b

U.K. grocery store removes 'best before' dates on produce

In England, Tesco supermarket is overhauling its fresh produce department to fight food waste.




b

8 things to never put in your garbage disposal

Here's a good list of items not to put in your garbage disposal, and a bonus list of 3 to be cautious about.




b

Britain gets serious about curbing plastic waste

From Buckingham Palace to the BBC, British institutions are putting the kibosh on single-use plastic.




b

Ikea to combat air pollution in India by turning farming waste into home goods

Although new on the Indian retail scene, Ikea already has big plans to alleviate one of the country's largest environmental ills.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Malaysia is sending trash back to the countries that created it

Malaysia and the Philippines are forcefully rejecting trash from wealthier countries.




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Helium shortage ripples around the globe

Those helium-filled balloons you've seen bobbing in the breeze are the least important use of this critical element, especially since we don't have enough.



  • Wilderness & Resources

b

Cigarette butts are the most pervasive man-made pollutant

These plastic filters far surpass plastic straws in coastal cleanup tallies and they're toxic on land, too.



  • Wilderness & Resources

b

African wild dogs 'vote' by sneezing

The endangered African wild dog has a nose for democracy, according to a study, which explains how the dogs "vote."




b

Why bears breaking into a Colorado pizza shop is no joke

When you can smell garbage from miles away, pizza doesn't stand a chance with bears.




b

Birds with friendly neighbors age more slowly

Getting along with neighbors can yield big health benefits for birds, a new study finds. It's probably good for us, too.




b

In high tide or in low tide, the Bob Marley spider will be by your side

The newly identified species weaves silky air chambers to survive high tide.




b

Polar bears need more food than we thought

The predators burn energy 1.6 times faster than previously thought, a study finds, helping explain why the loss of sea ice hits them so hard.




b

North America has millions of utility markers. This biologist sees millions of birdhouses.

Wildlife biologist Steve Barlow has invented a nest box that can be added to utility right-of-way markers across the U.S. and Canada.



  • Research & Innovations

b

These 10 bird havens are great for bird-watching

Think bird-watching is boring? It's not if you visit these 10 destinations during bird migration season.




b

For the first time, a mammal species is extinct because of human-induced climate change

The Bramble Cay melomys lost most of its habitat to rising sea levels.




b

Brain-training games may work, or they may not

In case you want to give brain-training games a shot, here are 4 to try.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

b

The suicide rate is increasing for young people — but why?

Psychologists and scientists are concerned about the rising rates of suicide among children, and what the shrinking gender gap might mean.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

b

MNN blogger addresses 'Climategate' on Fox News

Video: A controversy over e-mails leads FOX to wonder why Obama would bother flying to Copenhagen for the climate summit. Our blogger responds.



  • Climate & Weather

b

Buy into 'Climategate'? You're either paid or played

A few hacked e-mails does not overturn the mountain of science behind global warming, and if you think otherwise you're either coldly disingenuous or informatio



  • Climate & Weather

b

Science and sensibility: The danger of jargon

Science lingo may hurt efforts to inform the general public, a new study warns.



  • Research & Innovations

b

Climategate debunked, but only Jon Stewart covers the news

A study funded by the Koch brothers debunks Climategate, but the cable news media doesn't cover it.



  • Climate & Weather

b

Hackers break into university in attempt to revive 'Climategate' scandal

'Hackergate' — a desperate attempt by climate skeptics to revive the manufactured 'Climategate' scandal in advance of U.N. climate conference — will backfir



  • Climate & Weather

b

How political battles affect climate scientists

The release, quickly dubbed "Climategate 2.0" after the initial 2009 "Climategate" hacking, drew strong condemnation from scientists involved in the emails, as




b

Glowing wallpaper could be a greener way to light your home

New flexible glowing sheets are inexpensive, easy to recycle, and could someday replace lightbulbs and OLED technology.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Computer chip breakthrough mimics brain synapse

Today HP unveils a breakthough in powerful computer chip technology that can process data, store memory and stack 3-dimensionally.. just like a brain synapse.




b

Groundbreaking zero-draw phone charger to launch this May

AT&T's ZERO Charger won’t draw electricity from a power outlet when disconnected from a mobile phone.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Earth Day has become App Day

Earth Day has provided the occasion for a tsunami of eco-friendly apps for the iPhone and now Android gets some green love.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Israeli researchers host competition to find best robotic handshake

Are the days of 'Star Wars'-type droids upon us? Israeli researchers host a tournament to see who can create a robot with the most human handshake.



  • Research & Innovations

b

CloudBlue receives e-Stewards certification

Electronic waste recycling firm CloudBlue is now an e-Stewards Certified facility.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

b

'Zapped: Why Your Cell Phone Shouldn't Be Your Alarm Clock'

Ann Louise Gittleman offers '1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution'



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Smart grids get dumb reaction

The Tea Party and a few others don't like the idea of 'Big Brother' monitoring our electricity usage.




b

Yahoo Livestand to bring the magazine rack to tablet computers

Meanwhile, rumors of a pending iPad 3 spread around the Web, but are they to be believed?




b

Physics-defying LEDs light the way to a brighter cleantech future

A light-emitting diode (LED) developed at MIT operates at 230-percent efficiency. That's not a typo. LEDs will provide 70 percent of the world's general lightin



  • Research & Innovations

b

New Apple MacBook gets EPEAT Gold certification, but critics cry foul

The ultrathin New Apple MacBook laptop has been called one of the "least repairable, least recyclable" computers on the market. Sustainability was not included




b

World's first flexible lithium ion battery engineered

A scientific team from South Korea has just created the first bendable lithium ion battery.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Augmented reality goggles set new standard in wearable computers

A prototype wearable computer runs on its own OS, features 720p displays over both eyes and recognizes facial and hand movements.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Elastic batteries could power bionic implants

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

How new electronics can withstand body fluids

Innovative technology enables electronic devices to function in contact with body tissues.



  • Research & Innovations

b

Solving the e-waste problem: Trash bans aren't the answer

Incentives for recycling old or unwanted electronics may be the best solution.




b

Palm-sized drones buzz over battlefield

The Black Hornet, which can be carried in a soldier's pocket, has an onboard camera that gives troops video and still images of hard-to-access places.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

When gadgetry meets do-goodery: How Habitat for Humanity benefits from CES

Sustainability played a key role at this year's CES with both the CEA and Bosch donating materials and funds to Habitat for Humanity green building efforts.




b

What will the Internet be like in 2025?

Experts predict the World Wide Web will become seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our lives — but with a dark side to consider.




b

The Aros: Goodbye clunky old window unit, hello smart AC of the future

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Wish you could buy Google Glass? You can, but only on April 15

Anyone in the U.S. can buy Google Glass starting at 9 a.m. ET on April 15 through the Explorer program – but spaces are limited.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Blue LED light discovery wins Nobel Prize in physics

Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue light-emitting diode.



  • Research & Innovations

b

Cinder speakers turn concrete blocks into high fidelity

Daniel Ballou separates the working parts from the heavy parts to make a speaker system out of concrete blocks.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

This stick could be the end of the personal computer as we know it

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




b

Philips Hue LEDs take smart bulbs to a whole new level

RGB-type LED bulbs like the Philips Hue give you a lot of control and they're a lot of fun, too.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Charge it: IKEA builds inductive charging into furniture

Wireless inductive charging built into furniture is a good idea whose time has not yet come.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

b

Are you energy-savvy about your entertainment devices?

Do energy vampires haunt your living room? Find out if you are electricity-savvy with your entertainment devices.