The holiday season is a weighted one, full of food and food-pushers. Here's how to gently, but firmly, stand your ground.

Dig into some new winter flavors with root vegetables. Add seasonal flavor with parsnips, rutabagas, turnips, and others.

Those seeking a more sustainable holiday are choosing DIY food gifts. But have you taken all the precautionary measures when it comes to canning?

You continue to hear how bad sugar is, but how do you avoid it? Here are some ways to help you eliminate refined sugar from your diet.

The health benefits of green tea continue to be discovered. Unlike other teas, green tea leaves are steamed, leaving a higher concentration of antioxidants.

With careful planning and strategic shopping, you can prep a week's worth of soup so that getting dinner on the table isn't so hard.

Making food from scratch is wonderful, but there are some snacks out there that should probably stay store-bought.

While mandatory in drinks like the Sazerac and Manhattan, the aromatic, herbal flavoring agent isn't just for cocktails.

The industry itself is set up for massive waste. But a few early adopters are taking on the challenge.

Leaders listen to rally cry to save kids' veggie stand in Clayton County.

Research suggests a brain on a Western diet can't help itself from wanting more junk food.

Reduce the carbon footprint of your food by making smart food choices, not necessarily just by eating local.

Don't spend money on bottled electrolyte water when you can make your own. This homemade electrolyte drink is healthier than sugar-filled store-bought versions.

Fresh eggs last from two hours to a year, depending on where you buy them and how you store them.

Those so-called comfort foods aren't doing you any favors.

Think of making bread as a science experiment. ​But it all comes down to treating your yeast right.

The secret ingredient in the Mediterranean diet is in the antioxidants.

There's an ideal length of time and temperature for steeping each type of tea.

Juice and soda aren’t the only drink options available for children. Here are some healthy drink alternatives for kids (and adults).

The paper Unocup ditches plastic in a bid to reduce waste and improve ergonomics.

The Spanish tipple is no longer just for tapas. This fortified, food-friendly wine is having a revival among cocktail enthusiasts.

The International Dark-Sky Association has a few ideas to reduce light pollution from sports facilities.

A study about phones giving kids horns stirs some good old-fashioned moral panic.

New studies link triclosan to osteoporosis and impaired muscle function.

Walking around an urban park inspires the same happy glow as you feel on Christmas morning.

Italians have mastered 'la dolce far niente' and so should you.

Microplastics in fresh water are primarily laundry lint that comes from washing machines, and they end up in your drinking glass.

A study shows your reusable water bottle may be dirtier than your dog's dish. Here's how to wash your reusable items so they last longer and you stay healthy.

In 10 or 20 years, we're going to need a lot of buildings like this senior living community in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle — resilient and efficient.

Smog in northern India is so bad, it's the equivalent of smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day.

Ambient noise can help mask sounds at night, but pink noise and brown noise may help you more than the white noise you've always heard about.

Air pollution is so pervasive it even affects babies in the womb and causes long-term mental and physical health problems.

Being connected to nature makes kids happier and more likely to act sustainably.

Experts say we make it easy for germs to invade by touching our eyes, nose and mouth.

Do your immune system a favor and go dig in the dirt. The bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa and nematodes will do you good.

Here's a breakdown of how each disinfectant kills specific types of germs.

From many miles above, the seemingly neat and orderly seaweed "fields" resemble blocks of text from books.

The owners of Alabama's Humble Heart Farms are offering their dairy farm to whoever writes the best 200-word essay.

2014 was a rough year for U.S. honeybees, according to a new federal survey. Here's how you can help out your local pollinators.

Researchers just released dozens of bats they successfully treated for white-nose syndrome, marking a milestone in the wildlife epidemic.

16-year-old entertainer says he's excited to return to his family's 88-acre farm and 'take in the open space and nature around my home.'

Whether you want them for eggs or see them as pets, chickens can be fun — if you do your homework.

A closer look at yellowing leaves on plants can help gardeners get to the root of the problem.

We owe the spiciness of mustard, horseradish and wasabi to an 'arms race' between plants and caterpillars that dates back to the dinosaurs.

Pest-killing spiders behave differently after exposure to a common insecticide, a new study finds.

Ants offer a surprisingly effective alternative to synthetic pesticides, according to a new research review.

When olive trees receive less water, their fruit produces oil with more phytoprostanes, and that's a good thing.

Noting that bees are 'dying at alarming rates,' federal judges have rejected the EPA's approval of sulfoxaflor.

Cornfields without bats are infested by nearly 60 percent more moth larvae, researchers say.

In "The Jefferson Grid," mesmerizing satellite images reveal the early land planning efforts of America's founding fathers.