Meet Lady Fatou, the world’s oldest living gorilla at Berlin Zoo, known for her record-breaking longevity in captivity.

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As climate change reshapes the planet, new rituals help people process ecological grief. Learn more about glacier funerals.

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Learn how the IUCN added emperor penguins to the Red List as climate change drives sea ice loss and could cut their ...

Find out when Artemis II will return to Earth, and learn how the crew is getting ready to endure an intense splashdown.

Learn about the viral hatching of two bald eagle chicks in Big Bear — and how a nearby development could threaten Jackie and ...