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Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?

Dogs can detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show — with 98% accuracy

Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin

From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story

Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There

Her dog wouldn’t stop sniffing her breath. She thought it was weird but it saved her life.
An Asian Elephant Was Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for the First Time in Almost 25 Years. Now, You Can Help Pick Her Name

Drones are Saving Hundreds of Fawns From Mower Deaths in Germany (WATCH)

A new website calculates how many marine animals are saved every time you pick up trash

8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’

7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to ‘Democratize Knowledge’ and Save Species

Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

Sighting of Elusive ‘Miner’s Cat’ a Fitting Reward for Philanthropists Rewilding Their Private Land

Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.

Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way
Male Bowerbirds in Australian Cities Are Turning Human Trash Into Treasure to Impress Potential Mates

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A Golden-Ringed Jewel: Britain’s Longest Dragonfly Hitches Ride on Woman’s Thumb (LOOK and LEARN)
Is Your Dog Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed? Here's How to Figure It Out, According to a New Study
People Across Cultures Find Women's Faces to Be More Attractive Than Men's, a New Study Suggests

People at Sioux Falls tattoo parlor help save baby opossums after they ‘fell out of their mom’s pouch’

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)

World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science

Good News in History, June 19
Pigeon Bones Found at an Ancient Cyprus Settlement Reveal That Our Relationship With These Birds Began Earlier Than We Thought

Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in the UK Is Huge Win–with Only 400 Left in Wild

A man who fell from his wheelchair into a lake and his little beagle saved his life

Help for a desperate mom who couldn’t find size 23 shoes for her teenage son
Despite Their Tiny Brains, Bumblebees Have a Surprising Sense of Rhythm, According to a New Study by Neuroscientists

Good News in History, June 15

Boy Finds 2 Million-year-old Tooth From Elephant Ancestor on Beach Walk

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why

French Polynesia Protects Biodiverse Ocean Area Twice the Size of Arizona Teeming with Life

Searching for Selenite

Woman Who Rescued Injured Crow Keeps Getting ‘Thank-you Gifts’ from Other Birds

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York

Dog Rescued After Being Swept Out to Sea on Inflatable Kayak Headed Toward Norway
Two Observatories, One Cosmic Eye: Hubble and Euclid View Cat’s Eye Nebula

Help Galaxy Zoo: Tidal Tales Open Cosmic Storybook

Therapy Donkeys Prove Such a Balm of Calm to Psychiatric Hospital That Organizers Look to Expand

Family That Owned This ‘Wildlife Wonder of the World’ for 300 Years Sells Bass Rock to Protect 100,000 Seabirds

Chicago Home Builder Lauded for Halting Construction Just to Save Killdeer Nest

Loophole in Endangered Species Act Is Closed to Coal Miners After Court Ruling

11 'unspoken rules' cats expect their humans to know and follow
Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

First Live White Abalone Found in 5 Years During Channel Islands Survey Sparks Hope for Recovery

Community Spares No Effort to Reunite Lost Dog with Owner After Their Car Was Rolled in a Crash

Endangered California Condor Flies into Oregon for the First Time in 122 Years

'Adults' are honestly confused by these 15 strange things the younger generations do

Caregivers at senior living home share the 3 hard truths they wish everyone knew

People rally behind an older woman who refused to train her 25-year-old replacement

People share their favorite 'non-tech' hobbies that keep them sane in a digital world

Woman gets shamed at CVS for 'son's' unusual name. The reality has people rolling.

Orcas Returning to UK Coast in Numbers Rarely Seen–With an Acrobatic Flip for Excited Tourists (Watch)

Nature’s Beauty is Restored After Farmer Obliterated Shoreline of Important Salmon Run

Beavers return to Scotland's Glen Affric after 400 years
Millennial shares the lies that every kid's parents told them in the '90s

In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat

3 Mule Deer Just Inaugurated California’s Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge
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