tc Where's that kitchen of the future we were promised? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:12:00 +0000 In your phone. Or down the street at the supermarket. Full Article Gadgets & Electronics
tc Watch: The Preachy Green series By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:06:03 +0000 Do you have officemates who preach about living the greener life? They're annoying, but they're also right. The SOAP Group explores this theme in a hilarious se Full Article Recycling
tc Why millionaire pitcher Daniel Norris lives in a van By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:37:00 +0000 The 21-year-old, who received a $2M signing bonus from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, says he enjoys living the simple life. Full Article Arts & Culture
tc Solar and veterans: A match made in heaven? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:43:57 +0000 The rapidly growing solar industry needs a lot of highly skilled employees. And it thinks it knows where to find them. Full Article Green Workplace
tc Maternity leave catch-22: Women are either bad workers or bad moms By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:13:04 +0000 Working mothers can't win. New research finds society judges us negatively whether we take maternity leave or not. Full Article Babies & Pregnancy
tc California tile company is turning boxy TVs into kitchen backsplashes By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:10:04 +0000 The scavenge-happy folks at Fireclay Tile launch a Kickstarter campaign to help transform old CRT TVs and computer monitors into stunning glass tiles. Full Article At Home
tc Where to find beautiful, functional, affordable fair trade kitchen items By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:00:00 +0000 My Fair Trade Lady, a small shop in South Jersey, showcases fair trade items for the kitchen and beyond. Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
tc What's the difference between cellulose sponges and those other kitchen sponges? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:55:50 +0000 By choosing wisely with kitchen sponges you can keep plastic out of the landfill. Full Article At Home
tc 8 of the best 'Super Bowl 50' commercials you can watch right now By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:58:40 +0000 From avocados and Scott Baio to David Bowie's 'Starman,' the big game has it all. Full Article Arts & Culture
tc Top 10 'Gilmore Girls' revival binge-watching snacks By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:48:35 +0000 Fill up on food that tastes like 'freedom and rebellion and independence' in honor of Lorelai, Rory and all your favorite Stars Hollow residents. Full Article Healthy Eating
tc Dutch town tapping coal mine heat By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:16:04 +0000 The Minewater system pulls geothermal heat from flooded abandoned coal mines. Full Article Energy
tc How Dutch bus stops are helping bees By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:27:26 +0000 Bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht now have gardens specifically to help the bee population. Full Article Animals
tc Watch a caterpillar become a butterfly By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:04:58 +0000 Beautiful video from National Geographic shows how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Full Article Animals
tc Watch these spiders emerge from an egg sac By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:35:23 +0000 Australian Reptile Park shares a creepy video of funnel web spiders emerging from an egg sac, just in time for Halloween. Full Article Animals
tc Watch: 'Wanderers on a Prehistoric Earth' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:24:40 +0000 Kick off Earth Week with this dramatic three-minute film, which dives into the 'Heart of Darkness' to highlight the humbling majesty of our planet. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Glenn Beck advertiser pitching survival gardens By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:43:38 +0000 The newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of an economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds. Full Article Politics
tc 7 electric cars to watch in 2012 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:08:08 +0000 2012 may prove to be the year of the electric car. Some of the world’s biggest automakers will be bringing new electric vehicles to market in 2012. They are n Full Article Transportation
tc BRIGHTER LIVING: Green your kitchen By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:44:16 +0000 Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Vegetables aren't the only thing green in the kitchen. Full Article Remodeling & Design
tc How to watch this year's Taurid meteor shower By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:45:57 +0000 Annual celestial event often produces large bright fireballs that scorch the night sky. Full Article Space
tc Motley mess of scarecrows invade historic Westchester estate By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:30:30 +0000 Sure, they do a better job at posing for photos than discouraging birds, but this army of eclectic scarecrows installed at one of the Hudson's grandest historic Full Article At Home
tc In 'Drawdown,' Paul Hawken ditches the rhetoric to offer 100 practical climate solutions By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 04 May 2017 12:54:50 +0000 Paul Hawken's latest book, 'Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming,' focuses on fixes rather than fighting. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc One of Stephen Hawking's last broadcasts was a hilarious 'Hitchhikers' cameo By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:22:38 +0000 The late renowned physicist Stephen Hawking joined BBC Radio 4's 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' as the voice of an intelligent and powerful being. Full Article Arts & Culture
tc Experimental project to clean Pacific Ocean garbage patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2009 03:18:17 +0000 I've been covering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the past year or so and just wrote about it here on MNN last week. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Scripps sails out to the Great Pacific Ocean Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:22:17 +0000 Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography traveled out to a spot of sea 1,000 miles from shore and were sad to find plastic everywhere. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Watch: 24 hours of Walmart By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 03 May 2010 16:18:59 +0000 This time-lapse video explores a full day at the checkout lanes of a Walmart store in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Take a cruise to the North Pacific garbage patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:45:05 +0000 For a mere $10,000, you can book a seat on a 20-day working cruise to a giant patch of floating plastic trash. Full Article Travel
