A software package for Grazing Incident Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (GIWAXS) geared toward weakly ordered materials, including: scattering intensity normalization/uncertainty, scattering pattern indexing, and refractive shift correction.

Cats are notoriously fickle—purring in your lap one second, then swiping you with an indignant claw the next. One thing is certain however when it […]

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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well,” Virginia Woolf once said. Woolf’s sentiment is one that the staff […]

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‘Perovskite solar cells’ (PSCs) are less costly than conventional silicon solar cells, but one of their key components is energy-intensive to manufacture as high temperatures are needed. Now researchers have identified new alternative materials for this component which cut energy demands as they can be produced at low temperatures.

Dishwashing is responsible for over half of tap water used in the kitchen, according to the results of a new study, which also suggest that people who live alone consume double the water per person that those that live in a four or five-person household. Although relatively few households were studied, this research could prove useful in helping develop consumer advice for saving water.

Badly injured from a crow attack, little Wasabi-Chan was nursed back to health by a crafty rescuer in Japan.

Video shows a motorcyclist in Belgium stopping to rescue a kitten from the road.

Bees make it and we get to enjoy it. But honey is good for more than just sweetening recipes, here are 10 ways to use honey.

So-called "green" kitty litter may be a good idea for eco-conscious cat lovers, but it's a bad idea for nuclear waste storage.

Wholesome recipes and motherly advice in a responsibly-printed cookbook.

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

Using a kitchen towel for many uses can spread E. coli and get your family sick.

Kitchen exhaust turns out to be a very complicated issue where there is no real consensus.

Fan MNN on Facebook and you'll be automatically entered to win an organic kit that will help you score green cred before you leave the house in the morning.

We treat it like it's as 'routine as poutine,' but 'misteaks' will come back and bite us in the rump roast.

There's no way around it: highly efficient, long-lasting compact florescent lamps are a green godsend but with one small (well, not so small) hitch … each bul

You pay only shipping for a set of 15 organic, fair trade chocolates and educational cards that your kids can give out to visitors.

Vijay Brihmadesam, one of the minds behind Tava Indian Kitchen, has mastered the tasty and convenient fast-food market.

Chef contestants cook with local ingredients from their hometowns.

After you read the last page of this new book for kids, you can start a discussion about food, farmers and eating.

You’ll refer to this guide that’s printed on biodegradable fabric with non-toxic ink almost every time you need to convert a recipe.

Meal kits aren't as bad for the environment as a trip to the grocery store for the same ingredients in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

A round up of online stores that have coupon codes, free shipping, and special Cyber Monday deals for cookware, appliances, cookbooks, natural cleaning products

Flying paper airplanes has never been this fun.

Shared mobile health app will allow doctors to monitor a patient's health in real-time — and intervene before a hospital visit is needed.

In your phone. Or down the street at the supermarket.

The next time a massive winter storm rolls around, keep dormant green thumbs busy with an indoor veggie or herb garden.

The scavenge-happy folks at Fireclay Tile launch a Kickstarter campaign to help transform old CRT TVs and computer monitors into stunning glass tiles.

My Fair Trade Lady, a small shop in South Jersey, showcases fair trade items for the kitchen and beyond.

By choosing wisely with kitchen sponges you can keep plastic out of the landfill.

Martha Stewart offers Thanksgiving-in-a-box, but there are advantages to cooking the big dinner the traditional way.

Commercially made cat trees can cost hundreds of dollars, but you can save money and make your kitty happy with DIY feline furniture.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Vegetables aren't the only thing green in the kitchen.

Donations and dishwashing help fund meals at the rocker's New Jersey restaurants.

The glass plates depict solar and lunar eclipses, comets, and even views of binary stars.

The natural and organic food company recalled products with spinach after one of its suppliers found it may be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes.

Everyone spends all their time in open kitchens. Here's why they should get out of there.

Video from Dhaka, Bangladesh shows a young man climbing out to rescue a kitty stuck in a window.

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When thousands of Skittles are spilled onto a Wisconsin highway, a common practice of cattle farmers is revealed: Some farmers feed their cows candy.

World Central Kitchen founded by Chef José Andrés has served over 3 million meals since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, and it's not done yet.

The shelter was swamped with calls to adopt dumped kittens.

Photographer Seth Casteel casts his lens on the priceless expressions of rescue cats and kittens bounding and jumping through the air.