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An illustration of a South Asian woman, her husband, and son, in the video game "Venba"

In this cozy video game, you play as an immigrant mother, learning how to make her recipes

Venba pays homage to the developer’s heritage as the son of South Asian immigrants.

Turtles stacked on top of each other in a pond.

500 turtles saved from dying lake: 'There was so little water. They were stacked up as if they were on an elevator'

The university students were shocked when they explored the Outback and found five times as many turtles as they expected.

In a closeup, a smiling woman holds up a baby leatherback turtle on a beach at night.

Woman travels the world to see all 7 species of sea turtle — and help save them along the way

A Canadian mother of two discovered a new passion in 2020: protecting sea turtles.

A group of people in orange jumpsuits walking in a line on a sidewalk

Why one Pennsylvania jail gives inmates a cash deposit every month

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is experimenting with a policy that has drawn national attention and local skepticism: providing cash compensation to incarcerated people.

A healthy male jaguar captured on camera in Honduras’ Sierra del Merendón mountain range, the first documented there in a decade.

Rare big cat caught on camera in Honduras raises hope for conservation

For the first time in a decade, camera traps set up high in the Sierra del Merendón mountain range in Honduras captured images of an elusive big cat.

A baby polar bear cub sits under its mother's belly on a patch of ice

Mama polar bear adopts cub in a rare case caught on camera. Now, you can track their journey

Rarely seen in the wild, scientists confirmed a case of adoption among a group of polar bears in Manitoba.

Four little girls run across a cobblestone walkway with backpacks on

As a teacher in Afghanistan, she tested the water fountains every morning to protect her girls from poison

Razia Jan’s fearless legacy was documented in the film “What Tomorrow Brings.”

Trail camera picks up rare footage of swamp-dwelling 'fishing cat' with webbed toes

The vulnerable species is so rare that it “borders on myth.”

A sea turtle lies on a white towel in a veterinary office.

Scientists were delighted by the appearance of a rare rescued sea turtle. Then they ran a DNA test

Scientists at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center were pleasantly surprised when Earl Grey the sea turtle came under their care.

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni play Detective Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

Mariska Hargitay has helped pass laws to end rape kit backlogs for years. She just reached her 50th state

The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star says the milestone is a “watershed moment.”

Four Barbie stamps designed by the USPS, featuring Barbie dolls dressed as a nurse, surgeon, astronaut, and firefighter

USPS unveils 10 new Barbie stamps for all your summer snail mail

The famous doll will soon adorn envelopes mailed across the country.

Job training program gives formerly incarcerated a fresh start as solar installers

The program, created by Black United Fund of Texas, is called “Vulnerable to Vibrant.”