An unstoppable smart home start-up faces its first major bump in the road: Safety concerns over the Nest Protect smoke detector's 'Nest Wave' function.

Intel's Compute Stick turns your big TV into a working Windows computer.

Create your eco-friendly, organic culinary masterpiece wearing one of these sassy aprons.

Organic, vegan and even kosher dog treats that'll make your dog's tail wag.

Trust Chanie Kirschner when she says you can't go wrong with flowers and chocolate -- organic or free trade, of course.

City lights keeping you awake? Put on an eco-friendly sleep mask and get a darker, deeper night's sleep.

Manduka's new inSight eye pillow soothes your senses with soft fabric spun from bamboo fibers and a natural organic barley filling.

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

More and more independent restaurants are going hyper local by growing their own.

Even dining out for lunch twice a week can really add up.

Formed by two wood-clad shipping containers, Skit 2014 is the ideal living arrangement for eremitic types who don't mind ladders and composting toilets.

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.

The Harvard University endowment fund lost $10 billion in 2009. Unable to dump toxic investments, the university had to find new ways to recoup this 27 percent

The Food Channel has released its Top Ten Breakfast Trends for 2011. There are some trends like chocolate for breakfast and fast-food restaurants offering more

Studying odd couple animal friendships can help researchers learn what goes into normal human relationships.

The USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan did a Q&A with The Washington Post about challenges for the organic food market.

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

Instagramming your restaurant could get you a slap on the wrist from the chef. Should it?

Korean scientists create energy-saving windows that reflect heat in the summer and absorb it during the winter.

Apple is defending its decision to have its products removed from the EPEAT environmental standards certification program. Speaking to The Loop, Apple spokesper

From 'Best' to 'Peace out,' your email good-bye may be an unnecessary evil.

The tongue-in-cheek campaign, courtesy of 350.org, proposes naming storms after climate change deniers.

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

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

A new study suggests Americans actually dread family visits, especially the part that involves spending the night there.

The GOP has nearly 40 anti-environmental proposals in its debt plan. We parse through five of the most significant items.

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

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

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."

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found a new route to some interesting rocks after its original path proved too difficult to traverse.

It would be the first heavier-than-air craft flown on another planet.

Plus: National Geographic turns 125 and more Ecollywood odds and ends.

Green 'Family Weekend'; nature TV premieres.

'American Idol' meets Coke REV; Leonardo DiCaprio likes UNREAL candy; and TV tune-ins.

Chef contestants cook with local ingredients from their hometowns.

Actress helped create wells in third-world countries.

For the first time in two decades, a U.S. presidential debate season has passed without any candidate or moderator mentioning climate change.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprise endorsement of Obama follows the devastating effect of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and the Northeast.

New interactive game takes a closer look at national policy choices that affect food security around the world.

Oceanic Preservation Society will project images of climate change and threatened species on the iconic building ahead of this weekend's Climate March.

With all of the conflicting studies about caffeine's effect on the body, should you shun the pick-me-up or have a second cup? According to the Mayo Clinic, mode

New research finds some surprising reasons that people air all of that drama on Facebook.

One Australian is on a mission to have coffee, one-on-one, with each of his 1,088 Facebook friends. The question is, would you want to do that?

The idea grew out of disaster message boards that sprung up on Facebook after Japan's most recent natural disaster.

New research shows that just clicking the 'like' button reveals more about us than we realize.

Need to get friends and family off your back? There's an app for that.

A new study reveals the majority of people you consider your friends may not feel the same way about you.

Who needs calendars of yoga cats when you could have bearded mermen from the Newfoundland & Labrador Beard and Mustache Club on your walls?

After debuting in Nottingham, England, the big-hearted concept catering to 'rough sleepers' is coming to America.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi