If you're sleeping in on the weekends, you might be setting yourself up for a host of chronic health issues.

Hearing aids and cataract surgery can slow mental decline, say new studies.

With green hotels, vegan grub and the nation's oldest wildlife refuge, Oaktown stays true to its roots.

An organic pizza franchise is expanding fast with a menu that boasts vegan cheeses, organic meats, and gluten-free brownies.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

Nero's Grill at Caesars is changing the gambling town's image by sourcing sustainably.

In Maryland, local restaurants and retailers will be featuring state wines through June 12, 2011.

Our food blogger shares her thoughts after visiting the sustainable chain restaurant for the first time.

Earth911 is hosting a week-long series of Google+ Hangouts to encourage everyone to make eco-friendly choices during the holiday season. You're invited!

This book with blessings from many cultures and religions will make practicing gratitude for food, family and friends a renewed experience.

Thanks to Jeremy Piven, mercury poisoning is finally getting some much-needed attention. The Entourage actor detailed his ordeal with mercury poisoning — from

There's no way around it: highly efficient, long-lasting compact florescent lamps are a green godsend but with one small (well, not so small) hitch … each bul

Shocking lab results have convinced me to buy my tea elsewhere.

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

Meanwhile, a new Bayer-funded study disputes that its pesticide is killing bees.

Environmental Working Group’s latest Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce assists consumers in reducing the pesticides they consume in their diets.

There are many reasons to protect children from an overload of chemicals. Here's how you can do it and why you should.

By 2050, New Zealand hopes to be rid of rats, possums, stoats and other invasive predators.

France bans the use of pesticides in public parks and the sale of chemical pest-control solutions to amateur gardeners.

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

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.

Yes, says a new campaign that champions backyard pools as a drought-friendlier landscaping alternative.

'Where the River Runs' is a pop-up meadow with a deep environmental message.

It might seem counterintuitive, but Anheuser-Busch and The Nature Conservancy are working together to protect a Colorado watershed by cutting down trees.

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

In the face of warming temperatures and the increased demand placed on supply by human needs, some of the world's largest lakes, rivers and seas are dwindling a

These dams, like the Hoover, the Diablo, the Shasta and the Grand Coulee, have helped to shape America.

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.

In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.

Research says they not only improve your mood, but also your ability to concentrate.

Some professors are doing it, but perhaps they should look in the mirror.

Rule No. 1: You're never too old or too young to learn to code.

New books says, 'In the long run, we will neither need nor want professionals to work in the way that they did in the twentieth century and before.'

When people get together and share knowledge and resources, they can do wonders.

After years of debilitating pain, I thought the situation was hopeless, but it wasn't.

A Microsoft experiment goes awry in short order as Tay runs straight into Godwin's Law.

The World1 computer program at MIT considered a range of factors and predicted the world might collapse in 2040. So far, it has been right.

As the president leapfrogs from India to Indonesia to Seoul, he's making deals on green energy in the hopes of curbing climate change.

The new conference introduces investors from across the country to Southeastern companies to shed more light on business in the region.

This German concept of cooperative living could be a great alternative to the retirement community.

Ethical shoppers can opt for fair trade certified fashions this season -- although MNN's lifestyle blogger isn't too impressed by the current selection.

One of our food blogger's choices for responsibly made treats for your trick-or-treaters this Halloween that won’t break your budget.

October is Fair Trade month! I am celebrating with the following products.

Some experts are predicting that you may have to spend more on chocolate in the future. Here are some things to consider.

I do support fair trade products, but sometimes I wish I didn't.

The daughter and granddaughter of Nelson Mandela lead the Mandela family in sustainable wine making.

This informative chart from Green America rates the candy companies on their commitment to avoiding child labor.

Humane Society International is building temporary wildlife shelters for animals affected by the Australian bushfires on Kangaroo Island.

The Ellis Hotel in Atlanta has a sustainable restaurant, a green certification, and a reasonable price tag.