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Unless your sponge is brand new, it almost certainly harbors all sorts of germs. Some of those germs might just make the sponge smell but others could potentially make you sick. © Nodar Chernishev / EyeEm / Getty Images Janilyn Hutchings, a certified professional in food safety and a food scientist for StateFoodSafety, says about sponges: "If they're dirty, they can spread germs to everything they touch, from dishes and utensils to the kitchen counter and appliances."Why you should clean a sponge regularly Yeast, mold, bacteria: All sorts of germs can make your sponges smelly, or worse. A 2017 study found...

Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention, but a more inconspicuous instrument is helping to reshape America’s energy economy right now: The humble light bulb. Over the past decade, traditional incandescent bulbs, those distinctive glass orbs with glowing wire centers, have been rapidly replaced by more energy-efficient lighting. The shift has driven down electricity demand in American homes, saving consumers money and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The energy savings are expected to grow as highly efficient and increasingly inexpensive LED bulbs continue to replace older lights. But energy efficiency advocates worry that the Trump administration could slow the pace of this...

Toilet night lights are the new craze, especially the motion-activated LED ones. Need a night light for the toilet? You get up in the night for a tinkle. You have to turn the light on and then BOOM!…you’re awake and it’s so hard to get back to sleep! Super annoying, right!? Fancy a toilet night light like this? If not, there are options. Or maybe you have kids and need something to help them see in the night when they go to the bathroom to avoid any accidents. Recently there has been a lot of hype around the IllumiBowl Toilet Night Light but reviews are...

If you're in the market for the best smart home gadgets that money can buy in 2019 – kit from the likes of Nest, Philips, Samsung and many more – then we're here to help with our indispensable guide to what's hot and what's not right now.You've got a lot of choice now, when it comes to picking the best smart home devices, and that's why we're here: whether you're after a smart thermostat or a smart bulb, we've got the pick of the smart home devices and the common sense buying advice you need.It's worth noting that if you...

Canon’s Powershot G Series is its range of flagship compact cameras and, along with the G5X Mark II, the G7X Mark III is its latest member. While the G5X is focused more on stills photography, this cheaper model has set its sights on appealing to vloggers, who found its predecessor’s combination of a one-inch sensor and flip-up screen to be a handy combination for their YouTube creations.