A tiny piece of moss helped expose a cemetery scandal in Illinois, where workers allegedly dug up graves and resold burial plots. By identifying the moss and analyzing its chlorophyll to estimate its ...

Chun, B. and Lee, M.-H. (2026) Graphene-Inspired Films: Capturing Nanoplastics and Blocking Their Path to Crops. Journal of Environmental Protection, 17, 143-157. doi: 10.4236/jep.2026.173007 .

In 2009, a scandal was exposed at a cemetery just outside of Chicago. Workers at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, were ...

Four cemetery workers dug up and moved more than 100 bodies to resell the burial plots nearly 20 years ago ...

Your home is crawling with life you can't see. Explore 18 fascinating microscopic beings that live in most houses, from dust mites to strange fungi.

Good morning, Early Birds. Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse. Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. In today’s edition ...

With tumble dryers pricey to purchase, expensive to operate and taking up valuable room in our homes, countless families are hunting for cleverer alternatives to dry clothes during the colder, damper ...

IN today’s business environment, trust is becoming as important as profit. Investors, lenders, regulators and even employees want to know not just how much a company earns, but how it earns it. One ...

Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money, said Monday that earnings season is what is really moving stocks right now. We knew the airlines would have to cancel a lot of flights thanks to the blizzard on ...

On their highly anticipated third album, Secret Love, London post-punkers Dry Cleaning continue to expand their sonic palette. Produced by the estimable Cate Le Bon, the record is somewhat of a change ...

Moss may look insignificant, but it can carry a hidden forensic fingerprint. Because different moss species thrive in very specific micro-environments, tiny fragments can reveal exactly where a person ...

The much anticipated teen social media ban began in Australia on 10 December 2025. Its introduction was popular a year ago when legislation passed parliament but has also been controversial with many ...