ba Elvis the baby seal has left the boat! By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:12:00 +0000 An adorable rescued pinniped is released back into the wild after making a speedy recovery at Taronga Wildlife Hospital. Full Article Animals
ba 'Before I Die': New Orleans' house is bucket list backdrop By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 14:15:53 +0000 An abandoned home in New Orleans is transformed into a interactive art installation where passersby are invited to pick up a piece of chalk and share what they' Full Article Remodeling & Design
ba A look back at the wild weather of 2011 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:28:03 +0000 To say 2011 has been a wild weather year would be a huge understatement. From tornadoes to floods to wildfires, weather records were set across the United State Full Article Climate & Weather
ba 8 things you didn't know about wombats By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:56:54 +0000 We've rounded up some adorable wombat photos and some surprising facts about the wombat. Full Article Animals
ba Condensation-harvesting bamboo tower brings clean drinking water to Ethiopia By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:49:40 +0000 To help eliminate the perilous process of collecting potable water in Ethiopian villages, Italian architects design a water vapor-collecting tower. Full Article Leaderboard
ba Plastic Bank: How to solve the plastic pollution problem and poverty at the same time By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:00:00 +0000 We all know there's too much plastic making its way into the environment; here's an innovative solution to a seemingly intractable problem. Full Article Leaderboard
ba Saving the Indonesian peat forests, one basket at at time By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 16:24:13 +0000 The deforestation situation in Indonesia is not entirely bleak, thanks to the efforts of the Katingan Project. Full Article Leaderboard
ba Meet Shigeru Ban, architect for the people By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:43:44 +0000 This year's Pritzker Prize winner, Shigeru Ban, brings sustainable, innovative architecture to disaster zones in the form of resilient paper-based structures. Full Article Leaderboard
ba How researchers track the 'lost years' of baby sea turtles By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:44:53 +0000 Hoping to better protect loggerheads, scientists get creative in finding a way to track the years that baby turtles spend in the ocean. Full Article Leaderboard
ba A (greener) life behind bars By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:59:52 +0000 The Sustainability in Prisons Project transforms prisoners’ lives while enriching the planet. Full Article Leaderboard
ba Meet Boyan Slat, the garbage patch kid By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:21:38 +0000 The 20-year-old wunderkind's impossible dream of cleaning up ocean plastic is becoming a reality. Full Article Leaderboard
ba Walmart: Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting By news.walmart.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:12:57 +0000 Watch this replay webcast of Walmart's Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting. Full Article Leaderboard
ba From Bird Brain to 'Urban Birder' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:08:02 +0000 David Lindo turns his awe for winged creatures into a passion for teaching Britain's urbanites to open their eyes to all the birds around them. Full Article Leaderboard
ba The Barefoot Farmer grows more than food By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:30:50 +0000 Jeff Poppen champions the small family farm and a sense of community at his Long Hungry Creek Farm in Tennessee. Full Article Leaderboard
ba 'I Will Always Write Back': A life-changing promise By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:10:37 +0000 How a pen-pal relationship between altered two lives, inspired a book and continues to help others around the world. Full Article Leaderboard
ba The most surprising question you can ask on a tribal hunt in the Amazon jungle By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:02:13 +0000 I briefly lived with hunter-gatherers in the rainforest, where a couple visiting tourists did something very unexpected. Full Article Travel
ba What's wrong with eating hot dogs, lunch meat and bacon? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:13:42 +0000 Packed full of unhealthy nitrates, processed meats like hot dogs and bacon harbor health risks you should know about. Full Article Healthy Eating
ba Transforming global health supply chains through data visibility By www.mckinsey.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 Health systems in emerging markets have not realized the benefits of data visibility to global health supply-chain operations. To do so, health-system leaders will need to take four critical actions. Full Article Public Sector Insights
ba Dwight Eisenhower: Lessons from the ‘balancer in chief’ By www.mckinsey.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 William I. Hitchcock, author of The Age of Eisenhower, explains how Dwight D. Eisenhower inspired his country and led Americans through times of uncertainty and radical change. Full Article Leadership
ba I tried 5 food-based face masks, and here's how they worked for me By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:29:24 +0000 Ditch pricey, over-the-counter face creams for DIY masks that use ingredients you already have in your pantry. Full Article Natural Beauty & Fashion
ba What environmental issues should President Obama focus on? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:55:07 +0000 Vanessa offers the new president some unsolicited advice. Full Article Politics
ba How can I cut back on the cost and impact of my commute? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:21:24 +0000 Vanessa explains how to cut back on the waste of commuting. Full Article Transportation
ba How is eating meat bad for the environment? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:38:30 +0000 Eating meat harms the environment as a result of large-scale, factory-style meat production, the modern practice of cramming huge numbers of animals together an Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
ba How can back-to-school be less wasteful? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:24:55 +0000 Just because it's a new school year doesn't mean that you have to buy all new products. Full Article Family Activities
