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Environment
Making Waves: French Polynesia Walls Off Ocean Twice Arizona’s Size For Conservation
French Polynesia will fully protect 200,000 square miles of ocean, about twice the size of Arizona, in one of the largest marine reserves anywhere on Earth.
Environment
Bee-lieve It: America’s First Endangered Bee Lands 1.5M Protected Acres
US wildlife officials finalized about 1.5 million acres of critical habitat in six states for the rusty patched bumble bee, the first US bee listed as endangered.
Heartwarming
Caw-Blimey! Woman Who Saved a Crow Is Showered With Bird ‘Gifts’
Leah Wilson freed a young crow trapped in a roof gutter on Canada's West Coast, and the local crows have brought her small gifts on her walks ever since.
Animal Rescue
Prickly Situation! Coyote Pup Stuck Nose-to-Tail With Cactus Spines Is Saved
A coyote pup found covered nose to tail in cactus spines in Surprise, Arizona, recovered after a wildlife team spent more than two hours carefully freeing him.
Environment
Solar Dethrones Coal in US Power for the First Time Ever
US solar power out-generated coal for the first time in May 2026, supplying a record 12.8% of the nation's electricity, according to federal energy data.
Animal Rescue
Lucky Pup! Garbage Crew Saves Starving Dog From Bin – Then Adopts Him
A Milwaukee garbage crew found a starving dog in a bin that slipped off their truck just in time, and supervisor Alex Halverson adopted him and named him PJ.
Neighborhood Heroes
Bike-Riding Iowa Teens, Both 13, Save Woman Stranded in Yard 16 Hours
Gunner Skidmore and Kohen Chick, both 13, were on a bike ride near Fruitland, Iowa, when they found a woman stranded outside for 16 hours and got her help.
Heartwarming
Nurses’ Coloring Book Makes Sure NICU Siblings Aren’t Forgotten
Four nurses at Connecticut Children's Hospital created a coloring book, 'A Message to My Sibling,' to help children connect with newborns in the NICU at home.