Looking to avoid a date with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your boudoir with stylish sheets made from organic cotton.

Want to avoid getting intimate with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your love den with stylish sheet sets made from organic cotton.

The Organic Trade Association is hosting an online organic discussion and inviting everyone to participate in the #OrganicFestival.

The Ooho 'water bottle' is a gelatinous blob that allows you to have your bottled water (minus the plastic) and eat it too.

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.

The World1 computer program at MIT considered a range of factors and predicted the world might collapse in 2040. So far, it has been right.

This recipe for traditional Peruvian Alfajores gets a non-traditional twist with the addition of quinoa. It's a great recipe to make with kids for Mother's Day.

Mold and water go hand-in-hand, so learn how to find mold and prevent it.

Bill and Melinda Gates outline global-aid myths: poor countries will always be poor, foreign aid is a waste, and saving lives will lead to overpopulation.

Big money is being poured into a technology that could make it possible to modify your DNA.

Capital One's new contract update raises the hackles of critics who question the company's right to contact customers by 'personal visit.'

For rewards-seekers, the trick is to find the right card: one that best fits both your travel style and your spending habits.

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

It's been a good week for MNN in the press as cofounder Chuck Leavell hits Jimmy Fallon's show and the pages of The Daily Beast and Reuters.

Following a Mediterranean diet may help prevent diabetes in people who are at risk for heart disease.

New study may help doctors and patients find a better balance between diabetes control and quality of life.

New German study finds that people taking this type of generic diabetes medication were less likely to develop diabetes.

Researchers find a strong association between elevated blood glucose levels and certain types of cancer.

If Google is making users stupid, then social networks like Facebook may be making people seem smart without actually being so.

We know photos in magazine ads and TV commercials are altered, but are you aware of the Photoshopping on your friends' selfies?

Sometimes a Facebook post or a tweet can make all the difference for a shelter dog.

When you share a rescue organization's posts or comment on them, it may not always be what's best for the shelter.

Each day will symbolize one year that Nelson Mandela spent in prison.

The need for help in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael hasn't gone away and these relief organizations are keeping residents and helpers fed.

A small clinical trial suggests that suramin can reverse some autism symptoms with one dose, based on the theory of cell danger response.

All that eggnog (or Champagne, or hot toddies) sounded good at the time, but now you're paying the price. We've got you covered.

The bandage uses a thickening agent known as kappa-carrageenan, obtained from seaweed, to create injectable hydrogels.

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.

Mercury, bloodletting, corpses, radioactive water and even heroin are just some of the treatments doctors used to prescribe patients.

As more states legalize cannabis for health treatments, here's a rundown of the science.

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.

The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

European carbon market comes to a screeching halt after hackers use a phishing scheme to steal $4 million in emissions credits.

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)

A new website makes it super easy to help save the world, a little bit at a time.

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.

How a social networking site beat the major media on a major environmental story.

Despite a scientific torrent of data on global warming, the denial industry is alive and well -- living in a cooler, happier parallel universe.

Enviros stage (at least) four lavish, environment-saving events to ring in the Obama administration.

I wanted to call this the “Ten Dumbest Environmental Quotes Ever,” but that would imply that the Ten Dumbest Things Ever have already been said.

Newspapers across the country are slashing their staffs (especially the science reporters,) and some are folding altogether.

How an annual climate deniers' conference in New York reminds me of Jim Carrey in 'Dumb and Dumber.'

Marc Morano, a Republican operative, has taken denying climate change to a whole new level. Don't say we didn't warn you.

A new book explains why you’re more likely to go to jail for stealing a DVD than for poisoning a town.

A new Gallup poll shows more Americans are concerned about the economy than the environment. Peter Dykstra parses the details.

Get your remotes ready. Some strong programming is coming up in advance of Earth Day.

In honor of Earth Day, our columnist reveals his 13 favorite eco-books.