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Environment
Asia’s Vultures Recover After 99.9% Decline Following Drug Ban
Asia's vultures recover after drug ban following a 99.9% population crash linked to cattle painkiller diclofenac.
Environment
Scientists Net 1,121 New Ocean Species in a Single Year – Including a Deep-sea ‘Ghost Shark’
Scientists named 1,121 new marine species in a single year, including a deep-sea ghost shark and a worm that lives inside a glass sponge.
Neighborhood Heroes
Detective Recovers Stolen Wedding Ring of Dementia Patient
A detective recovered a stolen wedding ring belonging to a dementia patient after months of investigation, tracking it to a pawnshop.
Heartwarming
Kids Find Solid-gold Navy Ring Lost at Sea for 50 Years – Then Track Down Its Owner
Five eighth-graders found a solid-gold Navy ring on a Kauai reef and tracked down its owner’s widow – 50 years after it vanished at sea.
Neighborhood Heroes
Minnesota Woman Rescued After Being Trapped in Mud for 3 Days
A Minnesota woman was rescued after spending three days trapped in mud in a remote area near Backus before two riders found her alive.
Science & Innovation
Cervical Cancer Deaths in Young Women Hit Zero in England as HPV Vaccine Delivers
No woman aged 20-24 died of cervical cancer in England from 2020-2024, a Lancet study found, crediting the HPV vaccine for some 200 lives saved
Adoption
Soldier Reunites With Biological Parents After Wife Tracks Them Down While He Was In Bootcamp
A soldier reunites with his biological parents after his wife spent six months tracking them down while he was away at bootcamp.
Environment
Giant Endangered Sea Turtles Smash Nesting Record on North Carolina’s Outer Banks
The Outer Banks just had its best leatherback year on record – four nests of the giant endangered turtle, topping the whole previous decade.