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If you pick up plastic trash from a beach, you’re helping protect marine wildlife from harm. And every little piece—from a plastic bottle cap to food wrappers—matters, because even small amounts of this trash can be deadly to animals like sea turtles and seabirds.A new calculator from Ocean Conservancy can now quantify that impact. If you enter the amounts of different types of plastic that you clean up into the Wildlife Impact Calculator, it will tell you how many animal lives would have been at risk, had those items made their way into the ocean and been ingested.“We hope that…

President Donald Trump on Monday extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying the U.S. would hold off on strikes against Iranian power plants for five days.Shortly after Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social site, Iranian state television put up a graphic that read: “U.S. president backs down following Iran’s firm warning.” The reprieve came hours ahead of Trump’s self-imposed deadline later in the day.Writing in all capital letters, Trump said the U.S. and Iran have had “very good and productive conversations” that could yield “a complete and total resolution”…

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.  When Valerie Oswalt became CEO of breakfast and snack products company Kodiak in November 2022, she inherited a fast-growing business with beloved products, dedicated employees, and an outdoorsy vibe, befitting its Park City, Utah, headquarters. She also walked into a company that needed to bolster the talent, tools, and systems needed to scale the company.   Her challenge: bring the discipline and knowledge she’d acquired during leadership stints at consumer packaged goods (CPG) giants such…

Published March 23, 2026 03:54AMA vivid comet could soon adorn the evening sky. If it survives its early April approach toward the sun, the cosmic orb could even become visible to the naked eye, and possibly as bright as Venus.Yet a lot has to go right for this to happen, and astronomers are crossing their fingers that it does because Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is a special type of snowball. It’s known as a sungrazer, a term used for any comet that gets especially close to the sun (within 850,000 miles). Comet MAPS, named for a group of French astronomers…

A surge of affordable used EVs is about to hit the market—at exactly the same time as drivers are looking to avoid high gas prices.Around 300,000 EV leases are set to expire this year, driven by a leasing boom that started around three years ago, when leasing offered the widest range of models eligible for federal tax credits. A wave of hybrid leases is also expiring this year. At the same time, there are fewer used gas cars on the market than usual because of slow sales in 2023 and 2024.Used EV sales are already strong, even as the rest…

These moves work every part of your core, boost spinal stability, and lower blood pressure. (Photo: Ayana Underwood/Canva)Published March 23, 2026 03:16AM“Engage your core” is a common cue in exercise classes, but core activation is actually a pretty automatic process.In fact, during most movements, your core muscles naturally activate to stabilize your spine while your limbs move, says certified strength and conditioning specialist Susie Reiner, who’s also an assistant professor in the exercise science department at Seton Hall University. Despite this, it’s still beneficial to deliberately work your core. That’s because doing so makes your core stronger and more stable.…

For the past several months, the food scientists at PepsiCo have been working overtime to dream up new products that meet young consumers’ health and wellness demands. First, there was a new Starbucks coffee protein drink. Then, there were dustless Cheetos. And now, the company’s latest innovation is Doritos Protein. Doritos Protein launched in select retailers this month and come in two different flavors: classic Nacho Cheese and Sweet & Tangy BBQ. One 28 gram serving of these chips contains 10 grams of protein and 150 calories, compared to the meager two grams of protein in a 28 gram, 150 calorie…

K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and out of classrooms, whether it is teachers turning to AI to refine lesson plans or students asking AI to help them research a particular topic.An estimated 85% of K-12 public school teachers recently reported that they used AI during the 2024-2025 school year, often for curriculum and content development.In 2023, 13% of teens said they used ChatGPT to complete their schoolwork, while 26% of them said in 2025 that they were using ChatGPT for this purpose.Similarly, 86% of K-12 students shared in 2025 that they have used…

Enterprise AI spending hit $37 billion in 2025—a 200% jump from the year before. The message from the C-suite couldn’t be clearer: AI is no longer a competitive advantage. It’s table stakes.So why are three-quarters of enterprises still stuck in pilot mode?Budgets have been approved, platforms deployed, and centers of excellence stood up. Yet few AI initiatives meet expectations for revenue impact. The technology isn’t the problem. The problem is that no one actually taught your people how to use it.The knowledge gap is enormousEnterprises are running an average of 200 AI tools. However, only 28% of employees know how…

Stop looking for a “miracle” and start looking at your bank statement.After 15 years working with clients in Sevenoaks— as a professional diet chef and a Mobile PT training people in their own homes—I’ve seen every “magic pill,” every expensive “weight loss jab,” and every soul-crushing “quick fix” promised by an industry that profits from your confusion.Here is the cold, hard, scientific truth: Fat loss is a simple math problem, but your diet is a complex, personal experiment.People spend years looking for the “perfect diet,” switching from Keto to Paleo to nothing at all, convinced that they are failing. You are…