fro What I learned from joining a CSA By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:46:39 +0000 Exploits in escarole: See what happens when a mom who's not exactly fond of green veggies forks over $900 for nine months of fresh produce. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
fro Why does beef from a local farm cost so much more than what's in the grocery store? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:06:30 +0000 While Morieka Johnson usually loves a good bargain, she knows that when it comes to local, sustainably raised beef, you get what you pay for. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
fro Green advice from dad By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:00:42 +0000 What's the best green advice your father ever shared with you? Full Article Family Activities
fro Irish teen wins Google Science Fair with project to remove microplastics from water By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:38:36 +0000 Irish teen Fionn Ferreira won the 2019 Google Science Fair for removing microplastics from water. Full Article Research & Innovations
fro A new food made from carbon dioxide could be a game changer for our planet — and beyond By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:39:26 +0000 Solar Foods is set to unveil a fully sustainable, carbon-neutral food that can be produced anywhere. Full Article Research & Innovations
fro A new material made from spider silk and trees could replace plastic By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:59:54 +0000 Finnish researchers have developed a strong, flexible material from spider silk and tree cellulose. Full Article Research & Innovations
fro Despite the red-meat rhetoric, Texas benefits mightily from clean energy projects By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:21:38 +0000 Austin's 'Chevy Volt Village' makes a handy political target, but in fact clean energy — and especially wind power — has been very, very good for Texas' ec Full Article Transportation
fro Why we can't run from 'forever chemicals' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:11:23 +0000 Toxic compounds called PFAS have been linked to cancer and immune problems, and they may also make it tougher to keep off weight. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
fro The McFarthest spot from McDonald's By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:28:44 +0000 One scientist found the farthest spot from a McDonald's restaurant in the U.S. -- and went there, eating McDonald's fare all the way. Full Article Arts & Culture
fro 3 beautiful eco art projects made from repurposed wood By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:24 +0000 These artists used recycled pine, driftwood and waste timber to create their pieces. Full Article Arts & Culture
fro Ugandan artist makes playground from recycled plastic bottles By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:58:45 +0000 Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need. Full Article Arts & Culture
fro Canned air from your favorite cities now on sale By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:02:44 +0000 Miss the smells of home? Artist Kirill Rudenko is canning air from many of the world's major cities and selling it for 10 dollars a pop. Full Article Arts & Culture
fro Bittersweet, guitar-shaped forest is visible from space By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 May 2014 19:48:59 +0000 In memory of his late wife, a farmer has spent 35 years planting and nurturing a guitar-shaped forest in Argentina. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
fro This 'Secret Garden' is made entirely from denim By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:39:20 +0000 Artist Ian Berry's creation is made from the most familiar of materials. Full Article Arts & Culture
fro CERN takes a break from the search for Higgs Boson particle By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:02:21 +0000 One of the world's most elusive particles will stay hidden a while longer, it seems. Scientists at the gigantic Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator Full Article Research & Innovations
fro Kleptoparasites: 8 animals that steal from others By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:10:22 +0000 From chinstrap penguins to cuckoo bees, these kleptomaniac parasites rob their fellow critters for food and supplies. Full Article Animals
fro 16 diseases you can get from your pets By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:21:01 +0000 There are plenty of ways that the animals we love can make us sick. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
fro Where does the term 'cold turkey' come from? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:19:37 +0000 The phrase 'cold turkey' has nothing to do with a turkey that's shivering from the cold. Full Article Arts & Culture
fro Boat made from plastic bottles sets sail By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:32:26 +0000 Video: Adventurer and conservationist David de Rothschild sets sail on Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,000 plastic bottles to help raise awareness about the Gre Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
fro 'Trash Inc': Who profits from your garbage? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:34:17 +0000 A new CNBC documentary follows the secret life of garbage -- from your trash can to the garbage trucks to the landfills -- and our oceans. Full Article Responsible Living
fro Hawaii-sized recycled island to be built from ocean garbage patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000 Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
fro Fish ingesting plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:28:41 +0000 A new study by two graduate students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego found that a little over nine percent of the fish that swim ne Full Article Animals
fro Artists create beautiful world maps made from food. Does the vegetable representing the U.S. surprise you? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:37:52 +0000 We get why the artists chose this common vegetable to represent America, but if you could choose a food, what would it be? Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Live from New York, it's the 2013 Auto Show By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:39:48 +0000 2013 new york auto show was full of news about BMW, Nissan, Mercedes and Ford. Full Article Transportation
