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Two men with a dog in a shelter setting, and a dog sitting next to a man at home.

Home

A stray dog in Ohio spent 220 days at a shelter, then a social media photo brought his owner in

A person holds a blue plastic bag in one hand and a black plastic bag in the other, with greenery in the background.

Tech

Ireland teen wins Earth Prize for biodegradable plastic that targets microplastics

A wicker basket, ripe tomatoes on the vine, and stuffed zucchini topped with cheese.

Food

Home gardener builds cheesy zucchini boats from fresh-picked peppers, tomatoes, and herbs

Babydoll in multiple poses.

Home

After a year in the shelter, this rescue dog still greets every visitor with a hopeful smile

Three lemonades with straws.

Food

Woman's Renaissance Faire lemonade came with an edible straw that tasted like lemon candy

A fox cub.

Outdoors

Rescuer climbs through sharp scrap to save fox cub trapped in a hot recycling bin

A sustainable-living content creator discussing shopping regrets.

Tech

Sow-fashion creator regrets buying recycled polyester, saying it sheds more microplastics

A homesteader showing off her bean harvest.

Home

Gardener eagerly picks 200 green beans, and TikTok debates whether they were ready

A digital display in a corporate cafeteria.

Tech

Employees told to conserve power and water as hypocritical cafeteria display appears to run nonstop

Sliced jalapeño peppers.

Food

Fresh jalapeños linked to Salmonella outbreak in 27 states, and a recall is underway

A view down a dark tunnel, then a person climbing out of the entrance and a dog nearby.

Outdoors

Video shows officer climb down a manhole to rescue dog trapped in drainage ditch

A person holding a black net with a raccoon inside, next to a pet carrier on the ground.

Outdoors

Rescuers save raccoon after trap on its paw causes a potentially deadly wound