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Dog trainer Anna Jane Grossman provides private iPad lessons to dogs, where she teaches them to nose the screen to activate apps.

Tapping on a keyboard all day isn't the only way to make a living.

MNN's family blogger chats with Philippe Cousteau about science, exploration, adventure and the eco-savvy kids who are changing the world.

Cheesy trend saw a 450% growth in popularity this year.

The new Digital Cookie platform can teach the girls useful entrepreneurial skills, if their parents can step aside and let the girls be in charge.

The Every Kid in a Park initiative aims to get kids active and outdoors, but it may also turn them into environmental stewards.

Former 'Daily Show' host and family reportedly have purchased a 45-acre farm near their current operation in New Jersey.

Celebrities are asked to show off their hidden talents, and Oprah surprises with her ability to make dog poop stains vanish.

A group of stick spiders in Hawaii evolves into the same three 'ecomorphs' every time it colonizes a new island or region.

The British Ecological Society annual photography competition celebrates both flora and fauna.

Celebrate National Parks Week and Earth Day with us with this breathtaking visual tour of some of the most beautiful sights in America's national parks.

Being called a bird brain really isn't an insult, now that scientists have uncovered just how smart these feathered friends really are.

Massive UV-resistant blankets are designed to slow down the melt.

You can hang, press and even microwave a variety of flowers and keep them for years.

The ocean food web is contaminated by trash and garbage, and it's ending up in our diets.

Many cats form bonds with their humans, just like babies do with their parents.

In 8 years, the Empowerment Plan nonprofit has distributed 35,000 coats to the homeless and hired 80 people.

We may not pay much heed to seeds, but we couldn't have fruit without them. In homage to the mighty angiosperm, test your seed smarts.

For many reasons, happiness with new cars and trucks is hitting a five-year low.

The chiton is a marine mollusk built like a tiny tank can see with eyes made of the same material as its armor.

Only three other types of ants are known to jump with their legs.

Loud restaurants are a big source of complaints. But what's the source of the problem?

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like a therapeutic residential facility that supports 250 students and 200 animals.

A new study suggests there should be official rules on how often doctors clean these essential tools.

When it comes to plastic especially, it seems like a no-brainer to at least pick up some of it when you’re out in nature.

A new international study finds most people would rather be entertained by others.

A small number of people can contract an ear muscle called the tensor tympani to block out sound.

Research suggests white owls have a key psychological advantage when hunting by moonlight.

Six more weeks of winter, eh? The bizarre weather outside is more like spring, with a blizzard in Denver and tornado warnings and watches elsewhere all in the s

Instead of synthetic insecticides, entomologist Rich Hofstetter is recruiting native fungi to protect forests from bark beetles.

Adapting employees’ skills and roles to the post-pandemic ways of working will be crucial to building operating-model resilience.

Definitely not helicopter parenting, some Dutch kids get "dropped" in the woods at night to learn independence.

They don't shed tears and won't remember having mustaches!

It's hard to get a read on Polaris because it's too bright for our equipment. Plus, other cool facts about the North Star.

Teens can be distressed without being depressed. Here's how parents can help them navigate their feelings and tell the difference between angst and depression.

The best strategy to minimize student loan debt is to search for affordable colleges. Yes, it’s complicated, but here’s what to know.

Think of making bread as a science experiment. ​But it all comes down to treating your yeast right.

Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov says the technology will be a reality by 2045.

Phylliroe is a type of nudibranch, or sea slug, that has evolved to look and swim like a fish. And that's not the only weird thing about it.

Why are these crocodiles orange? One grotesque theory about their coloration might shock you.

Sea urchins have light-sensitive cells on their feet that give them low-resolution vision. But for an animal with no eyes, that ability does the trick.

John and Charlotte Henderson are celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary this month at a nursing home in Texas.

A Rehoming Center in Ireland celebrates Christmas with adoptable dogs by allowing them to pick their own present from donated toys.

A husky turned in by a breeder for her 'weird' eyes is adopted after a rescue group shares her story.

With their vomeronasal organ and many, many olfactory receptor cells, dogs 'see' the world through their sense of smell.

In 850 A.D., those gathered around a glacial lake perished from one of nature's most deadly phenomena. Or so we thought. New evidence deepens the mystery.

New research finds a protein in honeybee semen that makes the queen temporarily blind.

The insects may have started farming millions of years before humans developed agriculture.

Researchers are digging deeper into how tomato flavors have changed over time, and now they've found a specific gene that's missing in many modern varieties.