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Two yellow mobile cranes with extended booms position large curved concrete sections on the ground at a construction site in an arid landscape, with construction vehicles and workers nearby.

Wyoming's largest wildlife crossing is ahead of schedule. It plans to reduce deer-vehicle collisions by 90%

There are an average of 6,000 vehicle collisions with big game every year in Wyoming. A new overpass aims to slash those numbers.

Three women sit on a raised platform beneath a pink brick archway of a building with windows and a blue door. Green potted plants are visible in the foreground and to the sides.

Indian families living in slums given opportunity to transform one-room shacks into their dream homes

The Sanjaynagar Redevelopment Project engaged residents in solving their own housing crisis.

Aerial view of a circular atoll surrounded by deep blue ocean water, with a narrow white sand reef, dense green vegetation covering the interior, and a developed settlement visible along the shore.

For 60 years, people have mispronounced the world's third-smallest country. It just reclaimed its traditional name

To honor the country’s native language, the country has changed its name from Nauru to the Republic of Naoero.

A toddler in a teal patterned shirt looks down at an open picture book with colorful illustrated pages on a table in a kitchen.

Today’s children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents, new studies suggest

Demographers say today’s small children have a brighter future economically than any generation since the surge of Baby Boomers aged into adulthood in the early 1970s.

A golden-crowned sifaka with a tan-colored head and black face sits on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves. A circular inset photo in the upper right shows a man, Leonardo DiCaprio, in a brown shirt.

Leonardo DiCaprio launches effort to bring 100 of the world's most endangered species back from the brink

DiCaprio’s Re:Wild is joining with the Bezos Earth Fund to recover critically endangered species across the globe.

A young elephant stands on muddy ground near stone walls and rocky terrain, appearing to interact with carved stone reliefs on the ground.

Experts race to save baby elephant after it was found injured and abandoned on a Thai riverbank

The elephant was estimated to be only two weeks old.

A woman, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, wearing glasses and dark blazer seated at desk speaking, with American flag and gold seal visible in background.

Virginia Gov. Spanberger restores voting rights to 66,000 people with past felony convictions

The announcement comes ahead of the November referendum that would make rights restoration automatic after release from incarceration.

Map of Washington state in green with a dark green heart shape in the upper right portion.

GoFundMe launches hub of verified Spokane wildfire relief fundraisers

Firefighters from eastern Washington and around the country have been responding to contain the fires since they began on Saturday.

Orange and white cat with a pink cast on its front left leg, lying on gray bedding.

Blind cat helps stray kitten on the brink with life-saving blood transfusion

Dandelion the orange tabby is now on the road to recovery.

A person wearing an orange life vest leans over the side of a boat to lift a sea turtle out of the water.

Fisherman's quick thinking saves critically endangered sea turtle in the Philippines

Hawksbill sea turtles can be found in over 60 countries, but their populations have been on the decline for decades.

A man in a dark suit and tie speaks at a wooden podium labeled "BLOCK by BLOCK" with an official seal, standing before a railing with a cityscape and waterfront in the background.

Mamdani breaks ground on 50K affordable homes in NYC, ensuring 'city-owned land is not sitting idle'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “Block By Block” housing plan is officially becoming a reality.

A small dark-colored salamander or newt on wet sandy ground, with a prominent dark eye and smooth skin glistening with moisture.

A small New Hampshire city is building tunnels just for salamanders. They're already saving lives

In the neighboring state of Vermont, salamander crossings constructed in 2015 have reduced the number of amphibian deaths at that site by 80%.