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New cheese packaging decomposes in 300 days, not 1,000 years: 'The solution was in the cheese itself'

Ogilvy and Nestlé have teamed up to create a new ‘whey’ to carry your dairy.

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Good News This Week: June 21, 2025 - Parks, Trees, & Quilting Clubs

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

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'Space capsules' offer new approach to confront homelessness in Bay Area: 'It's not just a dream'

A Bay Area nonprofit is eyeing a 6-acre lot to establish new, innovative tiny homes that look straight out of “Star Wars.”

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New species of methane-eating creature discovered 3,000 feet below the ocean

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree.

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Mother-daughter duo builds stunning 7-room home out of 8,000 glass bottles collected from local beach

Casa de Sal is now available to book on Airbnb.

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15 Ideas To Celebrate World Refugee Day

June 20th is World Refugee Day! We’ve gathered a list of ideas to help you celebrate, support, and learn from the global refugee community.

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New butterfly species wows scientists: 'This discovery reveals a lineage shaped by 40,000 years of evolutionary solitude'

The “curiously isolated hairstreak” butterfly is only known to inhabit a small corner of Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.

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Tech & Innovation

College students invent 'smart car seat' to prevent hot car deaths in infants: 'Protects vulnerable lives'

The project started as a graduation requirement for three LSU seniors and grew into something much more meaningful.

Juneteenth

28 Ways To Thoughtfully Celebrate Juneteenth

Your guide on celebrating and honoring Juneteenth — on June 19th, and all year long.

Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates sit in a decorated buggy for Juneteenth 1908 in front of Houston’s Antioch Baptist Church. African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library

What's the right way to celebrate Juneteenth? Here's what you need to know

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has folks wondering how to celebrate.