The new policy at Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center in Merced builds trust and community, and the patients are seeing the results.

Herbals and natural food alternatives may offer you a chance to skip the pills next time you're sick.

How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment?

There are numerous simple fixes and natural health solutions that require items you likely already have in your home.

Planned cuts will eliminate 2,335 wind industry jobs.

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

U.S. federal budget woes are shrinking the monitoring network that tracks greenhouse gases such as methane.

Two new video campaigns by Greenpeace are brave and forthright in making their point, but do they go too far?

Passive solar is pretty simple. The solar part is obvious: It refers to the sun. The passive part means it works without any mechanical devices, added energy in

Michael Pollan lays out his ideas about what it would take to reform the food system.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

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

As the government shutdown drags on, Andrés and his team jump in to help - again.

Particle accelerators do more than collide subatomic particles and atoms together — they provide clues about the universe.

Cabinets and trim crafted out of natural wood do require a certain amount of TLC to keep them at their lustrous best.

Take a tour of Box Office, the first commercial office building in the U.S. built from retired shipping containers.

At a reservoir outside of Tokyo, water and electricity do indeed mix.

Rhabdomyolysis is rare, but if your workouts cause extreme soreness or swelling, check with your doctor.

Adding walking poles to your daily jaunt is an excellent way to boost your calorie burn, and they may even help prevent chronic pain with aging.

Here's the secret to getting that smell out of your high-tech exercise wear.

New study finds several short bursts of exercise are just as effective as one long one.

Electronics giant announces it will compensate workers relocating to China for the poor quality of air they will have to breathe.

Dozens of cities throughout the country have either banned or limited fireworks displays due to the threat of heavy pollution.

The vision of an energy-efficient super grid that allows powers companies to communicate real-time may be possible through Google-Spectrum Bridge partnership.

In case you want to give brain-training games a shot, here are 4 to try.

From data storage to time-saving, a seamless network of everyday objects in the workplace would make offices more efficient and productive in a variety of ways.

EWG grades the products many of us use to clean our kitchens and houses. How do your 'green' cleaning products rate?

Environmental groups celebrate the bee strategy announcement — but only briefly before turning their focus to specifics and timing.

A handy new tool can transform your pictures into colorful mosaics of emoji.

With WiFi and Bluetooth, Raspberry Pi 3 a lot more than the educational tool it was designed to be.

Are you a cyberslacker? Turns out checking Facebook and laughing at LOLcats makes you a more productive worker, research shows.

Virtualization makes cloud computing possible, productive and profitable. Many businesses large and small think it can do the same thing for work by creating a

Massachusetts has a plan.

There's never been a better time to start bicycling to work. Here's how to get rolling!

If you follow a few simple steps, we promise you won't smell after your bike ride to the office.

The social workers have assisted veterans, children and families.

A fresh batch of satellite images showcasing the red planet's diverse topography is providing scientists with valuable data for future travel to Mars.

The U.N. summit is going on despite recent terrorist attacks, and it does so with diplomatic momentum as well as a renewed sense of global solidarity.

New study finds link between long hours at manual labor jobs and Type 2 diabetes.

Hanan al-Hroub honored with $1 million prize for assisting children exposed to violence.

The job satisfaction of working for a nonprofit is worth an extra $40,000 per year, British study finds.

The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs.

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

New York City's Feral Cat Initiative pairs feral cats that need a range with humans who want a defense against rodents.

If I had to work in an office, Cuningham Group Architecture's Hayden Place would be my dream green workplace.

Keep it simple with these carryalls with a stylish edge, which will last for years.

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Find out how to stay focused while working from home, what companies have telecommuting opportunities and more.

Telecommuting is a nice perk, but it isn't always easy to stay focused.

The country may be filled with hardworking employees, but a new poll shows no one is working harder than the residents of Columbia, Mo.