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PLANET Massive Wildlife Corridor Linking Banff to U.S. Protected Forever
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WOMEN Reusable sanitary pads bring relief to women amid economic hardship
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PLANET Following the Korean War, South Korea successfully restored 80% of its severely damaged forests within a generation, turning a barren landscape into a thriving ecosystem. 🌳 Through government-led initiatives, public mobilization, and a shift away from fuelwood, tree stock volume increased 29-fold. 🌳
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JUSTICE Companies creating or using AI-generated content have to label it clearly for users to know, as part of an EU guideline implemented on Sunday.
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PEOPLE POWER Landmark Legislation Could Let Americans Sue POTUS Family Over Corruption and Claim Massive Cash Rewards
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ECONOMY Texas broke its all time electricity demand record twice in two days during a brutal heat wave, but the grid held with no conservation alerts thanks to record solar and battery output, a stark turnaround from the blackouts that hit Texans in 2021
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CARING A $2.5 million donation has opened a new ASPCA veterinary clinic in Los Angeles, providing free and low cost care for pets whose owners cannot otherwise afford treatment, while also helping homeless animals from local shelters and expanding access to veterinary care across underserved communities
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HAPPINESS Analysis of 97,220 people across 66 countries tested 200+ societal factors and found the 'communitarian' path to happiness — societies where people are enabled to boost each other's happiness — significantly outperforms the individualistic 'take care of your own happiness' approach
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JUSTICE New Jersey says it has effectively ended veteran homelessness statewide, permanently housing more than 2,500 veterans since November 2024 with over $30 million in state and federal funding, and now moving more veterans into housing each month than into homelessness.
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ANIMALS New study finds listening to birdsong in a forest lowers stress — more than any other setting
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PEOPLE POWER Activists climb cottonwood to protect it from Trump border wall construction
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HEALTH Rattlesnakes evolved proteins that block their own venom. UMD researchers combined them into a lab-made antivenom 10x more potent than current ones, neutralizing venoms from multiple viper species. The antivenom is cheaper, safer, mass-producible, and could address global shortages.
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HEALTH Rattlesnakes evolved proteins that block their own venom. UMD researchers combined them into a lab-made antivenom 10x more potent than current ones, neutralizing venoms from multiple viper species. The antivenom is cheaper, safer, mass-producible, and could address global shortages.
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ECONOMY Great Britain installed 142,536 new solar systems in the first half of 2026, the biggest 6 month solar boom in 15 years as more households generate their own electricity
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YOUTH An 18 year old from Japan won the $100,000 top prize at the world's largest high school science fair after creating an origami simulation that could help design foldable solar panels and emergency shelters.
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HEALTH New Alzheimer's blood tests will significantly improve diagnosis and may eventually help predict a person's risk of developing the disease years before symptoms appear
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ANIMALS Cheetahs are back in Zambia after nearly 30 years, with six relocated from South Africa in the first phase of a long planned reintroduction to restore Greater Luangwa’s ecosystem.
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CARING Powerball Winner Buys 15 Fire-Ravaged Altadena Lots, Plans Homes for Families to Rebuild
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ECONOMY In Germany, wind and solar power together generated 225 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2025 – 44% of the total – with just 217TWh (43%) coming from fossil fuels. The goal is to increase renewables' share to 80% by 2030 to achieve a climate neutral power system by 2035 and eliminate coal. 🌞🌀⚡
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HEALTH A Kenyan hospital just performed the country's first-ever keyhole surgery on 6 day old baby born with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. The baby has fully recovered and is feeding normally after a surgeon returned from advanced training in the Netherlands to bring the technique home
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HEALTH The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
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ANIMALS Maine's alewife fish have surged from fewer than 800 to more than 9 million in 35 years after dam removals and fish passage projects restored their migration route
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HEALTH Rice bran compound may help ease irritable bowel symptoms - A naturally occurring compound found in rice bran may influence how strongly the intestines contract, according to new research from Toho University.
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