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Diabetes medications may sometimes do more harm than good

New study may help doctors and patients find a better balance between diabetes control and quality of life.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How to use your cat photos for good

For every cat photo or video you post on social media using the #MyGreatCat hashtag, Purina Pro Plan will donate a pound of food to feline rescue groups.




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What is the 'Right to be Forgotten' movement?

The Internet and social media are changing how we think about privacy. When it comes to regulation, Europe and America have very different approaches.



  • Protection & Safety

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Mark Zuckerberg antagonizes neighbors with nonstop home renovation

If there was an 'unlike' button for renovation projects, the 30-year-old social media tycoon would have earned himself more than a few thumbs down.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Mark Zuckerberg resolves to go big on books in 2015

The Facebook founder has vowed to read a book every other week in 2015.



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Birthday party invite for boy with speech disorder goes viral

Mom posts open invite on Facebook and receives a 'Reddit hug' from the online community.




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Why I'm optimistic about 2010: Saving and going green at home

This New Years Eve, I'll be raising my glass of biodynamic champers to the success of energy and money-saving home improvement projects.



  • Remodeling & Design

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In the Green Room: Greg Gumbel on how the NFL is going green

Video: Chuck Leavell talks to CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel about how the NFL is going green.



  • Research & Innovations

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In the Green Room: Indigo Girls help Native Americans

Video: Chuck interviews the Indigo Girls about their nonprofit, Honor the Earth.



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In the Green Room: Indigo Girls on eco-friendly touring habits

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



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5 natural hangover remedies

All that eggnog (or Champagne, or hot toddies) sounded good at the time, but now you're paying the price. We've got you covered.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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8-year-old girl achieves goal of throwing her unique pitch at every MLB stadium

Hailey Dawson has a 3-D printed hand and team spirit for days.



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Your daily vitamin supplements aren't doing much good, say studies

Looking at calcium and vitamin D supplements, researchers found no difference in the health outcomes for people who took supplements and those who didn't.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The Ozark chestnut, thought to be long gone, is making a comeback

The Ozark chinquapin tree was believed to have been wiped out by blight, but it has slowly resurfaced.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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When the muck is gone, is the problem gone too?

Local bloggers are filling an important niche in the coverage of the coal ash spill in Harriman, Tennessee.




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China's forest city will soon gobble up carbon

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.



  • Research & Innovations

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This NYC subway station has gone to the dogs

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.



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Chicago lawmakers make the case for bird-friendly buildings

Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic.




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The house that LEED built: Gottfried Green Home for sale

USGBC founder David Gottfried is selling his Oakland bungalow which, at the time of its completion, was the highest scoring LEED-certified home in the country.



  • Remodeling & Design

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LivingHomes goes low-impact, low-cost with C6

In collaboration with the Make It Right foundation and William McDonough, the green prefab powerhouse debuts a LEED Platinum home starting at $179,000.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Building good: Bryan Cranston unveils passive house project in Ventura

Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss



  • Remodeling & Design

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Eco-friendly cat shelter opens in Chicago

Harmony House for Cats’ new shelter isn’t just doing something good for Chicago’s felines — it’s also doing something good for the planet. The no-kill




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Levi's Stadium, new home of the San Francisco 49ers, scores LEED Gold

This isn't your grandfather's vegetation-topped, solar-powered, vegan pulled pork sandwich-selling football stadium.



  • Arts & Culture

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Thanks for your brave hurricane reporting — now please go inside

Extreme weather journalists are not the calm we need during a hurricane or storm.



  • Climate & Weather

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Plants 'gossip' about aboveground goings-on

Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why NASA is studying an island that didn't exist until 4 years ago

The extremely rare South Pacific island is one of three new islands to form in the last 150 years.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Cities go dark for Earth Hour [Photos]

Iconic landmarks and skylines all across the globe were plunged into darkness on Saturday for Earth Hour.




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Government research lab brings jobs to Coal Country

More than 1,000 workers will study the environmental effects of energy production.




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Enterprise buys IGO CarSharing

Enterprise is expanding its carsharing services despite a company executive’s dismissal of the need for a separate carsharing industry.




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Europe is going car-free (and loving it)

Looking to reduce pollution and congestion, European cities are banning vehicular traffic — and creating vibrant shopping zones in the process.




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Goodbye to cars: Why we should take a good look at Finland's phone-based mobility system

Helsinki is experimenting with a plan to match people with rides, making cars unnecessary.




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Gogoro's Smartscooter might scoot into North America sooner

You can now get a charge out of its new go-anywhere GoCharger.




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Chicago Auto Show: Where the wild green cars are

Exciting new hybrids from Mitsubishi, Kia and Volvo are the talk of the Windy City.




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Everyone is going after Tesla now

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.




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AIA Housing Awards honors two gorgeous homes to grow old in

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Oakland neighborhood showcases the power of good, green design

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.



  • Remodeling & Design

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British cancer center spotlights the healing power of good design

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.



  • Remodeling & Design

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This flood-proof greenhouse has got legs ... and knows how to use them

Hydraulics give a British backyard potting shed a lift when needed.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Record number of mountain gorillas found in Virunga region

The mountain gorilla population is rebounding in the Virunga Volcanoes Region, according to census results announced by the African Wildlife Foundation.




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Why the little dusky gopher frog matters

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide how the Fish and Wildlife Service can protect species thanks to a legal conflict over a tiny frog.




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Mountain gorilla population rebounds

Conservation efforts pay off for mountain gorillas, which have been re-classified from "critically endangered" to "endangered" by IUCN.




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Government pushes to remove gray wolf from endangered species list

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposes letting states, tribes manage wolf populations, dropping endangered species status on the federal level.




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Bogobrush gives new meaning to oral care

A last minute holiday gift for socially conscious tooth-cleaners with an eye for ecological design, Bogobrush follows a "buy one give one" business model.




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$1.7 billion in gift cards will go unspent this year

Although they are getting better at it, many consumers still do not spend every last penny that is credited to their gift cards.




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Golden Globes: How suite it is

Eco-friendly products, charities and goodies at the Golden Globe Awards.



  • Arts & Culture

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12 must-have home goods for the well-stuffed stocking

Have a stocking to stuff before December 25? Consider these useful and beautiful gifts — most eco-friendly and/or from small designers — for $25 and under.




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Do good while you shop with DoneGood

DoneGood's browser extension and app let you shop for socially responsible alternatives to whatever you're looking for.




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Be a force for good on Shop For Good Sunday

Shop for Good Sunday lets you put your holiday spending where your values are.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Why are some people so good at finding the right gift?

Tips from people who are really great at giving the best gifts that the rest of us need to read.




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Two amigos: Toyota and Ford

The two big automakers will work together on creating hybrid versions of gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks. If they don't, fuel costs will price Americans out of the