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A building with solar-powered lights.

Home

Arizona homesteaders light 36 acres with solar to spot rattlesnakes without washing out dark skies

Tech

CareCloud confirms breach affects 3.75 million US patients, far more than first disclosed

Map illustrating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch's position between Hawaii, the United States, and Mexico, with garbage concentration indicated.

Tech

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't an island — it sprawls between Hawai'i and California

A hand holds several pieces of gray volcanic rock above a surface of gravel.

Tech

Georgia neighbors say loose recycled asphalt is kicking up dust, washing into pond and marsh

A microscopic view of colorful molecular structures and bubbles in a fluid environment.

Tech

Scientists get 2 genetic codes working in one cell, a step toward life built with novel proteins

A clothing market in Kenya.

Tech

Kenya's mitumba market clothes millions, but dumped textiles may harbor E. coli

A container filled with kimchi, showcasing layered cabbage and red chili seasoning.

Tech

South Korea researchers turn 18,700 tons of kimchi radish waste into bioplastic

A marina scene with boats and colorful buildings filled with people along the waterfront.

Business

Massachusetts town renews push to enforce ban on plastic bottles under 34 ounces

Four wrapped samples labeled with different chemical names under normal and blue lighting conditions.

Tech

Scientists in Japan turn microplastics into glowing quantum dots for UV-blocking food film

A syringe on a beach.

Outdoors

Syringes that shut a New Jersey beach likely came from sewer overflow, not ocean dumping

The exterior of a Best Buy store with a blue wall and a parked vehicle displaying an in-home consultation advertisement.

Business

Best Buy says 29 supply chain facilities now have TRUE zero-waste certification

A variety of sashimi and garnishes arranged on ice with lemon and colorful radishes.

Food

Researchers warn parasite tied to 'mushy' kingfish may stay hidden until cooked