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An entry sign for Rocky Mountain National Park, surrounded by mountains and trees

Following budget cuts and layoffs, national park rangers host a bake sale to take on $1.2 billion deficit

Activist groups Mountain Mamas and Resistance Rangers teamed up for a bake sale in Denver, Colorado last week.

A green mossy field filled over two dozen mushrooms

An estimated 27 billion diapers are discarded annually. These 'mushroom diapers' might lighten the load

Diapers take up a whole lot of waste. Inspired by plastic-eating mushrooms discovered 14 years ago, Tero Isokauppila created mushroom-based diapers that break down on their own.

Two men, both played by Michael B Jordan, stand in 1930s clothing in a screenshot from the film Sinners. A woman, Nakia Smith, stands in the right hand corner of the screen with her arms raised, mid-interpretation as she translates the action on screen into Black American Sign Language.

'Sinners' becomes the first film to offer Black American Sign Language through a streaming service

The 1930s southern horror “Sinners” was a box office hit. Now it’s making headlines again as it celebrates a milestone in Deaf inclusion.

A photo collage of three kids standing in a lemonade stand, a group of people in life vests and safety helmets trekking through a river, an outdoor solar farm, a group of children walking in the streets of London, and a sheet of malaria treatment tablets

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A class photo of 22 firefighters standing and sitting in rows against the backdrop of a brick fire station.

This fire department just made history with their first woman-majority graduating class

More than half of the graduating class at Richmond Fire Department's Fire Recruit Academy were women, a first for the station.

Two men smile as the hold giant moa bones. Peter Jackson stands on the left.

'The Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson is on a mission to revive the world’s tallest bird, 600 years after it went extinct

An enormous flightless bird is slated to be the next de-extinction project at Colossal Biosciences. Their biggest supporter? "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson.

On the left, the antlers of a huemul deer sticking up from behind a bush on a mountainside. On the right, two men stand on a mountaintop looking out over the expanse.

A secret population of one of the most endangered animals in South America was just discovered in Chile

The stout, shaggy-coated huemul deer is highly endangered in the southern hemisphere. But a recent helicopter mission revealed that they are thriving in a future national park.

Two blonde-haired siblings, Cedar and Posey Connell, stand in front of a gray background smiling.

These teen siblings raised $620K for cancer research in just 7 weeks, while one was battling leukemia himself

Cedar Connell was diagnosed with an aggressive type of blood cancer at just 15 years old. He and his sister took inspiration from his hospital stays to launch a unique fundraiser for cancer research.

Two photos side by side. On the left are two moms representing a clean air organization in Congress. On the right is a man presenting his research on a poster on Capitol Hill

Scientists host 'science fair of canceled grants' on Capitol Hill to fight funding cuts

In the wake of massive funding cuts to the NIH, USAID, and other scientific institutions, researchers are sharing “the things we’ll never know.”

Two photos side by side. On the left is three young kids in front of a lemonade stand, smiling. On the right is a young girl at a lemonade stand, holding up a sign

Kids across Texas raise thousands for flood relief with lemonade stands

In the wake of deadly flooding, young people across Texas are giving back to Camp Mystic in a sweet way.

A bald eagle parent and a baby chick face each other in a nest in a treetop.

This state is now home to one of the biggest populations of bald eagles in the US after years of recovery

Bald eagles were nearly wiped out in the 1970s. Over 50 years later, conservation efforts have paid off big time in Maryland.

A search and rescue team wears bright yellow vests and hard hats as they navigate flood waters in Texas

Mexican first responders arrive in Texas to support flood relief efforts: 'Solidarity without borders'

Thanks to volunteers at Fundación 911 and firefighters of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, search and rescue efforts in central Texas are now an international mission.