The threat of strong tornadoes, damaging hail and high winds is greatest in the upper Midwest through Monday night. Severe weather will stretch from the Great Lakes to the Southern Plains on Tuesday.

Trail cam footage from the Chaney Trail Corridor Project shows a mountain lion and other wild animals repopulating an area devastated by the Eaton Fire in California earlier this year. The deadly wildfires burned thousands of acres of wilderness, but signs of life are reappearing.

Here's your latest monthly temperature and precipitaiton forecast for May.

Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying rainforests. Once triggered, these changes could accelerate global warming and be impossible to reverse.

Old Japanese folklore states lightning makes mushrooms multiply, and now scientists are proving that myth might be rooted in reality. Researchers found that controlled bursts of electricity can double mushroom reproduction for certain species like shiitake and nameko, sparking new curiosity about how lightning-level energy could revolutionize other types of farming.