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Get rid of fungus and stop it from coming back by using effective natural methods.

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Joining an environmental book club (or cracking a few eco-books solo) is a virtually effortless way to green up your life a bit.

You can dramatically reduce your carbon footprint just by choosing products and services that are locally-owned and produced.

The gender-neutral naming trend is spurred in part by parents who want to avoid assigning gender roles to their children at birth.

A child's metabolism is similar to that of a well-trained endurance athlete.

Young Scottish brothers are watching to see where their little ship 'Adventure' will end up.

A challenge encourages parents to get their kids outside for almost 3 hours a day.

"Expressing gratitude and feeling gratitude are not the same thing," remind scientists looking at recordings of conversations among families.

Cody Sullivan received a standing ovation when he received his college certificate.

Many beloved matrimonial customs, from bridesmaids to the garter toss, got their start for some pretty disturbing reasons.

Looking to check things off your to-do list? Start with a little math.

The Girl Scouts claim trademark infringement after boy scouts drop the word 'boy.'

The animated short "Bao" is about a Chinese mother overprotecting a dumpling, and it speaks to anyone who has ever been a mom or had a mom.

New research suggests long, happy marriages may be in the genes.

A simple parenting technique helps Inuit children learn to control anger at an early age.

A new study finds that the presence of grandmother helps younger whales thrive, just as with humans.

Big money is being poured into a technology that could make it possible to modify your DNA.

A trio of U.S. financial giants have teamed up to spell out why the American economy can't afford runaway climate change.

The blue- and yellow-clad home furnishings behemoth plans to add 17 percent more green to the paychecks of employees who earn minimum wage.

Economists might like the idea, but the public doesn't seem to yet.

Some boomers are going to be supporting three generations, but their kids are going to have it worse.

Massachusetts has a plan.

Denmark-based Lego is the world's most profitable toy-maker. But when it reported a revenue decline for early 2016, the news was just what the company wanted.

The government's emerging tax plan looks like the baby boomers are hurting millennials, but it's worse than that; it's rich people hurting everyone else.

Puerto Rico wants to attract more tourists as part of its post-Maria economic recovery efforts, so don't be afraid to go there.

If you're an app developer, check out the Environmental Protection Agency's new Apps for the Environment challenge.

Schools are competing to generate the best recycling rates and the lowest levels of waste.

The controversial bill, which now heads to the Senate, would open more national parks to hunting and protect the use of toxic lead ammunition.

The U.S. Food Waste Challenge goes out to everyone with a stake in the U.S. food chain except individual consumers.

Clean water means a better environment, but it also means better beer. Breweries are joining with the NRDC to defend the Clean Water Act.

In her first speech as EPA administrator, Gina McCarthy argues 'climate change isn't an environmental issue. It's a fundamental economic challenge.'

The Environmental Protection Agency spent MLK Day spreading the gospel of food waste reduction to faith-based groups.

A fairly painless way to start making a difference is to write down how you can save 10 miles of driving each week and then do it.

Miguel Luna is using grassroots organizing to rehabilitate the river and the communities near it through his group, Urban Semillas.

6 home-schooled siblings demonstrate the power of motivation. (And their four younger sisters and brother aren't too far behind.)

It's worth keeping tabs on some of the world's most eccentric billionaires, especially if it was their wacky ideas that made them so rich to begin with.

The mail subscription service combines high-tech analytics and personal stylists to send women clothes they'll love.

Conservation photographer Morgan Heim talks about her work, and how being foolish can lead to brilliant things.

The orphan weighed just 2 pounds when he was rescued in 2006. Now he boasts 200 pounds of bucket-crushing muscle.

White-nose syndrome is still spreading wildly, but a few bat colonies may be showing signs of resistance.

West Coast oysters can’t catch a break. A study suggests that while climate change could boost their numbers, it might unleash more invasive "oyster drills."

As climate change affects the world, invasive species are finding new, more hospitable places to call home.

The first release of moths with genetically-engineered "self-destruct" switches onto American farms is being heralded as an insecticide-free solution to pests.

The 27-mile long electrified fence in Australia creates a predator-free area of almost 23,200 acres.

The Arctic island has a fair amount in common with the Red Planet, at least on its surface.

Several billion years ago, Mars had a vast ocean that may have harbored some giant waves.

A fresh batch of satellite images showcasing the red planet's diverse topography is providing scientists with valuable data for future travel to Mars.