tc Hawaii-sized recycled island to be built from ocean garbage patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000 Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Fish ingesting plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:28:41 +0000 A new study by two graduate students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego found that a little over nine percent of the fish that swim ne Full Article Animals
tc Tsunami debris adds to Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:09:34 +0000 The trash accumulating in the Pacific Ocean — scientists estimate there are 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris alone — is arriving on the West Coast. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc A 'great garbage patch' grows in the Great Lakes By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:03:47 +0000 New research finds that the Great Lakes are becoming polluted with the same plastic particles responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Secret world of ocean garbage patch microbes revealed By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:12:43 +0000 There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Want to see an ocean garbage patch in person? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:09:21 +0000 The winner of a new video contest can join a 3-week 'hardcore sailing adventure' through North Atlantic garbage patches. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Tiny monsters haunt the Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 13:36:42 +0000 A single-celled, coral-killing creature with 'devil horns' has been found on microplastics in the open ocean. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc How we made the Great Pacific Garbage Patch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:47:46 +0000 Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise." Full Article Arts & Culture
tc New ocean garbage patch discovered By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:58:43 +0000 A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc Desire paths: The unsanctioned shortcuts crisscrossing public spaces By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:20:34 +0000 Spontaneous by nature, desire paths are the most optimal way to get from point A to B as decided by pedestrians, not planners. Full Article Responsible Living
tc At Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen, you can pay it forward or pay with your time By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 20:43:10 +0000 Donations and dishwashing help fund meals at the rocker's New Jersey restaurants. Full Article Responsible Living
tc Why autumn is skywatchers' favorite season By www.space.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:26:19 +0000 Look up into the sky this week to see why autumn is the favorite season for many skywatchers. Full Article Space
tc Flying telescope catches glimpse of alien planet By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:10:15 +0000 Astronomers have used instruments on board SOFIA, the world's largest airborne observatory, to examine a planet beyond solar system. Full Article Space
tc Stunned astronomers watch birth of alien planets By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:45:56 +0000 For the first time ever, astronomers have directly observed planets in the process of being born. Full Article Space
tc Paleolithic campsites depicted in cave etchings By www.livescience.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 15:42:18 +0000 The world's oldest depiction of a campsite may have been unearthed outside a cave in Spain. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
tc 19th-century space images found in tea-kitchen By www.livescience.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:34:18 +0000 The glass plates depict solar and lunar eclipses, comets, and even views of binary stars. Full Article Space
tc 11 space missions to watch in 2016 By www.space.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:24:21 +0000 From measuring our oceans to studying Jupiter, we'll learn more about space in 2016. Full Article Space
tc How to watch the Delta Aquarids and summer’s other minor meteors By www.space.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:33:10 +0000 Why not take this opportunity to view six other meteor showers this summer? Full Article Space
tc Petco removes treats linked to pet deaths from shelves By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:04:48 +0000 The FDA hasn't confirmed Chinese-made treats are dangerous, but there are concerns the jerky treats have sickened or killed thousands of U.S. pets. Full Article Pets
tc Amy's Kitchen recalls products for possible listeria By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:03:38 +0000 The natural and organic food company recalled products with spinach after one of its suppliers found it may be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. Full Article Healthy Eating
tc FDA suggests allowing blood donations by gay men — but of course there's a catch By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 15 May 2015 13:03:24 +0000 Advocacy groups call the new recommendation arbitrary and discriminatory. Full Article Healthy Spaces
tc Watch as second-graders handle fine dining beautifully By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:00:07 +0000 When these 7-year-olds are treated to a $220 tasting menu, their reactions are priceless (and insightful.) Full Article Healthy Eating
tc 7 food trends to watch in 2019 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 18:45:14 +0000 Nootropic foods, foil pack dinners, wine water, ugly produce and more food and dining trends coming to your plate in 2019. Full Article Healthy Eating
tc Antarctic fruitcake is more than 100 years old By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:22:54 +0000 Despite being ancient, a fruitcake found in the Antarctic from a 1911 expedition looks as fresh and unappetizing as the day it was made. Full Article Wilderness & Resources