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A storm chaser captured stunning clear video of a perfect tornado in Wyoming.

A team of veterinarians use tilapia skin as a healing bandage on their paws.

Family sends an SOS message in a bottle from California's Arroyo Seco River — and it saves them.

Trust Chanie Kirschner when she says you can't go wrong with flowers and chocolate -- organic or free trade, of course.

A guild of artisans is preserving traditional weaving methods in a region of Peru overshadowed by the ruins of Machu Picchu.

There are lots of causes for sleepless nights, but it helps to know if it's insomnia or not. Thankfully, there are natural ways to get back on track.

Our food blogger visits the locally inspired restaurant that has been nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in NYC.

In honor of Cesar Chavez Day, here are 10 interesting facts about the civil rights activist.

State legislators in Colorado are working to make it legal for residents to harvest rainwater for irrigation.

From their vanilla-scented secretions to their amazing ability to alter an ecosystem, here's what you need to know about beavers.

This huge wetland ecosystem is running out of freshwater, and conservation efforts may not be moving fast enough.

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.

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Find out who won a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and how contest promoted the benefits of fair trade.

Animals at Australia's Mogo Zoo were saved from wildfires by savvy staff.

A Minneapolis restaurant delivers Planet Saving Pizza in electric cars.

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From two Apple expats comes the Nest Learning Thermostat, a cleverly intuitive household thermostat that picks up on your daily schedule as well as your heating

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A family spots a swan caught in fishing line — and Uncle Freddy saves the day.

New research suggests long, happy marriages may be in the genes.

A simple parenting technique helps Inuit children learn to control anger at an early age.

Microsoft faces strong competition on both desktop and mobile fronts. What can the new CEO do to ensure the company's success?

75 percent of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, meaning they originated in animals. Here are 10 to be aware of and which animals carry them.

The opening of Colorado's pot emporiums has led to a stained relationship between landlords and those looking to puff in the privacy of their apartments.

Raising a child is an expensive undertaking, and new parents can get a severe case of sticker shock even before they've left the maternity ward.

Researchers take a closer look at America's charitable giving and find some surprising results.

Apex Logistics employees converted a storage space into every college man's dream hangout, complete with pinups and gym equipment.

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New research could stop the spread of citrus greening, a disease that is killing Florida's oranges.

By keeping out invasive cats, rats and other predators, a new fence on Kauai is helping a rare bird bounce back.

Conservationists are hoping for a Christmas (Island) miracle.

People in France have been reporting sightings of bright, hungry predatory worms since 1999.

Chuck Leavell, the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones and the co-founder of MNN, interviews Ovie Mughelli, the fullback for the Atlanta Falcons about his passio

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The Rolling Stones keyboardist and MNN co-founder sheds light on the band's new single, which includes a reference to hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'

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Media mogul offers to lobby at no charge in support of wind power.

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