fro Lunar rover saved from Alabama scrapheap By www.space.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:21:03 +0000 A prototype lunar rover that was sold to a scrapyard and reported by NASA to be lost has now been found. Full Article Space
fro Micro mollusk from Borneo is world's tiniest snail By www.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:41:04 +0000 Micro Mollusk Breaks Record for World's Tiniest Snail Full Article Animals
fro 10 off-the-wall science stories from 2015 By www.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:00:35 +0000 Robot duels, gluttonous snakes and really long fingernails were just some of the oddities. Full Article Research & Innovations
fro Top 5 retracted scientific papers from 2015 By www.livescience.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:22:19 +0000 2015 was no stranger to shady science. Full Article Research & Innovations
fro What to expect from the Leonid meteor shower By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:11:47 +0000 The Leonids are expected to reach their peak before dawn on Nov. 17 but will still be visible through Nov. 21 Full Article Space
fro Tomato and olive chicken from Chef A By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:56:52 +0000 Chef A uses tomatoes, olives, capers and more in a sauce to top off her basic chicken breasts. Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Jars of Prego sauce recalled from store shelves By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 14:33:53 +0000 No illness related to the recall have been reported, and shoppers should be wary of jars with a "Best Buy" date of June 16, 2015. Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Subway removes chemical from bread that's also used in yoga mats By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:47:08 +0000 Azodicarbonamide is a chemical that's used in foam rubber products, but in the U.S., it can also be found in breads. Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Why are white potatoes excluded from the WIC program? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:25:41 +0000 Funding for many fresh fruits and vegetables increased with the new guidelines, but white potatoes have been excluded. Why? Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Petco removes treats linked to pet deaths from shelves By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:04:48 +0000 The FDA hasn't confirmed Chinese-made treats are dangerous, but there are concerns the jerky treats have sickened or killed thousands of U.S. pets. Full Article Pets
fro FDA points finger at calories from added sugar By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:17:52 +0000 FDA floats proposal that would set 10% of total calories as the standard. So, if you drink a 16-ounce soda, you're done. Full Article Healthy Eating
fro If it doesn't come from an animal, is it milk? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:19:33 +0000 There's a debate about whether liquid plant-based foods should be labeled as milk. Is it time to change the definition of milk? Full Article Beverages
fro Wines: A biodynamic Carmenere from Lapostolle By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:51:29 +0000 If you've never tried a Carmenere before, Lapostolle’s Alexandre Cuvee Carmenere would be a great bottle to start with. Full Article Beverages
fro The best way to remove pesticides from apples By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:18:36 +0000 The most effective way to remove pesticides from apple skins is to soak them in a baking soda and water solution. (It works better than bleach.) Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Limitless clean energy from wastewater? Nah, let's stick with clean coal By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:50:04 +0000 A Penn State lab has found a way to make hydrogen fuel from wastewater and seawater with no emissions. So why aren't we doing this? Full Article Wilderness & Resources
fro With Solar Energy Research Center, we're one step closer to making fuel from sunlight and CO2 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 27 May 2015 20:45:35 +0000 Artificial photosynthesis could produce the perfect clean fuel to run everything. Full Article Energy
fro NASA just found plumes of water vapor bursting from Jupiter's moon By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:29:00 +0000 Water vapor escaping Europa hints at a vast saltwater ocean beneath its surface. Full Article Space
fro There's a radio signal from deep space that's repeating every 16 days By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:52:01 +0000 A mysterious radio signal from deep space appears to be repeating every 16 days. Full Article Space
fro The rich are different from you and me — they live a lot longer By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:35:00 +0000 Billy Joel said "only the good die young." He was wrong. The poor and the middle class die younger, too. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
fro Organic 'from A to Z' video library By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:41:14 +0000 Planet Green's web video series features 26 tasty organic treats... in alphabetical order. Full Article Computers
fro Local foods front and center at grocery store By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 May 2010 14:43:04 +0000 The focus is put on the small amount of local food among the non-local. Full Article Healthy Eating
fro Flour from grasshoppers? Students awarded $1M to fight global hunger with insects By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:07:00 +0000 Insects are a sustainable protein source for much of the world's poor. Soon, they may also be bread. Full Article Leaderboard
fro Make these Christmas decorations with a little help from science By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:57:22 +0000 Geometric crystal ornaments bring on the color, and they're easy to make too. Full Article At Home
fro 10 cool things made from cardboard By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:45:20 +0000 Who know you could build a functional car or virtual reality goggles from cardboard? Full Article Arts & Culture
fro Scientists generate electricity from viruses By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:25 +0000 Novel generator uses harmless viruses to create an electric charge. Full Article Research & Innovations
fro What to expect from the 2019 hurricane season By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2019 18:46:12 +0000 Meteorologists predict a mostly normal 2019 hurricane season, but that doesn't mean there's no danger. Full Article Climate & Weather