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A laboratory setting with a scientist in a mask working near a microscope and a white rat in a clear container.

Tech

Microplastics hit the liver hard on a high-fat diet, mouse study finds

An earthworm is crawling across soil.

Tech

Microplastics shortened worms' lives, disrupted reproduction, and carried toxins into their bodies

A golden retriever eating from a metal dog bowl on a brick patio.

Tech

Study finds microplastics in most pet foods tested, and large dogs could ingest thousands a day

A package of MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik’n Nuggets featuring three nuggets and nutrition information.

Food

Check your freezer: MorningStar Farms recalls nuggets, patties over possible plastic pieces

A woman in sunglasses applies sunscreen to her arm at the beach with the ocean in the background.

Tech

Researchers find misleading sunscreen videos outperform factual content

A close-up view of a car tire resting on an empty road with a blurred background.

Tech

Every drive is 'like dragging an eraser across the planet,' and the crumbs are toxic microplastics

Aerial view of a river winding through sandy banks under a partly cloudy sky, surrounded by lush green hills.

Tech

Protected estuary in Spain had microplastic levels rivaling polluted European rivers

Joost Bakker and Zac Efron smile and pose together outdoors, embracing under sunlight with trees in the background.

Home

Zac Efron is swapping Hollywood for an off-grid hempcrete hideaway in Australia

A disc golf basket with an orange rim and metal chains, set in a wooded outdoor area.

Tech

Beloved Alaska disc golf course was built around bubbling crude oil from a sealed-off tank area

A veterinarian gently holds a large snake in a clinical setting.

Outdoors

Gopher snake swallowed the wrong thing, and rescuers raced to save him with surgery

A person uses a green shovel to turn compost in a wooden bin filled with organic materials and leaves.

Home

Gardener restarts compost pile after 'compostable' restaurant packaging shreds into plastic

An Old Navy Outlet store front displaying promotional posters and mannequins dressed in casual clothing.

Business

Former Old Navy assistant manager raises questions about store's branding online