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Corrugated cardboard boxes and crumpled cardboard sheets piled in blue recycling bins against a metal wall, with a blue "RECYCLING ONLY" sign displaying a green recycling symbol above.

Researchers find collecting garbage less often could actually help people recycle more

Optimizing curbside waste collection could improve the public's recycling habits

Two women stand at a kitchen counter, one wearing a dark purple top and the other wearing an orange sweater, both smiling at the camera. The woman on the left holds a bowl of popcorn.

She couldn't afford to live near work. Now she saves on rent and watches Jeopardy with her 77-year-old roommate

31-year-old Kayla Mazza has been living with 77-year-old Honey Donegan for over three years.

Massive glacier with jagged ice cliffs rises behind a bay filled with floating white and blue-green icebergs and ice chunks. Snow-covered mountains visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Scientists figured out a way to map the planet's melting permafrost in real time

Disappearing lakes and artificial intelligence are helping researchers gather data to map the thawing of permafrost across the globe.

A shark lies on wet sand near the shore with several people standing nearby observing it.

Indigenous community trades shark-fishing for conservation in Colombia: 'From hunter to protector'

While Indigenous communities still see shark as a valuable source of protein, their fishing methods have changed drastically.

A photo collage of a man pushing a load of cargo, people releasing sea turtles into the ocean, a building made with volcanic rock exoskeleton, and two men digging a hole with shovels

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Group of men wearing light blue work shirts seated and standing in rows in an institutional cafeteria setting with vending machines and large windows visible in the background.

Kansas inmates raise over $4,000 to pay off school lunch debt: 'They made a difference for kids they don’t even know'

The One Big Beautiful Bill caused over 1 million children to lose food assistance.

Solar panels mounted on ground-level racks in a grassy field, with a green metal fence visible on the right and electrical transmission towers in the distance under clear sky.

Farmers pivot to planting crops under solar panels: 'It's growing well for the first time'

The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.

A woman in a blue blazer holds papers above her head while smiling, surrounded by people clapping and cheering outdoors.

New Mexico bans uranium mining on 13 million acres of state land

The state land commissioner said that the long-lasting environmental and public health impacts of uranium contamination outweigh any potential revenues to state coffers uranium mining could provide.

A tan and white mountain lion stands on a forest trail near a small pool of water, surrounded by tall evergreen trees and undergrowth.

Trail camera in Idaho backcountry captures footage of bears, elk, mountain lion cubs using the same spring

A wildlife montage on YouTube is piquing public interest in trail cameras.

A striped caterpillar sitting on a platform with a large speaker behind it.

Scientists are studying how caterpillars hear without ears. It could change how humans make hearing aids

This line of research into how insects hear sounds using specialized, microscopic hairs could inspire a new generation of acoustic tools.

A French language teacher stands at the front of a classroom gesturing toward a interactive screen displaying a panda with text "La musique." Students seated on chairs face the screen, with classroom walls displaying French vocabulary posters and grammar charts.

The country's two largest school districts have restricted AI for students. Will others follow?

Los Angeles and New York City banned most students from using artificial intelligence in classrooms this school year.

A dark-colored bear emerges from a large metal culvert pipe alongside a rocky streambed, dated June 3, 2013.

Secret tunnels in Maine help wildlife cross the road safely. Now, they're expanding for bears and moose to fit, too

While the tunnels already attract turtles and foxes, expanding them will make it easier for big mammals to traverse.