Sponges by design are meant to absorb, but if you think all they’re absorbing is soapy dishwater then you need to tone down your cleanliness optimism. Sponges are many people’s go-to tool for ...

Does the sound of a leaky faucet drive you nuts? Dish soap might save you, scientists claim. Until this week, no one understood how dripping water makes that infuriating "plink." In a paper published ...