What would you spend your money on if you were randomly given a cash prize? These rough sleepers were given money for a clean slate, and they surpassed expectations.

The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according to the latest crime trends report from the Council on Criminal Justice, a ...

A tenacious turtle named Root earned a cushy spot at a museum in Nova Scotia. Then his “coworkers” stepped in to improve his quality of life.

According to a report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association, 69 city agencies across the country recorded decreased rates of violent crime and homicide between January and March 2025, compared to ...

Dogs can help lower cortisol during stressful events. Photo by BRUNO CERVERA on Unsplash ‍ What our study measured For our study, we recruited about 40 dog owners to participate in a 15-minute gold ...

You might not actually break your mother’s back if you step on a crack on the sidewalk, but cracks and holes in concrete are a persistent and expensive problem in the construction industry. Despite ...

As climate change continues to rear its destructive, uncertain head, canine companions are playing a vital role. There are conservation dogs sniffing out invasive species in nature preserves, helping ...

At Shelter to Soldier, 1-year-old lab mix Raider has been undergoing “special training” since April of this year. It’s all for one very exciting job: to become the first-ever “morale dog” to join ...

White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption.

The conservation group Panthera set up hidden cameras to capture an elusive flat-headed cat. Instead, they spotted the Eurasian otter — a species that hadn’t been spotted in the region in over 10 ...

More than half of the graduating class at Richmond Fire Department's Fire Recruit Academy were women, a first for the station.