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COVID-19 Inspires Downhole Monitoring Model

Acoustic Data has developed a remote downhole monitoring deployment model that overcomes travel restrictions tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Scientists just found the smallest black hole yet

The latest black hole discovery opens a whole new universe of not-so-big black holes.




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Black hole boots a star clear across the Milky Way — and it's moving incredibly fast

A binary star system that got too close to our resident supermassive black hole paid the ultimate price.




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Cheese may lower your cholesterol levels

Saturated fat-lovers ,rejoice! A new study delivers some good news about eating full-fat cheeses.




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Black holes: Peering into the heart of darkness

Astronomers use infrared "eyes" to shed light on these enigmatic cosmic structures.




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ExxonMobil's spilled oil, exploding manhole covers, and Earth's tipping point

Community woodworking shops become popular, insect wings microscopically shred bacteria, and the size of ExxonMobil's Arkansas oil spill grows.




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Whole Foods loans to small, local producers

The organic grocery chain lets local producers bypass the red tape of the banks and offers small loans to eco-responsible small food businesses.




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The Whole Foods boycott conundrum

Whole Foods helped to galvanize a nation of progressive shoppers, and now they're mad as heck.




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Whole Foods announces green film festival

Supermarket chain will screen environmentally themed films in more than 70 cities starting in April.



  • Arts & Culture

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Blind boy makes Braille labels for Whole Foods

A boy from Thousand Oaks started making Braille labels for his local grocery store and now Whole Foods.



  • Arts & Culture

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Whole Foods comes clean with Eco-Scale rating system

Whole Foods Market unveils a rating system for household cleaning products sold in its stores. But is additional transparency really necessary in a store that a




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Rap video mocks Whole Foods shoppers

The Prius-driving, organic chicken-buying crowd give us something to snicker about in the Whole Foods Parking Lot.




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8 things I didn't know about Whole Foods

Our food blogger steps into a Whole Foods for the first time in years and learns a few things she didn’t know.




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Whole Foods Market to stop selling red-rated seafood

In a step in the right direction, Whole Foods announces it will remove all unsustainable seafood choices from its stores by Earth Day.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Whole Foods uses Obama's likeness to sell chicken

An ad of President Obama selling chicken at a Whole Foods is perceived as racist.




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Whole Foods announces GMO labeling

The natural and organic chain of grocery stores promises full GMO transparency by 2018.




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Whole Foods getting into the resort business

Healthy lifestyle education will be the focus of the company's first luxury resort in Texas.




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5 ways to introduce whole grains into your child's diet

What qualifies as whole grain is different from processed food with 'high fiber' labels. Think assorted grains.




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Whole Foods in low-income neighborhoods see success

When the upscale grocery moves into poorer areas, the potential benefits are huge.




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Whole Foods announces sister chain with lower prices

The “hip, cool and tech-oriented” chain will target millennials.




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Whole Foods' latest whoops? Asparagus water

When a California Whole Foods store put three stalks of asparagus in a bottle of water and sold it for $5.99, the Internet called them on it.




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Will lower prices lure you back to Whole Foods?

To lure shoppers, Whole Foods is lowering its prices, but does that mean there will also be fewer options?




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Why is Amazon buying Whole Foods?

Amazon is buying Whole Foods, though the stores will operate as a separate unit from Amazon.




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Whole Foods prices fall dramatically

Now that Amazon has taken control, Whole Foods' prices have dropped. Amazon Prime members will see more discounts later.




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Whole Foods takeout containers don't pass test

Study of grocery store containers finds PFAS chemicals in two-thirds of containers tested, and Whole Foods' salad bar containers were the most problematic.




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Giant hole mysteriously forms in Siberia, and nobody knows why

The gaping 260-foot-wide hole was spotted in an area of Siberia known as "the end of the world."



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Evidence of 500-year-old monster tsunami found in Hawaiian sinkhole

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Egg-shaped hideaway gives whole new meaning to 'escape pod'

Powered by the wind and sun, Ecocapsule is the ultimate off-grid micro-home for vagabond vacationers.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Antarctic ozone hole among the smallest recorded in 20 years

The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the se



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Ozone hole shrinks to record low

Good news from Antarctica: The hole in the ozone layer is shrinking, new measurements reveal.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Arctic's ozone hole is looking good

The worldwide ban on ozone-depleting chemicals stopped Arctic ozone from disappearing and forming an "ozone hole" similar in size to Antarctica's.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The Roomba vacuum gets a whole lot smarter

Rosie the robot maid from the Jetsons isn't far behind.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Plastic discovered at bottom of Great Blue Hole

Even the Great Blue Hole in Belize, one of the world's largest sinkholes, isn't immune to human pollution.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Transocean the subject of tax loophole investigation

A '60 Minutes' investigation shows that the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig moved its headquarters to avoid paying taxes.




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How to increase good cholesterol

There's no one-size-fits-all solution for raising HDL cholesterol levels, but it can be done — and understanding inflammation is an important step.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Philips Hue LEDs take smart bulbs to a whole new level

RGB-type LED bulbs like the Philips Hue give you a lot of control and they're a lot of fun, too.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Startlingly big sinkhole opens in New Zealand

A giant sinkhole, the length of two football fields and six stories deep, opened up in a New Zealand farm in Rotorua.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Whole Foods cracks down on organic claims

Starting June 2011, beauty products making 'organic' claims will have to meet the same certification standards as food products at Whole Foods.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Whole Foods' John Mackey on Obamacare, fascism and capitalism's moral code

The granola guru John Mackey has a new book and is once again making waves with his outspoken views.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Meet the woman who elevated conservation photography to a whole new level

Cristina Mittermeier discusses the modern movement of conservation photography in an interview.




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Massive Martian hole suggests something (someone, maybe?) has been digging around

NASA has just released an image of a unique hole on the surface of Mars.




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Stewart Brand's idea of a 'Whole Earth' changed our world (and he's not done yet)

Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog, helped shape the future we live in now.



  • Arts & Culture

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To help prevent diabetes, go for whole fruit not fruit juice

A study shows that consumption of whole fruits helps reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes while consumption of fruit juice increased the risk.




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Discovering a whole new universe in the soil

The intricacies of soil biodiversity may offer scientists insights into how species — animals and plants — can survive global warming.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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European nations still push for deforestation loophole

A trio of nations -- Austria, Sweden and Finland -- are pushing once again for loophole in the climate treaty that would allow them to get paid to cut down tree



  • Research & Innovations

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Destination of the week: Jackson Hole, Wyo.

This skiing hot spot has plenty going on when it's not snowing: How about biking, hiking or camping for starters?




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When you give cash to those in need, you're giving the whole community a boost

Study finds that giving funds to poor families also helps others in the community.




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The sharing economy is taking on a whole new meaning these days

Companies like Airbnb and Uber are feeling the pandemic pinch, but neighborly sharing is on its way up, and that's a good thing.