Building with blocks and construction toys is a great unstructured activity for kids, and Ollies Wooden Blocks are a superb new addition to the category.

"Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys.

The fleeting distraction they provide isn't worth the surprising costs.

Their hugely successful petition has even gotten a response – and a promise – from the fast food giant.

With an unstoppable flow of leafy veggies coming from my CSA share every week, I have to get creative in the kitchen.

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.

We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern.

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.

Beans and lentils are one of the most important things you can include in your diet. Here are great ideas, from filling breakfasts to sweet and inspired desserts.

These delicious dessert squares skip the crust and the refined sugar. They're quick and easy to make for lightly sweet snacks during fall and winter.

Sister site MNN has some good suggestions including going back to your roots, and canning what you can.

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.

Gosh, there are a lot of ways to eat less meat. And a lot of ways to talk about it, too.

From amaranth to teff, the wild world of healthy whole grains need not be bland and boring.

Reducing meat consumption is one of the best ways to help the environment. A new book offers many ideas for how to make it happen.

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?

A new campaign aims to bust the "protein myth".

It's become a very tasty ritual.

A new microbial fuel cell can not only drastically reduce the amount of sludge from wastewater treatment plants, but can also produce clean energy at the same time.

Researchers have used abundant and inexpensive materials to create a tandem solar cell that can store solar energy as hydrogen for use at any time of day.

A robot powered by microbial fuel cells that runs on human waste helps out at a wastewater treatment plant using its artificial stomach.

Virginia Tech researchers figure out how to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant which could drive down fuel cell costs.

The groundbreaking technology has gotten even better with the ability to self-heal and produce hydrogen from dirty water.

Replacing diesel systems with fuel cells could give refrigerated a clean-energy makeover.

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Toyota revealed the FCV concept car for the fuel cell vehicle they will be making available next year. I had a chance to see the concept this week at the Detroit Auto Show.

Hydrogen is abundant in water and full of energy. We just need a cheap way to get the hydrogen where we need it.

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.

Goodbye car ownership, hello "mobility as a service."

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.

Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

Cars kill thousands every day, wreck our cities, and spout CO2. What should we do about it?

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

After a long-lasting and loving monogamous relationship between the US Green Building Council and the Forest Stewardship Council, it seems the USGBC is considering, not a break up, but definitely thinking

Yes, they seem tacky and don't make your house smell like a coniferous forest but they also won't dry up and shed their needles all over the place

In past articles I have shown that boxed

Amid a media flurry starring a displaced polar bear and an easy-breathing Lance Armstrong, Nissan has become the unlikely leader as it delivers a mass-produced, affordable electric car. The Leaf is now arriving in the driveways of eager customers, and

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be

Dear Pablo: I have a tough one for you: shall we recycle our paper? There are both the CO2 and the chemical aspects to consider, and there's arguments against recycling paper in each case.

Today, Levi’s released a new Life Cycle Assessment for their jeans as part of an effort to promote more sustainable water usage.

Since pumpkins generally require around 75 to 100 frost-free days, it's a good idea to get a jumpstart on planting them.

Whether lost in the wilderness or just foraging in the woods for delicacies, all of these plants can be safely consumed.

It's time to take David Cain's advice and "talk like we used to."

Can science use the genes engineered by nature instead of genetic engineering in the face of a pending food crisis?

Retro Report revisits the Flavr Savr, the first genetically engineered food to hit American grocery stores.

After a week of recounts, the proposed law to label genetically modified foods loses by 4 percent of votes.