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Have you discovered Noisetrade for free digital cookbooks yet?

What started out as a free, legal music website (with optional tipping), has added free downloadable books to its offerings, including cookbooks.




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Lays for locavores

Are we witnessing the birth of localwashing?




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David All and the dark side of social media

Introducing Karl Rove 2.0 and his new post-propaganda 'astroturfing' industry that funnels oil money into fake grassroots organizations. His goal? Stop climate




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Save money... travel digitally

Is hi-def digital travel the new eco/recession-friendly way to go?




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Six American cars that wave the flag

Detroit is back from the brink with some cars worth a second look. It's not just about bankruptcy anymore.




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Telecommuting: How to save the world in your pajamas

Learn how telecommuting can work for you with some advice from people who do it.




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What Carmageddon taught us about behavioral economics

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We los




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Top 10 telecommuting pitfalls to avoid

It's important to go into telework knowing what to expect, and that includes these common pitfalls that can derail your success.



  • Research & Innovations

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How bikes can save us [Infographic]

What could be better than losing weight and gaining money? Here's what can happen when you take a bike for a spin.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Solar and veterans: A match made in heaven?

The rapidly growing solar industry needs a lot of highly skilled employees. And it thinks it knows where to find them.




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Most of us haven't had a vacation in over a year

American workers either don't get paid vacation days, or they are afraid to use them.




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What does happiness have to do with leadership? A lot more than you think

John Addison says finding your inner calm will get you more than halfway there. His new book shows you how.




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Maternity leave catch-22: Women are either bad workers or bad moms

Working mothers can't win. New research finds society judges us negatively whether we take maternity leave or not.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Norwegian pet supply company joins the pack in offering paid puppy parental leave

A Norwegian company offers paid time off to give people time to bond with their new pets.




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2 in 3 kids are born in countries where dads don't get paid leave

92 countries lack a national policy that grants fathers paid paternity leave, including the United States.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Eagle Scout's airport invention will save raptors, and possibly humans too

This industrious teen hopes to make flying safer for all with his raptor trap, which is designed to prevent bird-strikes at airports.




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Boy raids piggy bank, starts petition to save NASA

Six-year-old Connor Johnson has big dreams for the future, and he needs our help to keep them alive.




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9 young inventors who may just save the world

From cleaning up the oceans to finding safer ways to save people after a natural disaster, these kids have big ideas to improve our world.



  • Research & Innovations

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Justice Stevens leaves behind environmental legacy; Kagan may get chance to follow

As Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the bench, environmentalists remember a "green justice." Though little is known about her environmental positions,




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Will EPA pave the way for cap-and-trade?

The EPA may be the most powerful weapon in the fight for cap-and-trade legislation. The agency fired another shot on Tuesday with the CAIR announcement.




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Weaver's Organic Blend makes a really great cup of coffee

This artisan, certified organic, Fair Trade coffee is one of the best our food blogger has had in her home.




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High camp: 13 must-haves for the Great Backyard American Campout '13

Plan on roughing it as part of the Great American Backyard Campout later this month? Don't leave behind your flask, flashlight.




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License to grill: 10 space-saving, urbanite-friendly BBQ grills

With the high season of outdoor cookery about to kick into full swing, a look at 10 petite BBQ grills that don't require a massive backyard to fire up.




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9 household hydration helpers for heat waves

As parts of the country enter day three of a heat wave, it's time to consider breaking out the big guns: Ice straws and stainless steel popsicle molds.




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5 ways to have a greener Christmas

Here are some simple ways to have a more eco-friendly Christmas.




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Weekend reads: How averting the fiscal cliff affected food policy

Effects of the fiscal cliff deal on food policy




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Salmon farmers have an unsavory lice problem

Parasitic sea lice have become resistant to pesticides that used to control infestations in salmon farms around the world.




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The biggest water hogs in Beverly Hills have been outed

Say it ain't so, Amy Poehler.




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9 reminders why David Attenborough rules

From playful spoofs to interrupting birds, here are our favorite moments with the official voice of nature.



  • Arts & Culture

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Leonardo DiCaprio may save the 'Captain Planet' movie

Previously in development at Sony, the film rights to the eco-superhero are now being jointly pursued by Leo and Paramount.



  • Arts & Culture

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David Attenborough concludes 'Planet Earth II' with heartfelt appeal

Legendary naturalist and broadcaster urges humanity not to 'lose its connection with the natural world.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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David Attenborough 'coming to terms' with memory loss (but no, he's not retiring)

Famed naturalist David Attenborough says that despite his scripts taking longer to write, he has absolutely no plans of retiring.



  • Arts & Culture

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The physical feat behind Michael Jackson's anti-gravity illusion

New study sheds light on the illusion and athleticism behind Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' tilt.



  • Arts & Culture

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Whales and dolphins have human-like social and cultural skills

Social marine mammals provide a 'unique and striking parallel' to our own species, scientists say.




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7 reasons why we're lucky to have sharks

As Tracy Jordan famously said, 'Live every week like it's Shark Week.'




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Mysterious Texas canines have 'ghost' DNA of red wolves

Genetic relics from a 'ghost population' of red wolves seem to live on in these coyote-like creatures.




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Cave sweet cave

Here's a hot property with three bedrooms, two baths and 17,000 square feet of space.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Why do bees have pockets?

Bees often flit around with yellow saddlebags, called pollen baskets, hanging from their hind legs.




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Woman treated for having 4 bees living inside her eye

The bees were staying alive by drinking the woman's tears.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why this hive of honeybees is doing 'the wave'

Hives of honeybees do 'the wave' by shaking their booties. The wave pattern, called "shimmering,", requires impressive coordination.




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Why do bumblebees have stripes?

Scientists find the gene that gives bumblebees their unique patterns — and the rest of us fair warning.




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Grasshoppers have invaded Las Vegas

A swarm of grasshoppers in Las Vegas is so big it shows up on weather radar.



  • Climate & Weather

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The myth of the 'Cave of the Glowing Skulls’

An archaeologist dug through a publicity blitz to make an amazing find. A story of grave robbers. Ancient civilizations. Hidden treasure. Glowing skulls.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What do Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park, Hayden Panettiere and Sergio Marone have in common?

Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park, Don Cheadle, and Sergio Marone are all judges in the Date with History contest, which will send one young visionary to address t



  • Arts & Culture

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Get a haircut, set a Guinness World Record, save the planet

Join Aveda in setting an Earth Day world record.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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7 clever behaviors of octopuses

Octopuses are weird, fascinating and for the most part, entirely unknown. Yet these behaviors are reminders we shouldn't put anything past them.




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Painting a mountain to save a glacier

World Bank backs desperate attempt to restore a glacier in Peru using nothing more than whitewash.



  • Research & Innovations

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Coast Guard works to locate WWII aviators entombed in glacier

Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Drone offers a virtual tour of Alaska's eerie ice caves

Titled 'Bigger Than Life,' a new short video explores Alaskan ice caves with a GoPro-toting drone.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Glacier caves: As fleeting as they are fascinating

These caves may be beautiful, but they are often unstable and dangerous to explore due to persistent glacial motion and melting.