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A rendering of a solar-powered ferry on a Korean river

South Korea deploys new ferry that cleans up oil spills while people ride

A new solar-powered boat created by Korean startup Ecopeace cleans up waterways while commuters are aboard.

A sea turtle swimming in a clear, circular tank with sunlight shining through the water.

A passing boat shattered the back of this loggerhead sea turtle's shell. See her incredible four-month recovery

Swim Shady, and fellow loggerhead Paddles, were in critical condition when they were rescued near Juno Beach, Florida.

When leopard cubs get separated from their mother, these wildlife experts step in with 'overnight boxes.' They've saved over 100 cubs

When leopardesses go off to hunt, their babies can get separated in the process. That’s when Wildlife SOS steps in to help.

A tortoise is treated at the hands of a veterinary team in the Philippines

Vet constructs custom contraption to save tortoise run over by a car

The right side of the tortoise's carapace, or shell, was completely shattered.

A just burnt cigarette rests on a red clay brick.

Over 6 trillion cigarette butts are tossed each year. Scientists are recycling them into sustainable bricks

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology discovered a novel approach to creating bricks.

Two photos side by side. On the left is two men in Gaza, standing in rubble. On the right is a newly opened library in Gaza

Built with books found in the rubble, these two men have opened Gaza's first new library

Israel has destroyed 90% of Gaza’s schools, all of its universities, numerous archives, museums, and historical sites, and at least 13 libraries.

A hand holds a coffee cup in a closeup picture

Over 500 billion disposable coffee cups are trashed everywhere. This 'seaweed cup' hopes to change that

Traditional cups contain plastic linings that make them difficult to recycle — so Notpla is using seaweed instead.

A woman looks to her side as she claps, an aerial view of grazing cattles under solar panels, actress Mariska Hargitay poses for the camera, a turtle perched on a log, and two people working in a field

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A male hand in a close-up, charging a yellow electric vehicle

New study confirms that electric vehicles are already making the air cleaner

A new study from the Lancet Planetary Health journal confirms what scientists have long predicted.

A person holds a frog inside a plastic container

One night a year, volunteer crossing guards save the lives of Maine's wild frogs

The first warm, wet spring night sends frogs and salamanders from the forest, bearing fresh evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.

A close-up of a green sea turtle covered in barnacles, laying on a light pink beach towel

Beachgoer finds sea turtle stranded, so covered in barnacles she couldn't move. See her amazing 9-month recovery

Kalani the green sea turtle was covered in barnacles, algae, and leeches. Experts at the Australian Seabird & Turtle Rescue brought her back from the brink.

A team of young women, and one man, smile around a small robot.

She was the first female CEO of an Afghan tech company. Now she teaches girls under Taliban rule in secret classrooms

Roya Mahboob has been making waves in Afghanistan for years, even from half a world away.