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Adjusting to the office can be hard — especially if your office is the stage

By Stephanie O'Neill

Published October 31, 2021 at 9:24 AM EDT

Stephanie O'Neill

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How did the newt cross the road? With the help of the Chileno Valley Newt Brigade!

Stephanie O'Neill

In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting migrating salamanders across a rural road.
Meet the crossing guards who help tiny salamanders travel safely at night

Stephanie O'Neill

A group of volunteers spends every night for a few months acting as crossing guards for tiny amphibians: migrating salamanders.
Giving a kidney to a stranger? Researchers call it 'extraordinary altruism'

Stephanie O'Neill

Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a neuroscientist studies the people who do this.