A mysterious glowing worm has been discovered lighting up the soil in the Peruvian rainforest.

Police in Regina are investigating, along with the provincial coroner’s office, after the body of a newborn infant was discovered in a backyard earlier this month.

The acidification of lakes in Canada in recent decades, caused mostly by industrial pollution, is pushing freshwater habitat into “an entirely new ecological state,” researchers say. As acid levels increase and calcium levels drop, lakes are finding themselves playing host to a proliferation of small jelly-like invertebrates. The reduction of calcium in acidifying waters is good news for the jellies …

A good book can change your life, but a couple of well-placed ones can save it, apparently. A Florida State University student says the books in his backpack stopped a bullet last night during the campus shooting, reports the Tallahassee Democrat.

US pigs are too fat for Christmas hams, We use almost every part of the pig imaginable—even the blood, glands, and bones, the Atlantic reports—but when it comes to holiday dinners, Americans are very specific about what part they want to serve: Spiral-cut ham, averaging about 7 pounds, is the most popular choice, Bloomberg reports.

CBC has learned new details of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s life in British Columbia that appear to challenge the picture of a homeless, drug-addicted drifter. The account by a former supervisor and friend at a drilling company in Squamish, B.C. also reveals that Zehaf-Bibeau was open about his support for jihadi groups.

Michael Johns died of an enlarged heart according to the Orange County Coroner. The coroner concluded that he died of natural causes.

CERN’s Large Hadron Collider scientists have discovered two new subatomic particles each made from three quarks bound together by the strong force. They were predicted to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics.

A man who killed a suburban Kansas City gas station attendant in 1994 has been put to death — the ninth execution in Missouri this year.

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are said to be engaged. The Golden Globe-nominated actress and “The Voice Kids Australia” judge have reportedly secretly got engaged after just several months of dating.

With winter fast approaching, it’s time to get out our warm boots and winter tires. It’s the law in some provinces, and for the rest of us, it just makes sense. Having the right tires doesn’t mean you can blast down the road with the same enthusiasm as in the summer. Winter driving is entirely different, as there’s always a …