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

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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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Why we're craving utopian fiction, from the hope of 'Project Hail Mary,' to the wholesomeness of 'Ted Lasso'

For a new crop of novelists, optimism is not just a character trait — it’s the whole point.
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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' ends this week. Here are 5 reasons why his satire is some of the best in US history

The best satirists do more than entertain. They influence public discourse and leave lasting marks on political life.
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New study: Americans care more about future generations than we think

Researchers found that Americans, on average, extended at least some moral concern about 28 generations into the future, or roughly 700 years.
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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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How Jane Goodall's grandson keeps her memory 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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A fisherman accidentally hooked one of the world's most endangered sea turtles. Rescuers stepped in to help

On May 20, a fisherman hooked a sea turtle from a fishing pier in North Carolina. That’s when the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol leapt into action.
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Men and women both live longer in countries with this key component

Researchers at the PLOS Global Public Health journal found direct correlations between gender and life expectancy.
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This nondescript brick building used to be public housing in Chicago. Now, it's a first-of-its-kind museum

Despite most public housing residences closing in the 1960s and 70s, this one has been preserved for the future.
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Florida locals had just one week to save a local cow from slaughter: 'It takes a village to do this kind of rescue work'

Charley was hand-raised in a 4-H program to compete in local shows. When he was too skinny at a weigh-in, his fate shifted.
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NYC's 'shelter dog magician' helps pups find their forever homes with 'disappearing treat' trick

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