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Aerial view of a forested landscape with turquoise and emerald pools of water connected by white waterfalls and winding streams, surrounded by dense green vegetation.

Trail cameras capture once-in-a-decade footage of jaguar nearing Guatemala-Honduras border

Panthera's Allison Devlin and Barbara Escobar-Anleu said the moment signals real signs of progress in jaguar recovery for the region.

A woman wearing glasses and a black sleeveless top smiles while posing next to a white and brown dog wearing a collar.

She couldn't afford pet-friendly housing, so she gave up her dog of 10 years. Her community raised $18,000 to reunite them

After 23 years of marriage, Lisa Wilson and her dog Eddie had to find a new home. But Hurricane Helene had left the rental market in shambles.

Four teenagers hold up copies of "Tumor Tactics" cards while standing in front of a classroom bulletin board decorated with educational posters.

At 17, this student is helping children understand cancer through a Pokémon-inspired card game

He learned card games at his grandmother’s side. After losing her to cancer at age nine, he designed one to help other kids.

A translucent, pale sea creature with a rounded body and trailing tentacles rests on sandy seafloor.

Scientists unearthed 57 new species from waters in Argentina nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon

A colorful array of sea creatures first spotted in August 2025 have finally been added to the scientific record.

Three people stand outdoors in front a yellow sign with partial text visible. The person in front wears round purple-tinted sunglasses and a blue jacket. A woman on the right wears a red knit sweater. A man in back wears a dark hoodie with blue trim. All three are smiling at the camera.

Formerly incarcerated men try new approach to prison reform: 'We saw changes in guys in just nine weeks'

Frank Davis and Aaron Hicks created ECHO: Every Choice Holds an Opportunity.

A black building with white octopus mural features wooden structures on either side, white flowering plants in the foreground, and trees against a clear blue sky.

A TikTok review called this Kansas City coffee shop 'demonic.' Locals rallied around it

Oddly Correct relocated to Troost Avenue in 2021, and has been a staple in the neighborhood ever since.

A photo collage of the ocean, a highway in between mountains, Dolly Parton, a crowd of people, and a man intensely looking to the side

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A giraffe with tan and white patterned fur lowers its head toward a smiling person wearing a dark hat, with green foliage visible in the background.

Rangers saved this giraffe's life when she was just one week old. 5 years later, she surprised them with a heartwarming reunion

Just days after she was born, Twiggy was found hiding amongst a herd of zebras for protection.

Worker in hard hat and reflective safety vest stands inside a large solar panel installation, viewed from behind.

Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones

Climate Reserve is quietly building a lifeline for America's lost climate workforce, one job at a time.

Stone sign reading "CORNELL UNIVERSITY" set into a wall, with bare trees and patches of snow visible in the background.

Cornell's Jane Doe dropped out of school. A student government member has a plan to keep others from the same fate

Jane Doe’s lawyer alleged that Cornell University refused to refund her tuition following the assault outlined in her new lawsuit.

A man in a blue shirt and glasses reaches up to pick fruit from a leafy tree branch, smiling at the camera.

A retired FBI agent has spent 20-plus years tracking down 100-year-old apple trees to save them from extinction

In 2012, Dave Benscoter was trimming trees in a friend’s backyard when he came across an apple he had never encountered before.

A dark-haired primate with a tan and brown face looks directly at the camera with large dark eyes. The animal is positioned against a blurred green background.

Monkeys rescued from the illegal pet trade now thriving in a Mississippi sanctuary run by veterans

The Gulf Coast Primate Sanctuary gives once-domesticated monkeys and U.S. veterans alike a safe haven.