pleasure in this adorable "happy honk" compilation (video) Carla Sinclair

Nature Captivating photos of holepunch clouds Popkin

wild creatures Montana grizzly bear "explodes" out of trap and nearly destroys a man's camera (video) Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures A handsome and rare deep sea creature washed up onto the shores of La Jolla this August Popkin

Science Wonderfully weird footage of golden apple snail laying eggs Popkin

Science The shoebill stork acts like a dinosaur Popkin

sharks 14-year-old boy at Florida lifeguard camp needs to be rescued after a shark bites his leg Carla Sinclair

attacks Woman jogs through restricted area of animal park — and gets mauled by wolves Carla Sinclair

Nature Watch the beauty and horror of a fly going through metamorphosis Popkin

Science Watch a honey bee's venom sac pump venom after detatching Popkin

Do not attempt When aggressive tiger shark rams into boat, diver shoves it away with her bare hands (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Learn about apes from a primatologist Popkin

Delightful Creatures A hilarious squirrel keeps spying on a woman through different windows of her house (video) Carla Sinclair

attacks Yet another elk stomps on person in Estes Park — an "unprecedented" three attacks in 8 days Carla Sinclair

Nature How to make a horn from a squash stem Popkin

protective cow elk Cow elk attacks 4-year-old boy at Colorado playground — just days after 8-year-old girl was attacked Carla Sinclair