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A swamp sanctuary in Florida.

Outdoors

One walk through this Florida sanctuary helps protect far more than the trail itself

An elephant with a broken tusk.

Outdoors

Eight elephant bulls fought over Lima Lima in Kenya, until one rival's tusk snapped

Little blue penguins, one on a rock and another pair nestled underneath a stone.

Tech

Australia and New Zealand are home to the world's smallest penguin, the little blue

A row of leather handbags.

Tech

Shoppers bought 'vegan leather' for ethics, then learned 90% to 95% of it is plastic

A black bear climbing a tree surrounded by lush green foliage.

Outdoors

Elusive bear spotted in breathtaking photo from Ecuador's cloud forest

A seal on a road next to a traffic cone.

Outdoors

A new tourism push could mean a death sentence for popular Neil the Seal

A whale shark swims gracefully beneath the surface of a clear blue ocean.

Tech

Passengers cheer as endangered whale shark circles squid boat off South Korea's Jeju Island

A collection of five labeled glass jars on a countertop, decorated for storing baking soda, coffee, vinegar, and oil.

Home

Fed up with high grocery prices and AI art, shopper hand-paints old jars for refill shop runs

A panel of five speakers on stage at a Groundswell event.

Business

Regenerative agriculture reached boardrooms, but critics see a greenwashing turn

A John Deere tractor.

Business

Farmers say John Deere right-to-repair settlement isn't enough: 'No meaningful change'

A whale-shaped toy featuring colorful balls inside a dome.

Business

Target recalls 49,000 whale popping toys after dome detaches and a child starts choking

Business

Lululemon sued over tariff price hikes that shoppers say never went away