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A green sea turtle covered in barnacles gets barnacle removal help from a marine biologist wearing gloves.

See these ‘crusty green’ sea turtles after two months of rehabilitation: ‘The difference is remarkable’

Sir Barksalot, Shih Tzu, Cavalier, Boykin, and Rottweiler were all rescued sea turtles dubbed the “Crusty Greens."

A black and white image of two women behind a giant 2,000-pound sea turtle

Scientists fit tracking device onto 2,000-pound sea turtle to protect rare species

Fewer than 1,000 leatherback sea turtles remain in the Eastern Pacific. Lucero is one of them.

A boat photographed from a distance, on the water, called El Escudo

A boat trip can emit the same carbon as an 186-mile road trip. So this captain made his whale-watching boat emission-free

Captain Dan Salas of Harbor Breeze Cruises has been working on the project for five years.

Amanda Drag, a drag queen newscaster, stands on a television stage with her arms outspread.

This newscaster is making LGBTQ+ history in Mexican television by delivering the news in drag

Guillermo Barraza hosts “La Verdrag,” a news program “where minorities turn into a majority.”

A photo collage of a wind turbine, actor Belmont Cameli, a gray wolf, and a river dam with a row of big logs in the water

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A sea turtle with thick algae coated to its shell is in a net being carried by a team of volunteers

Endangered sea turtle makes full recovery after being covered in algae and barnacles: 'She’s unrecognizable now in the best way'

Chlorophyllis required over sixty days of rehabilitation after she was rescued from the Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier in Florida.

Harry Styles performs on stage in a red jacket, black shirt, colorful tie, and navy pants

Harry Styles is giving fans free concert tickets, under one condition: They must volunteer

It may be the only way for some fans to make their way to the “Together Together” tour this summer.

A drag queen holds up a microphone and dollar bills in the middle of a street

This drag queen offers strangers $1 to ask her anything. Some pray for her; others ask for makeup advice

Jessica L’Whor’s “Ask A Queen Anything” segment has taken the internet — and the streets of Denver, Colorado — by storm.

Drag queen Miss Toto smiles as she holds up a massive shark on a boat with the help of two other people.

This Florida drag queen doubles as a marine animal conservationist: 'Steve Irwin was my biggest inspiration growing up'

The funds go to Pridelines, a community center for LGBTQ+ youth in Florida.

A little free library in a garden path surrounded by wildflowers.

Little free libraries are turning into 'Little Bee Libraries' to give pollinators a cozy place to rest

In addition to neighborhood plant swaps, trinket exchanges, dioramas, and more, Rachael Harms Mahlandt proposed a new craft idea that helps pollinators thrive.

Jasmin Savoy Brown and Liv Hewson in a scene from the TV show Yellowjackets

LGBTQ+ media representation is getting better, according to GLAAD study

In a study, GLAAD tracked the metrics of LGBTQ+ representation in films released by Hollywood’s 10 biggest film distributors.

A sea turtle underwater with a white etching on its shell

Hawaiians were shocked to find sea turtles with 'graffiti' on their backs. It led to a 600-person effort to save the species

Etchings on turtle shells led to a massive citizen science project that has resulted in even more protections for the endangered sea creatures.