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A close-up of a sesame seed hamburger with lettuce, tomato, and onion beside a serving of French fries.

Food

'We have Five Guys at home': Woman's $50 order has diners swearing off fast food

A community cleanup event with volunteers posing on one side and cleaning debris on the other.

Outdoors

Tucson volunteers clean alley by school, hauling off 2,000 pounds of trash in under 2 hours

Two ducks stand on a muddy bank next to a polluted waterway filled with garbage and debris.

Tech

Pennsylvania waterways are full of microplastics, and sediment levels keep doubling

A yellow packaging labeled "Sunpride" featuring a banana and stating "I'm Single & Eco-Friendly!"

Food

'They have natural wrapping': Plastic-wrapped bananas labeled 'eco-friendly' baffle Reddit

A close-up view of dark soil with decomposing leaves and a visible earthworm.

Tech

Invasive worm spreads through Oregon, leaving soil that resembles coffee grounds

Two sea turtles resting on black sand near the water's edge, surrounded by rocks.

Outdoors

Endangered sea turtles shatter Texas nesting record by mid-June

A scientist in a lab coat examines a sample under a microscope beside a white rat in a clear container.

Tech

'Everyone on Earth is exposed': Scientists map microplastics deep inside living tissue

A serene mountain lake reflects the sky, with a Nepali flag and stone cairn in the foreground.

Tech

One of Nepal's highest lakes shows more microplastics where tourists can reach the shore

Three colorful kitchen appliances in black, red, and blue displayed on wooden crates with pink flowers in the background.

Home

Kitchen HQ bowls recalled after metal springs in lids sparked, smoked, and caught fire in microwaves

A close-up of a vape pen with a clear cartridge filled with golden liquid, set against a blurred background.

Business

Missouri recalls hundreds of vape pens amid dispute over required testing procedures

A man in swimwear holds a shark in shallow water while another person assists him on a beach.

Tech

App's 100th tagged white shark, Quint, pings off Cape Cod, and you can track him live

A tick on human skin with gloved fingers partially visible.

Tech

Health experts warn of a bad tick season as ER visits hit their highest since 2017