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Nature

Hair salons in Europe are dumping their clippings into forests and it’s miraculous

Deers don’t like it but trees absolutely love it.

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Pets

Her dog wouldn’t stop sniffing her breath. She thought it was weird but it saved her life.

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Animals

Crows are incredibly smart. Here’s how to make friends with one in four easy steps.

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Animals

Three lions have the most beautiful reaction to a man singing a Guns N’ Roses song to them

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Nature

A dad turns his toddler’s random questions into calm 3D animations. Millions of adults can’t stop watching.

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Pets

Man’s unique gift for naming cats has strangers asking him to name their kittens

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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
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A Caribbean island looked like a ‘moonscape’ until goats and rats were removed. Now it’s flourishing.

Annie Reneau – 10/31/2026
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Scientists hoped to revive dead reefs by putting speakers underwater. Then the fish showed up.

Heather Wake – 10/27/2026
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Nature

Scientists are using sharks to forecast hurricanes. The secret lies in what they track beneath the waves.

Adam Albright-Hanna – 10/27/2026
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Pets

Gramma and Grampa’s photobook after spending 2 weeks watching Ricky the kitten is everything

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 10/26/2026
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Conservation

Scientists left cinderblocks in a barren part of the sea. 3 months later they were ecstatic.

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 10/26/2026

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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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Animals

Baby orangutan ‘Irene’ becomes the face of wildlife rescue efforts in months-long Borneo fires

Annie Reneau – 10/26/2026
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Couple plants real-life ‘money tree’ and its first seeds are worth over $6,700

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 10/25/2026
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New Orleans drops old Christmas trees into wetlands by helicopter. They’re helping rebuild the marsh.

Mark Wales – 10/23/2026