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Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is rewilding South America's borders

Leading the national park development efforts at Tompkins Conservation, Kristine McDivitt Tompkins has a new plan to protect wildlife in South America.

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World's largest volunteer network offers over 39,000 places to donate your time this holiday season

Volunteer opportunities include feeding those experiencing homelessness, cleaning up litter in parks, knitting for those in need, helping with phone drives, assisting with literacy programs, and much more.

A blue gloved-hand points to a dental x-ray on a screen

For 39 years, this dental franchise has offered free care to anyone in need for the holidays

Comfort Dental’s Care Day has taken place on December 23 since 1984.

Three side-by-side screenshots of a TikTok by Dylan Mulvaney, in which she sits in front of a colorful stack of books, wearing a white blazer with a back collar, curly blond hair, and a black headband.

Dylan Mulvaney has a new, virtual LGBTQ+ book club: 'For the girls, gays, and theys like me'

The book club will launch on January 1 in partnership with RuPaul’s Allstora.

A green sea turtle swims in the water while wearing a black 3D-printed harness

After being struck by a boat, this paralyzed sea turtle can now swim with an innovative 3D-printed harness

The harness was made in collaboration with New Balance, Formlabs, Adia, and Mystic Aquarium.

A sea otter swimming in the water belly up with a green crab in its paws.

Scientists celebrate as sea otters devour invasive creatures: 'This is one of the first pieces of good news we’ve gotten'

Although the job is “unpaid,” it does result in warm bellies full of crabmeat.

Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Lisa Ann Walter laugh together on the red carpet at the 2024 Out100 event

Sheryl Lee Ralph honored as LGBTQ+ Advocate of the Year: 'She is a long-time activist'

The Broadway-turned-TV star was honored for over 30 years of efforts to fight the AIDS epidemic and uplift marginalized communities.

A photo collage of Glastonbury Festival, a turtle, a mom holding its baby, a monarch of butterflies, and a truck labeled with 'Bumble Bee Conversation Lab' on the back

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A close up image of a numbat, a squirrel-like marsupial with stripes along its eyes and on its hindquarters. It is standing in a forest.

After dramatic population decline, newborn 'numbubs' signal hope for endangered species in Australia

The sticky-tongued marsupial species has been bouncing back from the brink of extinction, thanks to widespread conservation efforts.

A herd of countless goats walks and grazes along a path in Colorado

1,200 goats hired to mitigate wildfires in Colorado: 'High-tech recycle machines'

The crew provides benefits beyond grazing vegetation, like improving soil health, germinating seeds, and more.

On the left, a close up of a turtle. On the right, an image of a huge stack of turtles in a warehouse.

1,000 endangered turtles saved in historic mission: 'All the rescued turtles were alive'

The daylong mission was the largest seizure of endangered turtles ever recorded in Bangladesh.

A gray seal pup with a white fluffy coat lays on the shore with two adult gray seals

Gray seal pups on the rise in this remote location, all thanks to 'lack of human disturbance'

Thanks to a lack of human activity, a colony of gray seals has already welcomed 80 pups this breeding season.