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A woman wearing a Hurricane Rowing jacket smiles at the camera with an inset photo showing her rowing on open water, representing her participation in ocean rowing.

Kelsey Pfendler becomes fastest person of any gender to row solo from California to Hawaii

She finished in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. The American is also the youngest woman to row the route solo.

A photo collage of a shark swimming underwater, a nun and three girls posing for a photo together, a dog inside a cage with an open book in the foreground, a man signing a document with a woman behind him, and a forest

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Three people are seen sitting high in a tree with thick limbs and green leaves. A yellow rope dangles down from the tree.

Students trade lecture halls for tree canopies in hands-on forestry course

After observing how many forestry courses gave students limited chances to learn through hands-on experiences, one professor attended a workshop to gain tree-climbing skills and pass them on to her pupils.

Two sea turtle hatchlings make their way across sandy beach toward the ocean, symbolizing hope and resilience in wildlife conservation.

Hawaiians set sea turtle hatchlings free on the 4th of July: 'It's Turtle Independence Day'

The program has been a staple for conservationists since 1989.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift get engaged

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kick off wedding weekend by donating $26M to charity

The couple still has yet to confirm their nuptials, but it seems they’re in the mood to celebrate something big.

A person's hand holds a large dark snail with a textured shell and blue-tinted opening, surrounded by green foliage in a natural outdoor setting.

This giant snail is the size of a croissant. Conservationists are banding together to save it from extinction

The Obô Giant Snail is just one of many vulnerable species worth protecting in the “Galapagos of Africa.”

A healthy black bear walks across a road with forested mountains in the background, representing wildlife thriving in natural habitats.

Since 2018, over 9,000 animals have crossed this wildlife bridge in Washington. Trail cameras just spotted its first bear

Black bears are notoriously skittish when it comes to wildlife crossings, but one brave bear gave the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass wildlife bridge a try.

Candor Plum hugs Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul as Bill S2260 / A2218 passes the Aseemlby in Trenton on June 30, 2026

New Jersey makes it illegal to interfere with reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare

The law makes it a fourth-degree crime to harass or harm patients and healthcare providers, staff, or volunteers or block them from entering a facility that provides reproductive care, including services for trans people.

The "Animals Bridge" wildlife crossing in Montana

Montana debuts cute new license plate design projected to raise $100K for state wildlife crossings

The new design was illustrated by a recent high school graduate.

A white dog in a shelter kennel sits attentively while a volunteer reads from a book

Volunteers read aloud and play music for shelter pets amid fireworks on July 4th

Volunteers are gearing up for their sixth-annual “comfort sessions” at their local animal shelter.

A sea turtle wrapped in crab trap buoy lines

Virginia fishermen fight 20 mph winds to rescue 700-pound leatherback from crab trap: 'I've never seen a turtle in distress like that'

Three fishermen were cruising for fish in the Chesapeake Bay when they came across the biggest sea turtle species in the world.

A Baird's tapir, a mammal with a long snout, roots through a cassava field

Scientists just cleared an endangered species' name — with the help of camera traps

The Baird’s tapir had long been accused of cassava theft. Researchers stepped in to see what was really going on.