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Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.

Dumping trash into the ocean seems like a bad idea, right? Wrong.

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Nature

Ireland seized a ship carrying 32 million cigarettes. Now it’s home to a growing reef.

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Nature

Wildlife researchers discover tigers doing something we previously thought went against their very nature

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Animals

Man who raised and released an orphaned otter films her swimming to his kayak for cuddles

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Nature

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

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

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 11/5/2026
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Animals

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

Erik Barnes & Upworthy Staff – 11/5/2026
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Nature

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

Adam Albright-Hanna – 11/4/2026
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Pets

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

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 11/1/2026
Redonda Island, rewilding, Caribbean
Conservation

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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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

Scientists hoped to revive dead reefs by putting speakers underwater. Then the fish showed up.

Heather Wake – 10/27/2026
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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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Scientists left cinderblocks in a barren part of the sea. 3 months later they were ecstatic.

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 10/26/2026