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Adorable goldendoodle has favorite TV show: His dad on the nightly news

This just in: It’s very cute!

Patrick Hamilton – 7/6/2026

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Family of 5 sells everything to live inside a 40-foot ‘skoolie’

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Couple in Japan invents a nearly perfect cat litter box that solves many common problems

octopus, octopuses, wildlife, ocean life, marine life

Woman says we are ‘severely underreacting’ to octopuses, then proves she’s not wrong

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Helicopters dump 6,000 logs into rivers in the Pacific Northwest, fixing a decades-old mistake

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Finland creates clever new ‘moose crossings’ that reduce collisions in a dangerous area to zero

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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Man’s inability to control himself over his new kitten’s cuteness is beyond relatable

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 6/27/2026

Grizzly bear, bears, wildlife, survival skills

Woman survives terrifying grizzly encounter with flawless safety techniques

Cecily Knobler – 6/26/2026

Hotels for wildlife encounters

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

Kat Hong – 6/26/2026

beavers, conservation, bbc

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

Heather Wake – 6/25/2026

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

Emily Shiffer – 6/24/2026

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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

USA, FIFA, England, school busses, travel

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

Cecily Knobler – 6/24/2026

Windows XP, photography, Bliss, Napa Valley, nostalgia

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

Adam Albright-Hanna & Upworthy Staff – 6/24/2026

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