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A brown rodent with prominent front teeth holds green vegetation in its paws while sitting on a rock.

Zoo welcomes baby porcupine for the first time in 121 years. It has its own 'emotional support log'

First-time parents, Nigel and Quillow, welcomed a porcupette at Washington's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.

A man in a dark blazer and lei sits at a wooden table facing a woman with long brown hair, in what appears to be a formal indoor setting. Several other people wearing lei stand and sit nearby.

13 young people sued Hawaii over climate change. Here's what happened next

Charlotte Madin joined the lawsuit at age 12. Today, she is part of a youth council advising the Hawaii Department of Transportation on climate priorities.

A concrete underpass with yellow metal railings sits in an arid landscape. A blue and white semi truck with an empty flatbed trailer is visible on the road above the structure. Sparse green shrubs grow in the foreground.

When this Idaho wildlife crossing is complete, migrating deer will be able to walk under a busy highway

The Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass is nearly built along US Highway 30, south of Montpelier.

Two women, Olivia Rodrigo and Melinda French Gates, stand together against a pink background with white flower patterns. The woman on the left wears a red sleeveless shirt with a black heart design. The woman on the right wears a white lace top with short sleeves.

These women's health nonprofits lost federal funding. Olivia Rodrigo's $20M donation 'will outlast any news cycle'

Nonprofit leaders speak to the tangible impact this funding will have on their work — much of which has been threatened by federal funding cuts.

Left: U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat on water. Right: Three Coast Guard personnel in red and black uniforms with life vests pose beside a large sea turtle in a boat.

This 220-pound sea turtle was tangled in a fishing line. The Coast Guard saved her — and the 100 eggs she was carrying

So far this year, Florida has documented tens of thousands of loggerhead sea turtle nests statewide.

New Mexico's electricity prices are some of the lowest in the country. Solar is to thank

Abundant sunshine and smart policy have made New Mexico’s grid far more climate-friendly.

A photo collage of a bale of turtles in a container box, Dolly Parton reading a book to children, a hand holding a taco, Keith Lee, and a close up of a tire

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Woman in a light pink gingham dress holding a pink flower near her face, smiling with eyes closed against a white background.

Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival raises $10M for reproductive rights

The donation will be split among 10 nonprofits “dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.”

A three-toed sloth hangs upside down from a blue rope, surrounded by green foliage and branches.

Camera traps capture adorable images of Costa Rica's 'sloth bridges,' built to help the slowpokes cross roads safely

The canopy wildlife crossings are a lifeline for the mammals native to Central and South American rainforests.

Large electrical distribution cabinets with colored wiring and circuit breakers line a concrete floor beneath an industrial ceiling with cable trays and fluorescent lighting.

New NJ law requires data centers to report water and energy use: 'They will not operate in the shadows'

The law requires operators to disclose total energy consumption, energy used for cooling and IT equipment, peak daily water use, water sources, and backup power supplies to the state Board of Public Utilities twice a year.

Two side-by-side photos of an orange and white cat wearing a yellow hard hat and yellow safety vest with reflective stripes. The cat has blue eyes and is looking directly at the camera in both images.

An environmental restoration company rescued a kitten from an excavator. Now she's their newest 'coworker'

Sue was barely a week old when she tumbled into a construction excavator.

Orange crab with white-rimmed eye stalks and dark pupils, viewed from above against a black background.

Scientists discovered 149 new deep-sea species near a collapsed volcano: 'It was a massive hole in the data'

Marine scientists from Museums Victoria in Melbourne recently wrapped a deep-sea expedition near the remote Christmas and Cocos islands.