ba 10 ways babies are really weird By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:19:11 +0000 They don't shed tears and won't remember having mustaches! Full Article Babies & Pregnancy
ba 5 recipes for homemade baby food (and why you should make your own) By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:47:33 +0000 Making baby food at home is easier & more important than you think. Here are 5 homemade baby food recipes. Full Article Babies & Pregnancy
ba Itty-bitty NICU babies dress up for Halloween By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:38:26 +0000 Hospitalized infants in Kansas City are photographed wearing sweet costumes for Halloween. Full Article Babies & Pregnancy
ba Organic Gardening: Creating Natural Pest Barriers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:58:27 +0000 Organic Gardening: Creating Natural Pest Barriers Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
ba CSR Hero Sharon Baker is Making Aflac a Greener Place By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:30:52 +0000 Baker puts her passion for environmentalism to work. Full Article Healthy Eating
ba Why you should consider eating the whole banana — skin and all By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:09:54 +0000 When we throw away banana peels, we throw away a lot of health benefits. Full Article Healthy Eating
ba Biodiesel powers Kid Rock's Badass Beer By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:00:35 +0000 Kid Rock is using a sustainable brewery to brew his new American Badass Beer. Full Article Beverages
ba Fixing diesel's bad reputation with 50-mpg clean cars By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:20:00 +0000 Diesels were noisy, smelly, polluting and slow. They're not anymore. Clean diesel is a real alternative, with 650-mile range one big benefit. Full Article Transportation
ba Battling Asian carp with swords and football helmets By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:48:25 +0000 Pitchforks? Water skis? When all else fails, these extreme fishermen go medieval on the tenacious invasive species. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ba Study reveals biochar as a strategy to fight global warming By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:49:57 +0000 Using agricultural waste to make biochar has the potential to reduce 12% of global CO2 emissions annually. Full Article Research & Innovations
ba Bakelite 2.0 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 28 May 2009 18:44:50 +0000 A recent survey conducted by the European Bioplastics Association found that the bioplastics market is growing by 20 percent a year — and that’s good news o Full Article Research & Innovations
ba Scientists grow bacon from stem cells By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:53:51 +0000 Bacon shortages could be a think of fiction. A new technique that turns pig stem cells into strips of meat could offer a green alternative to the slaughterhouse Full Article Research & Innovations
ba Should we bioengineer superhumans that can better combat climate change? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:39:44 +0000 Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet. Full Article Responsible Living
ba Bioluminescent art: Beautiful bacteria glow in the dark By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:47:25 +0000 Bioluminescent art blends science and creativity to create images that can only be seen in the dark. Full Article Arts & Culture
ba Could lights illuminated by bioluminescent bacteria replace electric lighting? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 21:25:15 +0000 Imagine your city illuminated at night by glow stick-like lighting generated entirely from living organisms. Full Article Research & Innovations
ba Bacteria can be turned into living hard drives By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 19:43:37 +0000 Scientists can now add code to bacterial DNA, and the bacteria pass it on to the next generation. Full Article Research & Innovations
ba Common caterpillar found to eat plastic shopping bags By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:54:36 +0000 It could represent a biodegradable solution to the omnipresent pollution clogging our landfills. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ba Grandmother's sherry is making a comeback By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:18:19 +0000 The Spanish tipple is no longer just for tapas. This fortified, food-friendly wine is having a revival among cocktail enthusiasts. Full Article Beverages
ba Does an empty baseball field really need outdoor lighting all night? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:20:32 +0000 The International Dark-Sky Association has a few ideas to reduce light pollution from sports facilities. Full Article Healthy Spaces
ba Renewable energy conference brings together incubators and ideas in Israel By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:08:47 +0000 Israel’s largest international green energy conference takes place this weekend in Eilat. Full Article Energy
ba Tesla's new Powerwall battery could be world-changing By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2015 15:31:57 +0000 Build enough Powerwall batteries and you can run the world on renewable resources. Full Article Energy
ba 15 things Obama has done for the environment By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:45:35 +0000 As President Barack Obama nears the end of his second term, let's take a look at his final record on the environment, climate change and green policies. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ba Bacteria help solar panels beat cloudy days By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:10:06 +0000 Bacteria can help solar panels convert sunlight to energy, even on overcast days. Full Article Energy
ba From fat to fuel: Genetically modified bacteria could convert waste into energy By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:17:55 +0000 Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel. Full Article Energy
ba Atlanta to Appalachia: My unlikely journey from urban gridlock to country living By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:27:04 +0000 How embracing a serene, rural lifestyle has taught me to use a chainsaw, ride a pickup and get off my blood pressure medication. Full Article Travel
ba Giant squid babies caught for the first time ever By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 08:30:05 +0000 They might make for terrifying adults, but giant squid are actually kind of cute when they're babies. Full Article Animals