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A two-month-old Javan gibbon named Lima just became a beacon of hope for her endangered species. Born at a UK wildlife reserve that houses nearly half the world's captive population, she may one day swing through Indonesia's forests again.
When Esther realized the "monkey" she'd saved was actually a protected gibbon, she knew what to do. A Malaysian sanctuary is making it easier for well-meaning owners to give these endangered apes a second chance at life.
A women's collective in Indonesia is protecting critically endangered gibbons by creating textiles inspired by local forest plants. Their work has transformed weeds into valuable resources while building community connection to wildlife.
The Utica Zoo has welcomed two baby white-handed gibbons, an endangered species facing extinction in the wild. The births are part of a Species Survival Plan helping protect threatened animals through careful breeding programs.
After investigative reporters exposed illegal wildlife trade happening openly on Facebook, Meta closed nine groups in Indonesia that were selling protected animals like endangered gibbons and hornbills. The investigation led authorities to a pet store trafficking vulnerable species, showing how collaboration between journalists and tech companies can protect wildlife.
A 30-year-old web developer broke the women's Double Everesting world record, then kept it secret for two months because she "just wanted to do it for herself." Millie Gibbons spent nearly 39 hours cycling up a Spanish mountain 30 times.
A small German nonprofit is reversing decades of logging damage in Borneo using science-based reforestation that lets nature do the heavy lifting. Their surgical approach has reconnected fragmented forests on a shoestring budget.
A dramatic one-point victory capped off a fundraising quiz night that brought 13 teams together for Knox Academy's PTA in Haddington, Scotland. The event raised £436 while families competed fiercely through rounds of trivia at the local rugby club.
OX2 has secured funding for Sweden's Fageråsen Wind Farm, a 189 megawatt renewable energy project set to power homes by 2028. This marks the first Swedish wind farm OX2 will both own and operate.
After losing his grandmother to loneliness, Mark Cody launched Granborghini, connecting isolated elderly people with supercar owners for thrilling rides. The UK charity is transforming lives one Lamborghini at a time.
A major wind farm in Sweden just locked in the financing it needs to deliver clean power to thousands of homes by 2028. The project includes a cutting-edge battery system to make renewable energy more reliable.
After two years of hope and waiting, a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been caught on camera using a special canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra. The crossing offers new hope that the species can survive despite roads splitting their forest home.
After two years of waiting, conservationists captured a wild Sumatran orangutan using a canopy rope bridge to safely cross a jungle road for the first time. This breakthrough could help save the critically endangered species from genetic isolation and vehicle collisions.
Four astronauts just traveled farther from Earth than any human in history, breaking a 56-year-old record set during Apollo 13's emergency return. The Artemis II crew reached 248,655 miles from home and will go even farther before returning.
NASA just said goodbye to the crew heading around the Moon next year in the first crewed Artemis mission. Four astronauts will spend 10 days testing critical systems that could return humans to the lunar surface.
A lifeboat crew in Scotland earned a Hero to Animals award after saving a dog that plunged into frigid ocean waters. The dramatic rescue at Seacliff beach brought together professionals and bystanders to save Sparkle the Weimaraner and her devoted owner.
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Paleontologists in Egypt's northern desert discovered 17-million-year-old ape jaw fossils that could change where scientists believe humans' ancestors first evolved. The new species, found where only monkey remains had been discovered before, closely resembles predictions of what our common ancestor looked like.
Volunteers served free hot dogs, coffee, and kindness to hundreds of residents at Midland's town dock as part of a 14-year tradition celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day. The community event, complete with live music and face painting, encourages residents to pay forward simple acts of goodwill.
Scientists grew miniature brain and spinal cord systems in a lab and discovered that supposedly permanent nerve damage can be switched back on. An existing hormone drug dramatically boosted nerve regrowth in damaged neurons.
Scientists in Egypt discovered 17-million-year-old ape fossils that suggest our earliest ancestors evolved in North Africa, not East Africa as researchers believed for decades. The breakthrough changes what we know about where humans, gorillas, chimps, and other apes came from.
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