
AI is getting a little closer to revolutionizing closed captioning for those with disabilities
Several of the most prominent providers of the AI engines behind transcription services have seen their AI become even more accurate in the last year, according to a recent study.
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Brazil's most trafficked endangered bird makes a comeback with rewilding success
Even optimistic population estimates are dire, at fewer than 2,500 mature individuals and no more than 250 in any given population. But there's good news...
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This Israeli & Palestinian youth choir has sung together since 2012. Now, their voices are stronger than ever
Amid violence, loss, and devastation, this youth chorus made up of Palestinians and Israelis have found a shared humanity through music.
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Rare photos of newborn blue pygmy whale shed light on endangered species
A baby blue pygmy whale — the youngest ever spotted — is giving scientists renewed hope for the future of the endangered species.
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How one activist mom made a difference in child abuse laws
Some factors in policymaking are obvious, others not. Often, policy is made by groups of people working together — advocates, regular citizens, lobbyists, lawmakers. Less often, there’s a single person who emerges as the key figure in making new policy.
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Good news: Tiny urban green spaces can cool cities and save lives
A recent World Meteorological Organization report called heat waves the “deadliest meteorological hazard” from 2015 to 2019, affecting people living on all continents, and setting new national heat records in many regions.
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Grizzly bear baby boom in Yellowstone triples cub count in national park
A mother grizzly bear was spotted with a record five cubs, bringing the total bear cub count to 18, and highlighting the species' recovery.
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Less than 100 of these wildcats remain, but innovative conservation efforts spark hope
The Pampas grasslands, spanning southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, are home to a wildcat so rare that researchers consider it the most endangered of its kind in the Americas, and possibly the world.
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