At 18, Michael Haskell has been turning other people’s abandoned belongings into a business that brought in about $135,000 in 2025. He buys storage units across the New York tri-state area without knowing exactly what is inside, then sorts through the contents looking for objects that can be resold. The idea grew from a habit…

The Farallon Islands Are Off Limits to Humans — but Not Wildlife Accidentally brought to the Farallon Islands by ships in the 19th century, non-native house mice have reached extremely high numbers, with densities of up to 1,270 mice per hectare. The rodents are disrupting the fragile ecosystem of the islands, located about 30 miles…