Let’s face it: the world is full of trends that come and go. Some we scratch our heads at (remember that fidget spinner craze ...

At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

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Retailers can no longer sell the banned lightbulbs as of Aug. 1 The ban on incandescent lightbulbs has officially gone into effect in the U.S., more than a decade after the federal government first ...

Here's why you might want to consider swapping out all your incandescent bulbs for more efficient sources of light. (Getty Images; design by Quinn Lemmers for Yahoo Life) Buying lightbulbs, which used ...

As the world transitions away from ordinary incandescent lighting and toward more energy-efficient light sources, the topic of light-source color temperature has suddenly become more important.