ui To help prevent diabetes, go for whole fruit not fruit juice By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:36:02 +0000 A study shows that consumption of whole fruits helps reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes while consumption of fruit juice increased the risk. Full Article Healthy Eating
ui Grapefruit diet earns redemption, new study suggests By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:59:11 +0000 Recent research finds that grapefruit juice stems weight loss by 18 percent in mice and may be as effective as diabetes drugs. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
ui Are selfies creating a public health nuisance? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:22:27 +0000 According to some experts, the ubiquitous BFF self-portraits may be responsible for a significant increase in head lice. Full Article Protection & Safety
ui Facebook acquires virtual-reality company Oculus for $2 billion By www.tomsguide.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:23:55 +0000 The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media. Full Article Gadgets & Electronics
ui General Mills backs off restrictive, no-lawsuit policy after backlash By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:15:56 +0000 General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
ui What tempts us to take a quiz? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:05:02 +0000 I caved and took the foodie quiz. Good news: I get to keep my job. Full Article Healthy Eating
ui California man accepts $78 million award in Roundup lawsuit By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 18:45:10 +0000 Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer. Full Article Protection & Safety
ui Are humans making penguins sick? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:16:00 +0000 Human-based pathogens are showing up in penguin poop, and that could spell serious trouble for the Antarctic birds. Full Article Animals
ui Ancient Irish 'healing soil,' once used by Druids, really works By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 22:42:25 +0000 The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
ui Quick and fast FAQs By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:19:10 +0000 Some things are simple ... like these basic environmental questions. Full Article Lifestyle
ui 'Green inequity' plagues U.S. cities, study finds By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:19:52 +0000 New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most. Full Article Healthy Spaces
ui Chicago lawmakers make the case for bird-friendly buildings By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:14:51 +0000 Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic. Full Article Animals
ui Green building advancements seen nationwide By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:32:53 +0000 A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
ui Top green building products of 2012 announced By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:10:20 +0000 The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
ui Watch: Greenbuild 2011 opening address By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:25:04 +0000 The Greenbuild 2011 keynote address is sure to get you fired up about green building. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
ui Green building for hotels By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:49:02 +0000 Go green or get left behind. That's the message many hotel owners are hearing as they watch their competitors slash operating costs, gain respect in the communi Full Article Healthy Spaces
ui The house that LEED built: Gottfried Green Home for sale By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:21:33 +0000 USGBC founder David Gottfried is selling his Oakland bungalow which, at the time of its completion, was the highest scoring LEED-certified home in the country. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Weekend reads: Green jobs and green buildings By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000 Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more. Full Article Green Workplace
ui San Francisco will host Greenbuild 2012 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California. Full Article Green Workplace
ui Green building grant program accepting applications By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2012 19:04:18 +0000 Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Building good: Bryan Cranston unveils passive house project in Ventura By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:30:03 +0000 Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui World Green Building Week 2012 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000 'Green Buildings for Great Communities' is the theme for World Green Building Week 2012. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
ui LEED for Homes Awards recipients revealed ahead of Greenbuild 2012 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:45:38 +0000 With the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo about to kick off in San Francisco, the organization announces the recipient Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Father of LEED not a fan of 'green' buildings By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:04:16 +0000 Speaking at a sustainability and design conference in Atlanta, LEED pioneer Rob Watson explains that 'there are good buildings, and there are bad buildings.' Full Article Healthy Spaces
ui Languishing landmark YMCA reborn as green housing in South L.A. By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:00:26 +0000 Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Rare 'fluid' sunset reveals unique clouds By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:00:21 +0000 Storm-chaser Mike Olbinski recorded this illuminated wave of 'undulatus asperatus' clouds in North Dakota. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ui Why does snow make the world so quiet? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:35:50 +0000 You're not imagining it when the world falls into a hush during a snowfall. Full Article Climate & Weather
ui New Ford police cruiser to get EcoBoost By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:02:13 +0000 All-new Ford Police Interceptor police cruiser will match the Crown Victoria in power and add eco-friendly upgrades. Full Article Transportation
ui Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Corn [Infographic] By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:46:33 +0000 MNN offers a graphical tribute to a gifted grain — corn — in all its many uses. Full Article Healthy Eating
ui Greenbuild 2009 is carbon-neutral By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Donations from Milliken & Company and WindCurrent will allow Greenbuild 2009 to be a carbon-neutral conference. Full Article Green Workplace
ui First drive in the ultra-quiet Kia Soul EV By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:04:21 +0000 The Korean electric car is a credible competitor to the Nissan Leaf. It's affordable, too, so let's break the California-only barrier. Full Article Transportation
ui 'Open Building' lets our homes adapt to change By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:57:57 +0000 Why not design our homes so that we can get at the things that need to be changed? That's the idea behind "Open Building". Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Bullitt Center: World's greenest commercial building? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:16:53 +0000 A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be. Full Article Green Workplace
ui This sleek Seattle home was built from bits and pieces of an old barn By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:40:15 +0000 Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Help teen carpenters build a tiny house eco-village for Seattle's homeless By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 23:10:01 +0000 The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui World's tallest wood building proposed for Paris By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:10:11 +0000 Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Swedish students build law-skirting tiny house By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:00:03 +0000 Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui Communal living slashes energy use at super-efficient Portland building By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:30:55 +0000 University of Cincinnati students score big in the 2015 perFORM Building Design Competition. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui 5 solar-powered buildings that will forever change architecture By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:41:50 +0000 From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar. Full Article Energy
ui This stunning Manhattan office building is also unfailingly polite By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 20:32:42 +0000 Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors. Full Article Remodeling & Design
ui How Finn the yellow lab helped save an island of penguins By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 17:56:49 +0000 Finn the conservation dog was trained to sniff out pesky rabbits, and in the process he protect native plants and threatened Humboldt penguins. Full Article Animals
ui How tequila producers helped bring a bat species back from the brink By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:17:23 +0000 There were once less than 1,000 of them left in Mexico and the U.S. Full Article Animals
ui Missouri files suit against California egg law By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:16:05 +0000 New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general. Full Article Animals
ui Golden Globes: How suite it is By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:23:02 +0000 Eco-friendly products, charities and goodies at the Golden Globe Awards. Full Article Arts & Culture
ui Green Monday: 2013 holiday gift guide By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:30:57 +0000 If sexy smoke alarms and food-growing fish tanks fail to help you check that difficult to shop for person off your holiday gift list, than I quit. Full Article At Home
ui The super-useful Common Cook’s How-Many Guide to Kitchen Conversion is now a wall cling By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:04:37 +0000 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. Full Article Recipes
ui MNN's 2014 holiday gift guide By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:00:09 +0000 Bamboo globes, reclaimed sailcloth planters and the requisite pair of socks are just some of this year's exceptionally giftable finds. Full Article At Home
ui 13 design gifts that give: A big-hearted holiday gift guide By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:16:47 +0000 Who said you can't partake in a little shopping on Giving Tuesday? Full Article At Home
ui Holiday gift guide: 12 art and design gifts that give back big By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:11:08 +0000 Presenting a bevy of unique, useful and all-around lovely prezzies that support a range of good causes. Full Article At Home
ui How can I take an ecologically sensitive cruise vacation with my family? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:37:16 +0000 A few ocean liners have been working to cut back on their pollution. But you're still free to be a glutton at the buffet. Full Article Travel