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The University of Chicago opened a “groundbreaking,” first-of-its-kind climate institute
The “groundbreaking” institute “will produce new and deeper understandings of the climate challenge, as well as practical, effective solutions,” and will include a number of new degree programs for undergraduate and graduate students.
After it was found stranded 5,000 miles away, one of the world’s most endangered turtles was returned home
The young Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found entangled in a net off the coast of the Netherlands — was treated for minor injuries at a zoo, and has now fully recovered.
“Dancing with the Stars” finalists became the first-ever Black duo to make it to the show’s final competition round
On Tuesday night’s finale episode, Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong took third place and their “freestyle dance” featured an ensemble cast of all Black dancers — a first in the show’s 33-season history.
In a historic conservation victory, a cloned black-footed ferret gave birth for the first time
Once thought to be extinct, the highly endangered black-footed ferrets are the only ferret native to North America, and they’re making a comeback, thanks to the tireless efforts of conservationists.
A new art exhibit invites people to talk politics at the dinner table: ‘If we can’t speak to each other, I don’t know how we have a democracy’
The University of Michigan Museum of Art debuted its own take on the national collaboration to combine art, education, and civic engagement: talking it out.
The Missing in America Project has provided thousands of dignified burials for “unclaimed” veterans
Their work involves combing through lists of unclaimed remains at funeral homes and morgues, and then spending years trying to verify veteran status of those they suspect might have served in the military.
Gophers were given one day to revive Mount St. Helens — and their impact on its ecosystem has lasted decades
The idea was that the gophers would descend upon the area (after the lava had cooled, of course), to help dig up the land, introducing beneficial bacteria and fungi to help regenerate life in the Mount St. Helens ecosystem.
Black plastics are hard to recycle, so scientists are using sunlight to make it easier (and cost-effective)
Black foam or plastic coffee lids are made with a color additive that leads to ineffective sorting in recycling facilities that cannot detect black colors in their scanners.
Mattel just debuted its first-ever gender-fluid doll modeled after fashion icon Harris Reed
Reed said growing up, he couldn’t “find a doll that I could see myself in,” until he came across “the Monster High dolls and their playfulness and over-the-top clothes.”
Researchers found that LED-lit surfboards and wetsuits can help prevent shark attacks
While shark attacks are quite rare, the fear people have about a “Jaws-” like encounter is very real — and this research helps keep swimmers and surfers safer.
In a key migratory pathway, a Texas metro area reduced light pollution to save birds from colliding with buildings
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the third most dangerous area for avian migration nationwide, and the “Lights Out” initiative has already proven to successfully reduce bird casualties.
The Onion bought Infowars and plans to relaunch the site with an anti-gun violence organization
The Onion had the backing of Sandy Hook families in making the purchase and will relaunch it alongside educational material from Everytown for Gun Safety, a national anti-gun violence organization founded after the shooting.
Volunteers bagged 50,000 pounds of food for Thanksgiving dinner for Hurricane Helene victims
Communities throughout South Carolina are still reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Helene, which destroyed tens of thousands of households and businesses.
For every letter written to ‘Chewy Claus,’ the pet brand will donate a pound of food to a shelter pet
Pets (and their paw-rents) are encouraged to submit their wishlists to Chewy Claus and for every letter submitted, Chewy will donate one pound of food to its nonprofit partners — up to 600,000 pounds.
Connecticut invested $11.5 million to bring a 12-year-old’s affordable air filter design to schools in the state
The middle schooler’s design was inspired by living through the reality of COVID-19 — and her dream is for it to be installed in schools around the country to improve air quality for students as they learn.
Thanks to a new partnership, the USPS’s Operation Santa is making toy donations more seamless than ever
Letters are now officially up for adoption, and with them, the Postal Service announced a new partnership with Toys R Us, debuting an online e-commerce catalog that makes the fulfillment of gifts even easier for donors.
Inspired by desert plants and animals, a “smart crystal” harvests water from thin air and could help combat water scarcity
Nearly four billion people, two-thirds of the global population, do not have access to clean water, and while poverty, injustice, and environmental impacts are at the heart of this issue, innovation can help, too.