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A young elephant stands surrounded by people in casual and work clothing who are touching and interacting with it. The elephant's trunk is visible and several individuals have their hands on the animal's body.

Baby elephants are learning how to 'play doctor' at a young age: 'They can participate in their own medical care'

Since the 1990s, elephant caretakers have been teaching calves how to take part in their own medical check-ups.

A herd of goats grazes in a grassy pasture with evergreen trees shrouded in fog in the background.

More goats, sheep, and cattle are being used as wildfire prevention heroes: 'A tried-and-true strategy'

Can livestock grazing on grass and plants actually reduce wildfire risk?

A small gray and white marsupial with pointed ears rests in cupped human hands, with a small green plant visible nearby.

Hamster-sized 'burramys' had to cross a major roadway during mating season. So scientists built them a 'tunnel of love'

A tiny four-inch marsupial is getting an extra nudge from researchers hoping to connect two isolated communities.

Three turtles rest on a log, with an orange and red butterfly perched on the central turtle's head. Blurred insects fly in the background.

Indigenous 'turtle women' help save endangered freshwater turtles in the Amazon

To help the turtles recover, a group of seven Siekopai women, who call themselves Tari Nomiowa’i, or “turtle women,” patrol the riverbanks looking for turtle tracks and nests.

Corrugated cardboard boxes and crumpled cardboard sheets piled in blue recycling bins against a metal wall, with a blue "RECYCLING ONLY" sign displaying a green recycling symbol above.

Researchers find collecting garbage less often could actually help people recycle more

Optimizing curbside waste collection could improve the public's recycling habits

Two women stand at a kitchen counter, one wearing a dark purple top and the other wearing an orange sweater, both smiling at the camera. The woman on the left holds a bowl of popcorn.

She couldn't afford to live near work. Now she saves on rent and watches Jeopardy with her 77-year-old roommate

31-year-old Kayla Mazza has been living with 77-year-old Honey Donegan for over three years.

Massive glacier with jagged ice cliffs rises behind a bay filled with floating white and blue-green icebergs and ice chunks. Snow-covered mountains visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Scientists figured out a way to map the planet's melting permafrost in real time

Disappearing lakes and artificial intelligence are helping researchers gather data to map the thawing of permafrost across the globe.

A shark lies on wet sand near the shore with several people standing nearby observing it.

Indigenous community trades shark-fishing for conservation in Colombia: 'From hunter to protector'

While Indigenous communities still see shark as a valuable source of protein, their fishing methods have changed drastically.

A photo collage of a man pushing a load of cargo, people releasing sea turtles into the ocean, a building made with volcanic rock exoskeleton, and two men digging a hole with shovels

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Group of men wearing light blue work shirts seated and standing in rows in an institutional cafeteria setting with vending machines and large windows visible in the background.

Kansas inmates raise over $4,000 to pay off school lunch debt: 'They made a difference for kids they don’t even know'

The One Big Beautiful Bill caused over 1 million children to lose food assistance.

Solar panels mounted on ground-level racks in a grassy field, with a green metal fence visible on the right and electrical transmission towers in the distance under clear sky.

Farmers pivot to planting crops under solar panels: 'It's growing well for the first time'

The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.

A woman in a blue blazer holds papers above her head while smiling, surrounded by people clapping and cheering outdoors.

New Mexico bans uranium mining on 13 million acres of state land

The state land commissioner said that the long-lasting environmental and public health impacts of uranium contamination outweigh any potential revenues to state coffers uranium mining could provide.