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A device with control buttons and indicators on a wooden surface.

Tech

HP's Instant Ink shutdown leaves canceled subscribers with unusable cartridges

Two workers in protective suits handle canisters from an EV battery on a conveyor belt in a processing facility.

Tech

Tesla says its US battery recycling recovers more than 90% of key metals

Microplastics in a petri dish.

Tech

Mouse study raises new concerns about common packaging plastic and fatty liver disease

A courtyard surrounded by buildings covered in greenery and featuring various plants and benches.

Home

Hidden behind Budapest's 19th-century facades, courtyard gardens have become micro-forests

A crocodile holds a piece of meat in its open mouth.

Outdoors

Belize urges the public to stop feeding crocodiles after alarming close encounters

A polar bear sleeps on an ice floe.

Outdoors

Norway's Svalbard issues $5,255 fine after ship horn wakes sleeping polar bear

A plastic fork resting on a surface of dirt and small rocks.

Tech

Sugar-fed microbes are helping make forks, straws, and packaging that compost in 6 months

Fungal mycelium and a developing fruiting body within a dark, textured substrate.

Tech

From surfboards to aquariums, mushroom foam enters a sterner test for home use

Containers of assorted salads are stacked on a shelf, featuring various ingredients and colorful toppings.

Tech

EU packaging rules take effect, putting new caps on 'forever chemicals' in food-contact items

A person fills a glass bottle from a tap at a wooden beverage dispenser.

Food

US zero-waste shoppers say refill stores are still too rare, too small, and too expensive

A Tractor Supply Co. store with various vehicles displayed outside, illuminated by blue lighting at night.

Business

California settlement hits Tractor Supply over pricing, pesticides, and 'biodegradable' claims

A SpaceX rocket is displayed outside a building with large windows.

Tech

Critics call it 'starwashing' as space companies market wonder and mute the fallout