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A person with reddish-brown hair holds a hand-painted sign reading "PROTECT TRANS KIDS" in a crowd of protesters on a city street lined with buildings and trees.

New report shows trans students thrive when their teachers support them: 'Higher grades and belonging'

Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom, a new report shows.
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Left: A gloved hand points to barnacles and other organisms covering a sea turtle's shell. Right: A close-up of a barnacle on a shell.

AI videos of sea turtle barnacle removals are taking over the internet. This real footage of a rescue turtle is way more satisfying

Syrena made headlines last year when she was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, barely able to swim. Now, her rescuer is sharing never-before-seen clips from her incredible recovery.
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Two California condors perch on a metal railing overlooking a vast valley landscape with mountains, farmland, and scattered development below. Text overlay shows "ALERTCalifornia" and "UCSan Diego" logos with timestamp and coordinate information.

California condors are critically endangered and hard to spot in the wild. Two just photobombed a trail camera

ALERTCalifornia has over 1,200 cameras set up across the state to monitor wildfires. Two condors took an interest in one trail camera high above a mountaintop.
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Three people smile at a kitchen counter with packaged foods, bottles, and bowls visible.

Startup matches college students in need of housing with boomer homeowners who have rooms to spare

Students trade their time to support retired homeowners who need a little extra help. In exchange, they have a cheap place to stay.
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A wooden pier extends into blue-green water beneath a sign reading "THE PORT OF NEWPORT PUBLIC FISHING PIER" with a crab illustration. A steel bridge spans the water to the left, with forested hills and residential buildings visible across the water.

Humpback whale entanglements are on the rise. Oregon is trying innovative 'rope-free crab traps' to help

Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts new rules to enforce vessel monitoring system and to begin testing pop-up gear in state’s Dungeness crab fishery.
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Left: An orange and white cat wearing a black visor and holding a blue and yellow toy in its mouth, looking directly at the camera. Right: Two orange and white cats sitting together on a checkered blanket, both looking at the camera with wide eyes.

Two disabled cats are going viral for beating all the odds: '5.5 half legs, three claws, two crooked tails, one titanium skull'

Oliver, the cat with the “titanium” skull, is going viral on social media three years after his harrowing brain surgery.
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A rhinoceros stands on a muddy bank beside a stream surrounded by dense tropical vegetation including palm fronds and green foliage.

This photographer left trail cameras in a remote Kenyan forest for months. He uncovered a hidden 'wildlife highway'

Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas initially visited Maasai Mara to study its black rhino population. Then he found an oasis for all forest species.
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Two rangers talk to a group of park visitors.

The Trump administration wants to scrub 'disparaging' national park history. Meet the librarians preserving it anyway

The revisions have scrubbed or softened accounts of violence, slavery, activism and lived experiences, raising questions about whose stories the government considers worth telling.
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An older man wearing glasses and a gray shirt holds a cream-colored dog with a blue collar in a wooden-beamed interior. Two similar photos show the man and dog in slightly different positions.

A hospice patient's last wish was to snuggle a golden retriever with 'puppy breath.' Gladdie was the girl for the job

The patient received his diagnosis at the same time as his previous dog, who had recently passed away. These strangers gave him some “golden retriever love” one last time.
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People wearing winter coats hold trans pride flags and a sign reading "TRANS" at an outdoor gathering.

Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care for minors, despite latest federal attempt to block it

Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care despite an announcement from the Trump administration banning Medicaid from covering hormone therapy and procedures for children under 18.
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Sea turtle swimming underwater in deep blue ocean water, photographed from the side.

Researchers discover groundbreaking details about sea turtle migration patterns: 'Crucial to conservation'

The new research followed male sea turtles, which often do not get the same attention as female nesting turtles.
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Left: Adult lion and four lion cubs resting on sandy ground with grass. Right: Woman wearing an orange hijab smiling at camera next to a yellow and black banner reading "LION LANDSCAPES" with a paw print logo.

Humans used to kill lions in this African village. Now, they get health benefits in exchange for saving big cats

The nonprofit Lion Landscapes uses trail cameras to incentivize villagers to earn “points” for spotting and saving local wildlife.
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