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No one enjoys doing the dishes, but that is nothing new. The undesirable task has been spurned for centuries, so much so that Joe Hoghton invented the first dishwasher all the way back in 1850. It...
New Jersey’s plastic ban drew headlines recently after a study questioned its effectiveness. While the single-use bag ban lowered bag volume use, it increased consumption of alternative plastics,...
The COP28 summit ended Wednesday, the Fed is not expected to raise interest rates, PPI is slipping, and Tesla has recalled 2 million cars.
Earth’s living species are currently going extinct at a rate hundreds of times higher than the natural baseline rate, largely due to human activities. Scientists have counted about 881 animal...
Life as we know it was largely shaped by rivers. Many major ancient civilizations formed along river valleys, relying on seasonal floodwaters to irrigate their crops. Without these rivers,...
The Earth's ability to respond to human activity and heal itself may be appoaching a point of no return.
The almost daily drumbeat of climate-change news can be grim. Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies said this past July was hotter than any other month in the global temperature...
A report published in Science in May forecast dire futures for the many of the largest and most famous lakes on our planet, more than half of which have lost vast amounts of water over the previous...
In a world of trendy bottled waters and flashy flavored sips, some states are holding steadfast to a timeless classic: good ol’ tap water. From the lively streets of New York to the sunny...