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

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

Taking fish antibiotics instead of human drugs is a creative solution when money is tight, but it could lead to dangerous consequences.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch iPhone app has added Project FishMap. Now you can add green restaurants to a shared map to earn badges.

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.

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

Our food blogger visits the locally inspired restaurant that has been nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in NYC.

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

Before you use CFLs in your home, be sure you understand what to do should a bulb break.

Researchers use nanofibers to create lights that are more energy-efficient than the common incandescent light bulb, more eco-friendly than a CFL — and they gi

Morieka Johnson helps you choose what to get at the grocery and the sushi bar. Plus: 10 fish to avoid.

While "Million Dollar Baby" earned critical acclaim and a Best Actress Oscar for Hilary Swank, it also took a toll on her health.

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

MNN's lifestyle blogger sent her hair in to get tested for mercury levels — and waited with bated breath to get the results. How would your hair score?

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

New study advises women to eat fish while pregnant, but hold the mercury. Researchers evaluated 600 mothers and children and found that children who are exposed

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.

Even though the California Gold Rush took place more than a century ago, it left a toxic legacy of mercury pollution.

Tiny tempests above cracks in Arctic sea ice help pull down toxic mercury and ozone from the sky — an unexpected new source of mercury pollution.

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?

Scientists are still trying to determine what happened to the levels of mercury in Utah's Great Salt Lake, which have dipped by almost 90 percent.

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

Yet one more scandal rocks the Chinese people as ongoing food regulation issues continue to haunt them.

Unanimous decision rules in favor of Monsanto regarding the replanting of seeds from genetically modified soybeans.

A bee memorial service is being held this Sunday to remember the 50,000 pollinators killed by pesticides at an Oregon Target store.

The research reveals genetic clues about the insects' behavior, making it possible to target specific attributes.

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.

As Obama plans for an energy makeover, his Department of Energy is still focused on nuclear weapons.

A little over a year ago, in a very different world, three economic titans issued "The Carbon Principles," a list of investment guidelines for electric power pr

The potent allure or either money or ideology, or both, leads a lot of people to devote their lives to either impeding environmental progress, or enabling envir

It's what you've been waiting for. Peter Dykstra lists his picks for America’s nine greatest environmental heroes.

Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.

Despite the 'D' word, a new survey finds that Americans are still smitten with lush residential landscapes.

These recipes help you conserve water (and cleanup is a breeze.)

The bottled water people have run them out of town, but it's a historic public service.

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

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

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

Scientists report that it could take 100 years for the world's groundwater supplies to respond to climate change, potentially leaving populations without water.

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.

In a new world of digital fabrication, computer-driven tools of all kinds will change the way we make things.

It's yet one more benefit of living in the Google years.

Theses six apps can help you add hours back to your day.

Study reveals what you can do to increase the likelihood of a speedy reply.

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

Looking for something to take you away from all that ever-filling inbox? Relief is just a couple clicks away with these hypnotic webcam feeds.