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In March 2026, Brazil expanded two Pantanal wildlife reserves by 257,531 acres; Leonardo DiCaprio’s conservation group Re:wild says its partners helped support the effort to safeguard jaguar habitat
The expanded reserves protect diverse wildlife, including giant otters, anteaters and threatened bird species across vital Pantanal wetlands. In the…
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Taraji P. Henson’s foundation partnered on a $30 million wellness hub in Maryland; the centre will offer free mental health services, art programmes and yoga | World News
Prince George’s County and the Boris L. Henson Foundation, founded by actress and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson, are…
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Billionaire couple Lynda and Stewart Resnick pledged $50 million to UC Davis in 2022; their 34,000-square-foot agricultural research centre opened in May 2026 | World News
PC: The Wonderful Company A philanthropic pledge announced in 2022 has now taken physical shape at the University of California,…
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A Pasadena couple built a glass-walled house for about $45,000 in 1965 and kept it in the family for nearly six decades; after a careful restoration, the 2,156-square-foot property is now listed for $3.25 million
Inspired by modernist glass houses, the Pasadena residence combines expansive glazing with timber framing for added warmth. Some houses are…
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What began as a small Halloween graveyard five years ago has become a Pennsylvania family’s walk-through yard attraction, with towering animatronics, alien-spider battles, a corn path and a custom fog system
A Pennsylvania family’s love for Halloween has turned an ordinary residential yard into an elaborate haunted attraction, complete with towering…
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In 2024, two Wisconsin teens launched a food drive at their high school; by 2026, Meals Matter had expanded to over 35 chapters and 3,500 volunteers, collecting more than $550,000 in cash and food donations
Noah Duckett and Wyatt Ehrhardt started their food drive in 2024, the same year they finished high school. Two years…
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Study finds forgotten Cold War nuclear base in Greenland was once ice-free, with summers 4.7°C warmer about 416,000 years ago |
A forgotten Cold War military base buried beneath Greenland’s ice is giving scientists an unusual glimpse into a much warmer…
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In 2001, an Air Transat jet carrying 306 people ran out of fuel over the Atlantic after a leak; Captain Robert Piche glided the powerless Airbus for about 19 minutes to a runway in the Azores, and everyone survived
A routine transatlantic journey from Canada to Portugal became a fight for survival when an Air Transat passenger jet lost…
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Scientists studied a 444-million-year-old marine fossil that preserved its muscles, tendons and guts but lost its head, legs and outer shell; they named it after the discoverer’s mother |
The fossil Keurbos susanae – or Sue – in the rock. Image Credit: University of Leicester A marine creature that…
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A Georgia couple spent $40,000 turning the husband’s pre-marital home basement into a separate space for her parents; after divorce, an appeals court ordered the property split to be reconsidered | World News
Image Credit: AI Generated A Georgia divorce dispute over a house renovation has prompted an appeals court to reconsider how…
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