What are some good apps to help me stay healthy and make smarter decisions about products?

McDonald's adopts the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue ecolabel for its Filet-O-Fish. Will high demand for the sandwich create an overfishing problem?

Environmental Working Group’s latest Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce assists consumers in reducing the pesticides they consume in their diets.

A family ate organically for 2 weeks, reducing pesticides in their bodies big-time. Here's why it matters.

These gardens epitomize a balance between beauty and conservation, promoting smart water practices and boosting honeybee populations in the area.

Thailand's wet and wild Songkran festival comes during the country's worst drought in decades.

This huge wetland ecosystem is running out of freshwater, and conservation efforts may not be moving fast enough.

In addition to the $500 billion in government grants available, there are many other resources available too; strategic application writing can help get your bu

This German concept of cooperative living could be a great alternative to the retirement community.

Ethical shoppers can opt for fair trade certified fashions this season -- although MNN's lifestyle blogger isn't too impressed by the current selection.

Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale. No smartphone? No problem. Use

H&M is the most ethically minded of the cheap clothing stores, but it still promotes virtually throwaway retail. What's a conscious shopper to do?

Restaurants tap into the community supported agriculture model.

As sourcing ingredients directly from local farms gains in popularity, more chefs are building relationships with farmers to get the pick of their crops.

The company removes 39 products from the green certification program.

Apple is defending its decision to have its products removed from the EPEAT environmental standards certification program. Speaking to The Loop, Apple spokesper

With these free or cheap apps, you can drive safely, park your car without circling, find cheap gas, and locate repair shops you can trust.

Google CEO Larry Page and Apple Chairman Arthur Levinson are joining forces on Calico, a healthcare project.

You may not be able to see auroras in person, but soon you can watch them in the palm of your hand.

You can dramatically reduce your carbon footprint just by choosing products and services that are locally-owned and produced.

New research finds dads are happier than moms, and it might have to do with how much time they spend playing.

The Big Apple's complaining culture gets its own mapping website that spotlights the top complaints reported within 42 different neighborhoods on a daily basis.

Rules around tipping can sometimes be confusing. Here are some guidelines about when to pull out the cash.

If you're an app developer, check out the Environmental Protection Agency's new Apps for the Environment challenge.

Program offers national recognition for kids working to make their world a greener place.

Your dutiful blogger has been evacuated from his home. However, it didn't stop me from taking a stroll along with banks of an infamously filthy canal in Brookly

Lisa Jackson will serve as the computing giant's VP for environmental initiatives.

The chemical’s makers can’t guarantee Diphenylamine's safety, so the EU doesn't allow its use. Here in the U.S. it’s found on 80 percent of conventional apples.

Chocolate-dipped strawberries are a luxurious, expensive treat, so save money by making yours at home.

Colony collapse disorder is claiming many of North America and Europe's bees. But there are simple things you can do to help keep them buzzing.

The orphan weighed just 2 pounds when he was rescued in 2006. Now he boasts 200 pounds of bucket-crushing muscle.

Chuck Leavell, the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, interviews rapper Ludacris about recycling, water conservation, and his foundati

One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found a new route to some interesting rocks after its original path proved too difficult to traverse.

NASA's huge supersonic parachute isn't ready to land astronauts on Mars just yet.

The rover was originally meant to only live for 90 days.

Goodies included many Earth-friendly items.

Marilu Henner and others stage reading 'Surviving Grace,' a play about Alzheimer's.

Don't dwell on the bad stuff that happened in 2016. Take a look at the year's best news.

These tips will help you make a trip to any type of grocery store as zero-waste as possible.

Reducing carbon dioxide may be solved in storing emissions in deep, subterranean rock throughout the country.

Turns out a Granny Smith apple a day may help you drop pounds as well as fight disease, according to research.

Why actually create your own status updates when your computer can do it for you?

Comedians Tripp and Tyler have envisioned a funny — and much more accurate — Facebook movie of their own.

Need to get friends and family off your back? There's an app for that.

It's rare, but it's real. Here's how to keep it from happening to you.

Officials anticipate raising big bucks from the sale of lovey-dovey padlocks removed from Paris' bridges.

This year's ALS Challenge turns away from ice buckets and and bites into the fiery goodness of a hot pepper for a great cause: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

UC Davis vets and engineers designed a mask and cast exclusively for Loca, a Staffordshire bull terrier severely injured by another dog.