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Conservation

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Native wisdom and ancient rock paintings save the day.

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17 of the funniest finalists in the 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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Study reveals which dog breed is the smartest, and it’s not what you might expect

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5 fishermen spotted a drowning baby elephant. Then they tracked down its mother.

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Conservation

Researchers dumped coffee waste into a forest and couldn’t believe what it looked like 2 years later

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Conservation

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

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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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Pets

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

Jacalyn Wetzel & Upworthy Staff – 9/29/2026
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Genius amputee makes outlandish prosthetic legs, but his cat scratching post may be best of all

Heather Wake – 9/28/2026
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Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. 6 years later, here are the results.

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 9/27/2026
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In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied.

Evan Porter & Upworthy Staff – 9/27/2026
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Pets

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

Heather Wake & Upworthy Staff – 9/24/2026

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

Adam Albright-Hanna – 9/22/2026