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A clear plastic bottle of sparkling water next to a green sports drink bottle with a green cap.

Business

Shoppers catch 16.9-ounce soda bottles ringing up at the old 20-ounce price

A desolate landscape featuring dry soil, sparse vegetation, and scattered wooden planks.

Home

Stunning before-and-after photos show degraded desert floodplain reborn as a food savanna in 4 years

A package of Horizon Organic milk boxes highlighting protein content and health benefits.

Food

FDA recalls 3,500 cases of chocolate milk over compromised cartons

A colorful snack stand displaying various chips, candies, and popcorn in brightly labeled bags.

Food

More than 3 dozen snack products pulled as salmonella fears hit major brands

A customer makes a payment at a grocery store checkout using a card reader, with oranges in the foreground.

Business

Grocery bills spike at fastest rate in nearly 4 years as Iran war hits every aisle

Logs that have been inoculated with shiitake mushroom spores.

Home

'Trust the process': After a 2-year wait, these shiitake mushrooms are ready for their first flush

Vibrant orange and yellow flowers blooming among large green leaves in a garden setting.

Home

Gardener gets answer after fearing backyard flower may be a dangerous nasturtium lookalike

Workers in blue uniforms process meat in a large facility, with hanging carcasses and containers for storage.

Outdoors

Veteran meat inspector warns slaughterhouse speedup means more injuries and more pollution

A Tesco store.

Business

As meat prices skyrocket, Tesco shoppers find plant-based mince now 29% cheaper than beef

A person walking on a path holds a white plastic bag containing various items.

Business

America's plastic bag crackdown grows as 12 states ban them and California closes loophole

A hand striking a match near a gas stove burner with a small flame igniting.

Home

Researchers say gas stove use can cut lifespan by two years

A close-up of a lone star tick being removed from the skin using a pair of tweezers.

Tech

A 28-million-year-old mutation may help explain the red meat allergy spreading across the US