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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 Pantanal, where rivers overflow onto vast floodplains and jaguars wander wetlands and forests, wildlife conservation is increasingly reliant on protecting the landscapes that sustain it. In March 2026, Brazil took a huge step toward that…

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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 partnering on a $30 million Healing Arts Integrative Wellness Hub in Temple Hills, Maryland. According to the Prince George’s County Council, the county will renovate the Temple Hills Community Centre into a facility combining creative…

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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 built to make a statement, others are built to blend in with their surroundings. One midcentury modern residence in Pasadena, California pulls off both. The glass-and-wood home was built in 1965 for about $45,000 by…

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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 monsters, battling aliens and an immersive cornfield experience. According to a report by Berks Weekly, the display in Exeter Township has evolved over five years from a modest graveyard into a themed Halloween experience called…

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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 later, the initiative they began in a Wisconsin town has grown into a national network and earned one of the most prestigious youth honours in the world. Duckett and Ehrhardt, both now college sophomores, have…

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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 Earth. Researchers examined sediment recovered from Camp Century in northwestern Greenland, a site built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1959 and abandoned in 1967. The sediment contained biological markers that allowed scientists…

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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 lived 444 million years ago has become the subject of a remarkable fossil study after scientists discovered that its internal structures survived while much of its outer body disappeared. The fossil, identified as a new…

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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 a couple’s shared investment should be treated when dividing marital property. The husband owned the home before marriage, but the couple later spent approximately $40,000 finishing its basement and creating a separate living area for…

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