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At a Scotland Zoo, 2 Baby Goats Wear Coats to Stay Warm in Chilly Weather

While this week officially marks the beginning of spring, the weather is still quite brisk over in Scotland. Many of the country’s animals depend upon their own built-in coats to keep warm, but two adorable youngsters are getting a little extra help: Meet Cedar and Sweetheart, a pair of 5-week-old Anglo-Nubian goats being raised at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park in Perthshire.

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Are You Recycling Correctly? Your Guide to Getting It Right

You’ve just finished eating some delicious Chinese takeout. Does the black plastic container that held your General Tso’s chicken belong in your curbside recycling bin? What about the metal can of nonstick cooking spray you used when frying your eggs this morning? And your empty toothpaste tube?  The answers are no; yes, as long as

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1.5 Million Bats Emerge at Sunset From Beneath a Bridge in Austin, Texas — Watch the Annual Phenomenon

Every March, hordes of creatives flock to Austin, Texas, for the famed South by Southwest music and film festival. But another annual event is unfolding there this month as well. The city is home to the world’s largest urban bat colony, and just after sunset each evening, hundreds of thousands of the winged creatures emerge

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Who Was Johnny Appleseed, Really? Discover the Man Behind the Myth and Get Early Spring Gardening Tips

Johnny Appleseed is up there with Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett as one of the key characters in American folklore. Most of us associate him with apple trees and the American frontier, but what exactly is the real story behind the fruit-loving figure? In celebration of today’s holiday in his honor, we thought we’d find

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 “I Love What I Do”: 13-Year-Old Has Recycled 1.5 Million Drink Cans to Help People and the Planet

Talk about a can-do attitude: A 13-year-old boy has raised tens of thousands of dollars for charity by recycling more than 1.5 million drink cans over the past three years. Ryan Hulance, founder of the We Can initiative, launched his passion project as a way to make money for food banks while also caring for

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Landfill Lettuce Is in the Works: World-First Tech Will Grow Produce Using Gas From Waste

If you asked most people where they get their weekly haul of fruit and vegetables, they’d likely say a grocery store or farmers market. A garbage dump on the other hand? That surely wouldn’t be on the list — but a project in England may have folks rethinking the idea. In a world first, a huge dome installed at a landfill site will use gas from waste to grow produce.

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Chinese Cave Dweller and Rainbow Killifish Among Over 300 New Freshwater Fish Species Named in 2025

It may be March, but we’re not done with exciting environmental milestones from 2025. Coinciding with World Wildlife Day today, the global conservation org Shoal revealed that scientists named 309 freshwater fish species last year, the most recorded in a year since 2017 — and the new identifications may help protect their populations from dwindling.

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Celebrate International Polar Bear Day by Tracking Moms and Cubs (and Watching the Northern Lights Cam)

A sweet scene is currently taking place in the Arctic. Polar bear moms are cuddled up in dens with their newborn cubs, preparing to venture out onto the ice and get the serious child-rearing started. But the vulnerable youngsters — fewer than half of which may reach adulthood — need more than just their mothers’ protection.

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Image of Rare White Whale Calf Takes Gold at 2026 World Nature Photography Awards — See All the Winners

The humpback calf featured in the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards’ grand prize-winning photo is a rare sight: Only 1 in 40,000 humpbacks are born with its all-white coloring, caused by a lack of pigmentation. Australian photographer Jono Allen captured the calf as she glided through the sea with her mother off the coast of

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