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Music teacher Danielle Trial Lucini accompanies students on the trumpet during her first-period Concert Band class at Mount Pleasant High School

New study links sustained arts education to lower chronic absenteeism in schools

Researchers estimated 25.4% of four-year music students were chronically absent, compared with 37.3% of students without four consecutive years of music.

A brown bear wades through white water next to an illustration of a yellow bear figure with a heart icon showing 34.61M likes. News headlines below reference "Fat Bear Week" and a bear named Backpack winning a 2026 competition.

Fat Bear Week just crowned its winner. Google is celebrating with a viral animation

The 12th annual Fat Bear Week has come to a close, and Google added a fun interactive surprise for the occasion.

A snow leopard cub with spotted gray and white fur stands on rocky ground near a large stone, looking toward the camera with its mouth slightly open.

An adorable new snow leopard cub was just born at the Bronx Zoo: 'One of the world's most elusive big cats'

Often called “ghosts of the mountain,” snow leopards are a very elusive cat species. Now, a new arrival can be seen at the Bronx Zoo.

A person crouches beside a young elephant with its trunk raised in an arid woodland landscape with sparse, thorny vegetation and reddish soil.

This baby elephant fell into a well just a few days after she was born: 'Now she has her entire life ahead of her'

Today, Korbessa is affectionately called “little frog” by her four favorite keepers.

A woman in a yellow safety vest and wetsuit guides a brown dog wearing an orange life jacket across a muddy tidal flat scattered with wooden posts. Mountains and water are visible in the background.

This dog is trained to sniff out invasive 'sea vomit' and protect oyster reefs: 'She has enough drive for 3 dogs'

Uisge the Labrador works with Conservation Detection Dogs of Scotland to protect the area’s lochs and sounds.

A large audience fills an ornate theater with a curved balcony while three hosts from The Bulwark sit on stage under bright lighting.

Political media outlet The Bulwark raises over $400K for Haitians targeted by ICE

The political commentary outlet hosted a live show in Springfield, Ohio, which acted as a benefit event to support Haitian immigrants.

An elephant with its trunk raised stands on reddish-brown soil with green vegetation and trees in the background.

A male elephant 'adopted' a calf and kept her alive long enough for rangers to rescue her

A 7-month-old elephant was found trailing behind a bull for protection, but he couldn’t provide her with the milk she needed to survive.

A forested valley framed by steep granite cliffs and mountains under clear blue sky. Tall coniferous trees cover the valley floor and lower slopes, with bare rock faces visible on the upper peaks.

Decades ago, this frog species vanished from Yosemite. Now, 10,000 have been released back into the wild

After 10 years of coordinated conservation work, the amphibian is back to its natural habitat.

Thousands of people fill an outdoor stadium seating area at night, facing a large illuminated stage with screens visible on the right side. Tall green-lit towers and trees frame the venue.

New California law targets expensive 'ghost tickets' to concerts and sporting events

A new California law prohibits people from selling concert and sports tickets that they don’t own.

Four brown elephants stand together, with the leftmost elephant's trunk touching the face of a central elephant, while others stand nearby on a dirt ground with trees visible in the background.

This herd of rescue elephants 'adopted' a new little brother: 'He will never be alone again'

Daba has earned a reputation as a shy — but cheeky — elephant who has adapted quickly to his found family.

Dense forest with tall coniferous trees, moss-covered trunks, and a thick carpet of green moss and low vegetation covering the forest floor.

This national park is home to the quietest spot in the continental US: 'Listen to a concert by the natural world'

Gordon Hempton has spent his career trying to teach people about noise pollution through his book “One Square Inch of Silence” and nonprofit, Quiet Parks International.

An elephant walks through tall grass and sparse birch trees in a forested area.

368 farmers gave up part of their land so elephants could cross the valley safely. Trail cameras show 529 already have

The nearly 9-mile corridor links Tanzania's savanna to the Udzungwa Mountains, where up to 1,000 elephants climb steep rainforest slopes.