Until two years ago, Oakland father of five Jose Peña could tote a 60-pound slab of countertop with ease. Now, a walk down the block with his kids leaves him gasping for breath and reaching for his ...

Jeff Rose, a part owner of a countertop fabrication shop in Nicholasville, Ky., is among the hundreds, if not thousands, of workers who have been diagnosed with silicosis, a lethal lung disease caused ...

César Manuel González, 37, used to work with stone that was engineered to endure: dense, polished slabs designed to outlast the kitchens in which they were installed. Engineered quartz countertops ...

At KBIS, we got our first look at a countertop with induction burners built directly into the surface. It's an intriguing concept that raises serious safety concerns. David Watsky Managing Editor / ...

Whether you’re building an outdoor compost pile or participating in a local pickup program, a dedicated countertop compost bin makes managing kitchen scraps cleaner and more convenient. The best ...

While students largely agree that opportunities to redo assignments matter, teachers are a little more torn on the topic. Students want the chance at a redo, according to a 2023 EdWeek Research Center ...

This story is sponsored by Bedrock Quartz. When homeowners decide it's time to remodel a kitchen or bathroom, countertops often become the focal point of the entire project. The right surface doesn't ...

Some of the most satisfying before and afters on our site are the kitchens, since those transformations can be so drastic. And while plenty of homeowners achieve that drastic transformation by ...

Engineered stone, or quartz, is a man-made material made with high concentrations of silica that is commonly used to make kitchen countertops in the U.S. But doctors are seeing more and more workers ...

A man in his 40s in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with silicosis, an incurable lung disease linked to countertop manufacturing, finishing and installation. The disease is preventable with proper ...