Criminal justice reforms signed three years ago in the U.S. state of Michigan took effect last week, with nearly 850,000 residents seeing at least one conviction automatically set aside. The bipartisan “Clean Slate” legislation, as advocates call it, triggered an automatic expungement process starting last Tuesday, wiping clean a range…

The tell-tale sign of aging—gray hair—is something that many women and men have tried to hide for generations. Now, researchers have found that certain stem cells have a unique ability to move within hair follicles, which could maintain the original pigment in the strands. They found that as our hair…

109 years ago today, the first-ever baseball game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Then known as Weeghman Park, it’s original occupants were the Chicago Whales, then known as the “Chi-Feds.” Wrigley Field is known for its ivy-covered brick outfield wall, the unusual wind patterns off Lake Michigan, the…

“You make it, you recycle it.” A new poll found that half of Americans believe major companies need to be accountable for the waste their products generate—and five of the biggest corporations on the planet are doing just that. One company leading the way is Apple. Since 1994, Apple has…

Scientists have discovered extensive, ancient deep-sea coral reefs within the Galápagos Marine Reserve in Ecuador—the first of their kind ever to be documented inside the marine protected area since it was established in 1998. The reef supports a breathtaking mix of deep marine life found at a depth of nearly…

We don’t celebrate Earth Day by wasting paper, creating garbage, or needlessly using electricity. We do it by supporting our planet—and we make it fun, so it actually feels good. No matter where you live or what your beliefs are, you can do something to honor and enhance the environment.…