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Grizzly bear, bears, wildlife, survival skills

Woman survives terrifying grizzly encounter with flawless safety techniques

She had ice in her veins.

Cecily Knobler – 6/26/2026

Hotels for wildlife encounters

Forget the zoo, these 8 hotels bring you face-to-face with the genuinely wild

beavers, conservation, bbc

5 years ago, 2 beavers were released into a northern England forest. They became heroes of the habitat.

Houston man fosters 7 golden retrievers while healing from Parkinson’s disease

USA, FIFA, England, school busses, travel

British man says he ‘owes America an apology’ after traveling around the country

Windows XP, photography, Bliss, Napa Valley, nostalgia

The most-viewed photo in history exists because a bug destroyed Napa’s vineyards

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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cats, secure, study, love, pets

Senior dogs are getting a second chance thanks to one very important job: the cat tester

Patrick Hamilton – 6/24/2026

black lab, dog walker, dog walker near me, dog walker ap, neighbors, good news, pets, feel good news

Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 6/23/2026

domesticated animals, wild animals, horse, zebra, pets, zoology, animal video, animals, science, exotic pets

Why do we domesticate some animals but not others? It all comes down to the four Fs.

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/22/2026

beavers, beaver dam, animals, wildlife, ecosystem, nature, earth, sustainability, deserts, waterways, rivers, pollution, climate change

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

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 6/22/2026

Robert Lennox-Hvenekilde, Colombia, jungle, Gen Z, homeownership, off-grid, sustainable, dream life, TikTok, Newsweek

22-year-old forgoes buying a home and spends his life savings on a chunk of raw Colombian jungle

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 6/22/2026

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grandma showers, grandparents, parenting, family, boomers, kids, babies,

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

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025

kittens, cats, pets, naming cats, naming kittens

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

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/21/2026

science, botany, plants, seeds, biodiversity, farming, crops, food supply, experiments, scientists

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

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 6/20/2026

dogs, dog breeds, akc, akc breed rankings, most popular dogs, pets, family pets, english foxhound

Pet owners share what it’s really like living with the ‘least popular’ dog breed in America

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 6/20/2026