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By working with its suppliers, Tesco managed to permanently remove one billion pieces of plastic from its UK stores in 2020. Customers at Britain’s largest grocery store chain now see much less plastic when they do their shopping, including there Read more
California’s air pollution control standards have drastically dropped the amount of diesel particulate matter in the air, and cardiopulmonary deaths attributable to air quality. Scientists at UC Berkeley are hailing the state’s diesel engine standards and other measures imposed over Read more
Anyone who’s experienced poverty knows firsthand how hard finding a pathway out can be. For some lucky enough to have made the transition, the desire to lift up those who are still struggling can become a huge part of their Read more
Conservationists realized they needed more than a bucket and shovel to build a 400-ton sand castle large enough to be an attractive home for sand martins to roost in England. To help the tiny birds they needed big machines—and building Read more
In moments of peril, superheroes don’t hesitate, they leap into action. And so, it seems, do little boys if their baby sister’s life depends on it. When 8-year-old Jaxson Dempsey realized his 20-month-old sister Lelia was choking on a chicken Read more
A chocolate bar has come to light 121 years after it was given to boost troops’ morale during the Boer War. The treat, still in its original tin, was commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1900. National Trust conservators found it Read more
A senior RAF officer has raised concerns about pilot safety just days after a Hawk jet crashed in Cornwall. The squadron leader claims exhausted, ‘emotionally distressed’ instructors are flying too many hours while trainees are flying solo before they are Read more