This is a new occasional feature in digs to help readers become more informed consumers. Our product tester, a busy working mother, will take new household items for a spin and review them. The items ...

Can you reuse your tea bags? Totally. And here are six simple ways to do so that can better your life, home, *and* the planet. Every time I brew myself a cup of tea, I feel super weird about tossing ...

Jacqueline Conciatore is a science writer for the U.S. National Science Foundation. She contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. It's no longer common to hear, ...

There's nothing quite like relaxing with a hot cup of tea, but that sense of calm might be a little harder to enjoy given new research. A 2024 study in Chemosphere suggests that some tea bags could be ...

Tea time is a significant part of British culture, but what do you do with the used tea bags? You might want to keep them and use them for gardening purposes. If your garden space is being plagued by ...

Unfortunately, a growing body of research has detected contaminants and microplastics pretty much everywhere, including our tap water. Now, new research has detected microplastics in yet another ...