A new study sets the bar high, suggesting 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day per person, but even nutrition experts are lobbying for moderation.

The various feathered gifts from the popular Christmas song deserve a closer look (and listen).

Music can increase your productivity at the office, especially if you tune into certain frequencies.

Music can get people into the spirit of the season — as long as they have opportunities to escape it.

When it comes to tracking New Horizons's Pluto flyby, you have options.

Prefab builder Blu Homes details a few considerations — energy-efficient and climate change-ready among them — when thinking about your future home.

Design studio Minarc partners with Habitat for Humanity to (very quickly) bring affordable, net-zero energy prefab homes to low-income areas of South L.A.

With all that holiday food prep coming up, now may be the perfect time to teach the little ones some kitchen skills.

Make sure your knives are sharpened and spice rack is stocked so time in the kitchen this holiday season goes more smoothly.

If policing your child’s plate at a holiday dinner dampens the celebration, this one tip may be incredibly freeing for you and your children.

Skip the stores and head outdoors to a nearby state park.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

Thanksgiving feasts and Christmas treats will be here soon, but being proactive can help you win the battle of the bulge.

Head into the holiday season with a series of daily questions that help all of us think about what we're thankful for.

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.

New genetic evidence shows that Solenodons survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Fossil finders have ample opportunity to connect with experts through fossil ID days at museums, parks and universities.

Get healthier by focusing on vegetable-based dishes Monday through Friday and eating meat only on the weekends.

Today the EPA moves to veto the largest mountain top removal proposal, Spruce No. 1. Environmentalists have been pushing this for 3 years. Today we celebrate th

Do they really blast the tops off of mountains to get at cheaper coal? Do they really kill whales and dolphins and call it "research". Sarah Palin on the Discov

Mountaintop removal mining has destroyed hundreds of mountain peaks and at least 1,200 miles of streams in the Appalachians, and remains a hotly contested issue

The president is getting a report card for his first 100 days in office from Michael Pollan and others. How's he doing on the food front?

A nonbinding resolution calls for meatless options to be offered.

Organizers of Food Day are trying to create an Earth Day-like yearly event to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.

Vodka, the top-selling spirit in the nation, is one of the first to go green.

Food news from around the web for your weekend reading

Celebrate the summer kick-off with a picnic that's easy on the planet.

We've got lots of choices for eco-friendly wine, beer and spirits this holiday season.

Single? Welcome love into your life, and celebrate — don't shun — the holiday.

Julie Marburger paints a dim picture of the American classroom.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

There's microplastic all around us, and we're consuming it at astounding rates, according to several studies.

These 'Groundhog Day' quotes are perfect for when you feel like you're living the same day over and over.

Most national food days seem arbitrary, but this one makes sense. You're going to need a clean fridge to prepare for all those Thanksgiving leftovers.

The Reddit guessing game Fridge Detective peeks inside people's refrigerators for clues, and it may remind you of the mess in your own.

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.

A crowd of farmers, environmentalists and community members gather at a May Day rally in Sydney to call for tougher mining restrictions to protect sensitive lan

Untreated, unfiltered water is a pricey new trend that many are buying into — even though "raw" water could really cause you some harm.

NASA's prototype shuttle orbiter Enterprise, which had been on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum since 2003, is set to fly to the Big App

Space shuttle Endeavour has hit the road in Los Angeles to start its two-day journey to its new home.

A miniature space farm, robot legs, and microbes collected by cheerleaders are just a few of the odd passengers headed to the International Space Station.

Weather permitting, the cargo run will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:25 p.m. EDT.

Lives would be saved and farmers would enjoy a healthy profit from the switch from tobacco to solar, according to a Michigan Tech-led case study.

Go ahead and drink wine from a can this summer, but remember: It's not fine wine; it's fun wine.

From increasing flexibility to easing stress, yoga has so many health benefits.

I had no idea the Mother's Day gift idea I came up with some 16 years ago would've been such a hit with my mom.

Mother's Day bouquet: Learn how to make your mom a Mother's Day present she won't soon forget.

Mother's Day gift guide. 14 eco-friendly gifts that will please mom -- and Mother Nature.

Mother's Day. There's not much time left to honor your mother, but MNN has earth-friendly solutions and a few videos to inspire.

Mother's Day Gift Guide 2010. While Mother Nature is the main event this week, don't forget that there's another Mother-celebrating day just around the corner..