As sourcing ingredients directly from local farms gains in popularity, more chefs are building relationships with farmers to get the pick of their crops.

Restaurants, chefs, and food writers received the highest honors in food during this past weekend’s James Beard Award ceremonies.

For Memorial Day weekend, and for all your summer grilling celebrations, this great red is affordable enough to serve to crowds.

Husband and wife team John Stewart and Duskie Estes have created a wine country restaurant that serves memorable meals.

It’s been fun to explore the gluten-free world in Portland, Oregon. Here are some of my favorite finds so far.

Watson will help doctors diagnose and treat cancer patients.

An experimental, "green" NASA lander crashed during its first free-flight test on Aug. 9, erupting in a ball of flame when it hit the ground.

Consumers can sell their current mobile phone at an ecoATM.

Updated standards for furnaces and furnace fans, combined, could save consumers roughly $37 billion over three decades.

HVAC heavyweight Honeywell unveils Lyric, an attractive and eager-to-adapt household thermostat with GPS-based functionality.

Swans and cygnets along the river Thames are rounded up, counted and examined in an annual, historic swan-upping ceremony every July.

This fraudster has an overactive imagination.

Mold and water go hand-in-hand, so learn how to find mold and prevent it.

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

9-year-old Anaya Ellick is the proud recent winner of the Nicholas Maxim national handwriting contest. A remarkable feat, given that she doesn't have hands.

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

A new study finds dogs rush in — but stay calm — when they hear their human crying.

A new study suggests the shape of an egg is determined by how much time a bird spends in flight.

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

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.

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.

Hand sanitizers aren't as effective as soap and water, but sometimes they're a smart choice.

The opening of Colorado's pot emporiums has led to a stained relationship between landlords and those looking to puff in the privacy of their apartments.

If your taste buds demand bacon, but the price is straining your food budget, try a recipe that uses just a little bacon but brings a lot of bacon flavor.

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

As your salary increase, so can the urge to boost your standard of living. Here's how to avoid that trap.

Ireland's national investment fund will sell all investments in coal, oil, gas and peat as soon as possible.

The world needs more trees -- here are recommended varieties for planting.

A natural method for battling bacteria like E.coli and salmonella may be on its way.

The agency says its proposed rule could save tens of thousands of lives every year, but critics warn of economic burdens for some U.S. industries.

Your dutiful blogger has been evacuated from his home. However, it didn't stop me from taking a stroll along with banks of an infamously filthy canal in Brookly

New EPA report finds lower incidence of toxin exposures but greater rates of childhood diseases affecting today's children.

The slate of spending cuts could wreak havoc on everything from USDA meat inspections and FDA drug reviews to EPA research and national park staffing.

Two environmental journalists call for the Environmental Protection Agency to become more open to the press and thus to the public.

Here's a tasty and inexpensive way to turn a bit of leftover pasta into a savory meal. And it goes from pan to plate in about 5 minutes.

Nobody likes bathroom clean-up, especially with harsh chemical products. Here are some cheap and natural cleaning alternatives.

Sucheta Rawal's Go Eat Give brings people from around the world together through food and community service.

SRI, the system of rice intensification, has taken agribusiness giants by surprise with its record-breaking harvests across the globe.

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.

Begun in her bedroom when she was 13, this dedicated woman’s Little Nature Museum has never stopped growing and inspiring visitors.

A California couple helps veterans with PTSD and rescued wolves and wolfdogs forge lasting bonds that change lives.

The 3,000 to 4,000 fish that now run amok in Colorado's Teller Lake #5 likely spawned from 4 or 5 dumped pet goldfish.

Conservationists are hoping for a Christmas (Island) miracle.

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

Citing a need to protect native species, this New Zealand town is proposing an all-out cat ban.

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, sits down with noted environmentalist Ray Anderson of Interface Inc. Anderson, a not

"Growing a Better America" offers lessons on how the United States can keep growing without sacrificing the environment.

The Rolling Stones keyboardist and MNN co-founder sheds light on the band's new single, which includes a reference to hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'

Measures taken in the current Ebola outbreak may hold some clues for how to handle samples brought back to Earth from Mars.