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A woman holding a baby in a yellow shirt speaks to journalists holding microphones in a hallway, with other people standing in the background.

Historic win: Nurses fought to secure the nation's first countywide 12-week paid parental leave policy

After watching parents return to work while their babies were still in intensive care, Pittsburgh nurses gained a historic win for paid parental leave.

A spotted fish with a dark body and white spots swims above an aquatic plant-filled riverbed in greenish water.

In Michigan, 3 tribes are on a mission to bring back a fish that disappeared 100 years ago

Tribal nations across the country are trying to restore culturally important species, like the Arctic grayling, while grappling with climate change.

A toad with bumpy, tan and brown skin sits on a bright green leaf, viewed from above.

Researchers discover five new frog species in one of the most biologically diverse regions on the planet

Since 2019, the Rainforest Partnership has funded essential research missions in Peru.

Wildlife vets give rare hornbill 3D-printed beak in world-first: 'It has never been possible before'

Injured birds have seen success with similar prosthetics in the past, but this marks the first replacement of a bird's upper and lower beaks.

A photo collage of newly planted tree stems, a vast and foggy field, firefighters lined up in a row, two women walking in front of a house, and a man on his bicycle

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Woman wearing a colorful floral tank top and yellow bracelet types on a laptop at a table by a window.

New study finds remote work brought teams closer, not further apart

Today, roughly 36% of American workers do at least some of their work from home.

Cluster of mussels with dark shells and golden-brown markings on their surfaces.

70% of North America's mussels are threatened or endangered. Scientists just uncovered five new species in plain sight

The sustainable shellfish cleans the water as it feeds and breathes.

A blue and dark red fishing vessel with communication antennas moves through water, with two sailboats visible in the background under clear skies.

Fishermen are combing the Chesapeake Bay for abandoned 'ghost' traps to save trapped wildlife

In the last two year, local watermen of Maryland and Virginia have drudged up roughly 24,000 abandoned fishing traps.

Aerial view of a river bordered by dense green and yellow foliage on one bank, with a paved area and landscaping visible on the opposite bank where a person rides a bicycle.

Climate activists launch floating gardens in British harbor: 'We built a wildlife corridor in a city'

Planet Wild joined WWT in transforming Bristol into a “wetland city.”

Police officers place numbered evidence markers on a sidewalk near a white sheet covering an object, with yellow crime scene tape visible and red flowers on a nearby fence.

Homicide rates dropped across the US. Experts say community-led intervention programs helped aid the decline

Nearly 50 crime scholars convened recently to analyze the reasons for the dropping rates.

Heavily soiled and damaged undergarments hang on a clothesline clipped to a wire fence, drying in sunlight.

1,000 people buried their underwear across Switzerland. The unusual study helped researchers gauge soil health

Farmers are “soiling their undies” — and it makes for better crops.

Cards spread on a yellow background. Visible text includes: "Class, pay close attention. I will now demonstrate the physics of ____." on a black card; "Using my butt as a microwave," "Flushing myself down the toilet," and "Putting a saddle on Grandma and saying 'Giddyup!'" on white cards.

Cards Against Humanity has donated 5,000-plus games to public libraries to help 'fend off AI and brainrot'

For 6 years, Cards Against Humanity has donated free board games to public libraries across the United States.