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California is building a new overpass to reduce crashes and protect wildlife. It's already working

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15 hours after construction crews wrapped for the day, three animals were seen testing out the new overpass.
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Maria Bamford has been grappling with depression and OCD since she was a child. In her stand-up sets, she transforms that pain into laughter.
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10 Activities To Celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8

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Jane Goodall's grandson keeps her conservation work alive: 'Hope is rooted in action'

Goodall's grandson, Merlin Van Lawick, has been working in the field in Tanzania for years, now supporting science and communication efforts at his late grandmother's nonprofit.
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Trump called climate change a 'con job,' but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are still trying to protect the planet

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He grew up poaching animals and cutting down trees. Now he protects the same land he used to plunder

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California is building a new wildlife overpass. It got its first animal visitors months ahead of schedule

15 hours after construction crews wrapped for the day, three animals were seen testing out the new overpass.
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Rare hybrid turtle returns to the ocean after 7 months in recovery

Staff at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center were puzzled when a loggerhead arrived with the facial features and shell shape of an entirely different species.
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Maria Bamford has been grappling with depression and OCD since she was a child. In her stand-up sets, she transforms that pain into laughter.
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Lyft offers driver 'gender preference' feature for all women riders — cisgender, transgender, and non-binary

Since the feature first launched in February 2024, it has continued to roll out to different regions across the U.S.
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Oyster farmers saved a seal pup in need, and then followed up by sending a cooler full of clams and crab: 'It takes a village'

A premature seal pup was found stranded on an island in British Columbia. Then oyster farmers came to her rescue.
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