Your holiday dinner may contain thousands of microplastic particles, researchers say

Researchers in the U.K. are warning about how microplastics can infiltrate our food, conducting an experiment that found about 230,000 microplastic particles in a traditional roast chicken dinner with sides.

Iconic Berlin Christmas tree decapitated by climate activists

The climate activists used a hydraulic lift and a hand saw to cut 6 feet off the top of the tree and hang up a banner stating: “This is only the tip of the Christmas tree.”

State regulators approve $1.8B Georgia Power rate increase

Georgia Power says residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity will see their bills go up by $3.60 a month in January. That’s an increase of 2.8% over the $128 such customers now pay.

Treasury department delays electric vehicle tax credit changes

The Treasury Department has pushed the issuance of guidance for new electric vehicle tax credit rules from January to March as it continues to develop them.

3M to stop making hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ starting in 2025

PFAS or “forever chemicals” are found in household products like shampoo, dental floss, and cosmetics. The chemicals have been linked to health issues including some cancers and low birth weight.

Twitter suspends account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet

“He said this is free speech and he’s doing the opposite,” the 20-year-old college student who started the flight-tracking account said.

Former White House chef says climate change will make products like coffee, wine 'largely unavailable'

Sam Kass, who served as the primary chef of the Obama family in the White House warned that a number of the world's most valuable commodities will be “largely unavailable" in the next several decades.

Massive oil spill in Kansas biggest in Keystone history, federal data finds

A Canada-based energy company says 14,000 barrels of oil spilled into a creek in a rural area more than 100 miles northwest of Kansas City.

Oldest DNA reveals what life was like in Greenland 2 million years ago

Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland.

‘New to science’: At least 2 minerals discovered in meteorite that crashed in Somalia

The minerals have been named after the town of El Ali, where the meteorite crashed in Somalia, and “elkinstantonite,” after planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.

When will the Mauna Loa volcano stop erupting?

Mauna Loa's last volcanic eruption in Hawaii lasted three weeks in 1984, but some volcanoes erupt for months or years.

Biden acknowledges 'glitches' in climate law after Macron criticism

President Joe Biden is acknowledging "glitches" in his clean energy law that has raised concerns in Europe but said there are "tweaks we can make" to satisfy allies.

Archipelago of 100-plus ‘pristine’ Indonesian islands going up for auction

The Widi Reserve near Bali in far east Indonesia — one of the most environmentally sensitive places on Earth — will be open for bidding soon.

Hawaii's Mauna Loa: What hazards are posed by world's largest active volcano?

For now, lava is not threatening any homes or communities — but it could eventually reach neighborhoods on the eastern side of the Big Island, experts say.