World's Longest Wildlife Bridge Could Cross the Mississippi, So 'Buffalo Can Roam'
The Bison Bridge Foundation is trying to turn an I-80 bridge over the Mississippi into the largest wildlife crossing on earth.
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National Spelling Bee Takes Over Words With Friends for 8 Days, With Top Words From 8 Champions Who Tied in 2019
Words With Friends is collaborating with the Scripps National Spelling Bee to present an 8-day takeover before the 2021 finals on July 8.
See the Strange, Beautiful Landscapes Below the Foliage and Buildings Revealed by Lasers
A LIDAR-image presentation of the geological hazards, features, and changes of Washington state is mesmerizing to look at.
COVID Cases and Hospitalizations Are Plummeting Toward Zero in Most of the U.S.
Looking at the 7-day moving averages of COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, and cases per 100k U.S. residents shows a nation nearly cured.
Charitable Giving in the U.S. Rose 5.1% Last Year to a Record High of $471 Billion in 2020
Americans responded to the pandemic in extraordinary ways—and also donated a record amount to charities through philanthropy in 2020.
Seniors Are Now Texting Grandchildren After Learning Skill in Lockdown - And 1/3 Like it More Than Calling
A silver lining for seniors during lockdown was learning how to text message-an easy method for bonding with their grandkids.
Endangered Humpback Whales Gain New Protections in Pacific Ocean From the U.S
The White House has announced it will be protecting hundreds of thousands of nautical square miles of humpback whale habitat in the Pacific Ocean.
U.S. Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in One of Nation's Largest Wilderness Areas
The U.S. administration has suspended drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move environmental groups are praising.
Native American Tribe in Maine Gets Back Sacred Island Taken 160 Years Ago
The Passamaquoddy Tribe reacquired 140 acres of their ancestral territory, Pine Island, thanks to help from The Nature Conservancy.
Students Learn at Graduation the Snapchat Founder Paid Off Their College Debt With More Than $10 Million
Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel has wiped the student loan debt out for 284 graduating students at Otis College of Arts and Design.
New 'Hometown Heroes Housing Program' Helps Florida Teachers and First Responders Buy Their First Home
Florida residents who are first responders, nurses, or teachers, can now get help buying a first home with Hometown Heroes Housing Program.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $122 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America hopes to transform youth mentorship with a $122 Million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Acres of Toxic Chemicals and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation
The story of how the toxic wasteland of Krejci Dump became the cleanest part of Cuyahoga National Park is nothing short of a miracle.
As the World Runs on Lithium, Researchers Develop Clean Method to Get It From Water
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is using magnetic nanoparticles to capture critical lithium, from wastewater sources.
Chrissy Teigen Asked Teachers on Twitter to Send Their Wish Lists-And Then Fulfilled Them by the Dozens
Chrissy Teigen sent a Twitter shout-out to US teachers asking for their back-to-school year wish lists. She spent a busy day fulfilling them.
As the Pandemic Got Worse, Americans Donated More Generously Than Ever - to Record Levels
Year over year increases in financial charity were highest in areas with the strongest threat from COVID-19, the authors found.
MacKenzie Scott Donates $436 Million to Habitat for Humanity, Continuing Her Giving Spree Since Divorce
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity.
New Online Map Shows You the Local Mosquito Forecast for the Week
SC Johnson and Google Earth have partnered to create a scientific mosquito database that uses weather and entomology data to pinpoint numbers
A Passenger With No Flying Experience Landed a Plane Like a Pro
Robert Morgan had to talk a passenger with no flight experience through landing a small plane in Palm Beach, after the pilot went out.
Chinook Salmon Introduced to Mountain Streams Not Inhabited for 100 Years
State and federal agencies join to save native salmon from drought and climate change in the U.S. by re-introducing chinook salmon to rivers.
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