Your old pillows may have gone flat, but they're still stuffed with possibilities! These clever uses will make you rethink tossing them out.

A single spoonful of used coffee grounds, that’s all it takes, according to thousands of videos and posts circulating across European social media platforms in late 2025. The method, shared as a ...

Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests. After sharing it with her husband, Gerald, he was similarly inspired but much ...

Composting has long been recognized as one of the simplest, most impactful ways to help the climate. But just how effective is it? A new study completed for Napa Recycling and Waste Services (NRWS) ...

Green-Wood Cemetery is going green on death. This week the Brooklyn burial ground announced a new option for leaving this world: composting corpses into nutrient-rich dirt. The nearly 200-year-old ...

Everyone is dying to try this new burial trend. Eco-conscious New Yorkers can soon turn their corpses into compost as part of a brand-new program at Green-Wood Cemetery — and hundreds are already ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.