Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.
From Eminem to James Blunt, we pick the 10 most annoying songs of the 2000s
A tonne of trash music came out of the aughts, but Eminem, Fergie and James Blunt made our critics' list of the worst offenders of the decade.
Our 6 favorite films at this year’s Sundance
We came to Park City, Utah, with huge appetites for the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival. But we're trimming down our top ...
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The 14 Very Best Kitchen Trash Cans
Before my most recent kitchen trash can purchase, I never thought very hard about what I was buying — and that was a mistake. While technically any old vessel will work fine enough, there are ...
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Frightened homeowner seeks advice over threatening behavior from unruly neighbor: 'I'm scared he will burn both our houses down'
A scared homeowner took to Reddit for advice on how to deal with their unruly neighbor, who burned trash constantly and had a hostile attitude. The homeowner moved into their house only three weeks ...
NBC News17d
Trump's funding freeze creates widespread confusion
WASHINGTON — An abrupt halt on federal grants and loans announced Monday night by the Trump administration has created widespread confusion across the government, Congress, state programs and ...
Newsroom17d
Book of the Week: The mermaid who stopped wearing lipstick
At the Sydney Fish Market, “the rank stench of the ocean’s bowels around us”, Dunn describes the tenderness she feels toward a blobfish, coronated the ugliest endangered animal in the world, cast upon ...
The Washington Post17d
What America can learn from Miami’s trash nightmare
DORAL, Fla. — Two years ago, Miami-Dade County awoke to a garbage nightmare. Both of the county landfills were nearly full, and the aging incinerator that once burned the lion’s share of the ...
New York Daily News22d
N.Y. runs out of money for HEAP program to help low-income residents with heating costs
The federally-funded Home Energy Assistance Program meant to help low-income New Yorkers keep their homes warm ran out of money this week, the Daily News has learned — as the city remains mired ...
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Meet Sand-E the robot, developed by SUTD students to ‘walk’ on sand and pick up trash
SINGAPORE – Discarded plastic cups and small pieces of driftwood were retrieved from the beaches of Pasir Ris Park on Jan 22 – not by volunteers on a beach clean-up, but by a robot. Dubbed ...
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2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
A headless marble statue, believed to be over 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near Thessaloniki, Greece. Dating to the Hellenistic era (320–30 BC), it was discovered by a ...
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Worker Finds Something Moving in a Heap of Trash Just Seconds Before It Is Crushed
Awesome! Worker Finds Something Moving in a Heap of Trash Just Seconds Before It Is Crushed Posted: January 23, 2025 | Last updated: January 23, 2025 Disclaimer: The content presented here is for ...