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Conservation

New Orleans was tossing bottles into landfills, so students upcycled 14 million lbs of glass into coastal sand

From bar bottles to barrier islands: two people saw empty bottles as full of possibility.

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Pets

He made a teeny house for a stray cat visitor, and it turned into an adorable kitty village

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Nature

Genius amputee makes outlandish prosthetic legs, but his cat scratching post may be best of all

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Nature

Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. 6 years later, here are the results.

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Nature

In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied.

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Pets

Adopted puppy takes first walk with new family and digs up treasure worth nearly $8,000

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Animals

Turns out menopause might be an evolutionary trait to ensure the survival of a species

Only a few mammals live beyond child bearing years and human females are one of them.

Jacalyn Wetzel – 01/28/25
Turns out menopause might be an evolutionary trait to ensure the survival of a species
Menopause might be evolutionary for human survival

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Pets

A burglar broke in, ate their yogurt, and took a nap. Their golden retriever brought him a toy.

Adam Albright-Hanna – 9/23/2026
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Pets

They said her injured foster cat would need amputation, but she refuses to give up on him

Heather Wake – 9/23/2026
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Nature

Officials thought this floating island was an AI hoax. Then it moved 19 miles.

Adam Albright-Hanna – 9/22/2026
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Pets

6th grader’s science fair project answers age-old question: ‘Do cat buttholes touch everything?’

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff – 9/22/2026
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Nature

In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied.

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 9/22/2026

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Family

Trendy ‘grandma showers’ get a lot of flack online, but when can they be a good thing?

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025
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Nature

A man lost track of his late dad’s beagle for 10 years. Then a Florida rescue scanned her microchip.

Adam Albright-Hanna – 9/21/2026
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Pets

Australian Shepherd gets creative with ‘talk buttons’ to warn family of impending disaster

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 9/21/2026
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Pets

Experts rank the most ‘loyal dog breeds’ and it’s stirring a debate among canine lovers

Cecily Knobler & Upworthy Staff – 9/20/2026