Refuge protectors weigh in on the shutdown's impact.

New guidelines limiting mowing along roadside strips help create wildlife corridors in the UK.

Boxed wine is quick becoming a favorite of eco-friendly wineries and organic wine drinkers who are starting to love brands like yellow + blue.

Columnist Matt Hickman offers advice on how to get a crunchy-granola, green husband to wear underwear.

Do you spend more time in the kitchen during the holidays? If so, opt for uniquely designed, versatile tea and dish towels instead of paper towels.

Cozy up over the holidays with one of these seven throw blankets for around the house made from a variety natural and renewable fibers.

Chanie Kirschner helps an expectant mom focus on the things she can control.

Starting June 2011, beauty products making 'organic' claims will have to meet the same certification standards as food products at Whole Foods.

Journalist Heather Rogers maintains that we can't buy our way out of the crisis our planet is experiencing.

By shedding artificial fertilizers and pesticides, a Massachusetts golf club goes organic.

Manduka's new inSight eye pillow soothes your senses with soft fabric spun from bamboo fibers and a natural organic barley filling.

Check out this infographic, which breaks down the importance of organic food, how mobile usage affects purchasing, food labels and more.

Websites that end with .organic will go through a verification process before they can go live.

Researchers put running, weightlifting and interval training to the test to see which one was best for the brain.

There are lots of causes for sleepless nights, but it helps to know if it's insomnia or not. Thankfully, there are natural ways to get back on track.

Researchers are studying brown fat's calorie-burning power and how it might help ward off obesity and diabetes.

What is Lyme disease? Here's where you are more likely to get it and the symptoms to look for if you're concerned.

From your blood pressure to your vision, here's how barometric pressure might affect you.

These small resolutions can make for a great start to the new year.

Traveling in the states this summer? You’ll want to follow this Facebook page to help you find farm-to-table restaurants all over the country.

Tired of quizzing your waiter about where your seafood comes from? Here's a website and other tools that can help with your restaurant research before you go.

Vote in the People’s Choice 2012 Green Plate Awards sponsored by The Nature Conservancy for your favorite sustainable restaurant in select regions.

Even dining out for lunch twice a week can really add up.

In this video by Sam Despeaux and Carly Calhoun titled "TVA At the Crossroads" (also check out "American Nightmare"), Lynn and Jean Gibson speak about living ne

Find out how you can send in a lock of hair to see how much mercury is in your body.

U.S. EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss the Republican attacks against her agency.

Mercury does not cause autism, another study now concludes. The levels of mercury in the urine of children with autism were no higher than urine mercury levels

You can still enjoy seafood, but make sure you buy sustainable, low-mercury options.

Mercury pollution and climate change are both unintended consequences of burning fossil fuels for centuries.

With at least 84 percent of the world's fish contaminated by mercury, how can you know which fish are safe to eat and which aren't?

In a landmark decision, Europe restricts a popular pesticide linked to declining honeybee populations.

There is no need to use harsh and poisonous sprays to get rid of wasps; there are plenty of ways to get rid of them naturally.

In honor of Cesar Chavez Day, here are 10 interesting facts about the civil rights activist.

Are aphids and other pests wrecking your garden? Partner up with ladybugs to stop the carnage.

You don't need pesticides to get rid of these annoying insects.

Try these simple tips and bid goodbye to houseflies, those uninvited pests buzzing around your home.

A buzzworthy new discovery might help explain the alarming speed of colony collapse disorder.

Researchers in the U.K. hope that prettying up fields with strips of wildflowers will attract pest-munching bugs.

Rescinding a 2014 ban, the planting of genetically-modified crops and the use of neonicotinoid pesticides are allowed in U.S. national wildlife refuges again.

More than half of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted, according to satellite system data.

Sure, it's backed by Apple's Tim Cook. But would you spend $300 on a shower apparatus?

When you set up a rain barrel system at your house, you can save water and save money on your utilities.

From their vanilla-scented secretions to their amazing ability to alter an ecosystem, here's what you need to know about beavers.

Grey water — water from kitchen or bathroom sinks, bathtubs, or washing machines — can safely be captured and rerouted to the garden. Here's how.

Santa Monica's iconic amusement pier is the site of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative. The Pipe is an offshore desalination concept that's making waves.

Thanks to massive water-diversion and salt-evaporation projects, satellite images show how the Dead Sea is gradually living up to its name.

A company in the United Arab Emirates is already putting an iceberg-towing plan into action.

It all depends on the upcoming rainy season and residents maintaining water conservation restrictions.

'If you see me, weep,' reads one of these so-called 'hunger stones.'

Emoji can add emotion and intent to emails and texts, but can they ever become their own language?