With the right equipment and preparation, it can be worth the hard work of venturing into the wilderness in winter.

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

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.

The granola guru John Mackey has a new book and is once again making waves with his outspoken views.

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If you suffer from specific conditions, you might want to look at changing the position you fall asleep in.

These small resolutions can make for a great start to the new year.

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An organic pizza franchise is expanding fast with a menu that boasts vegan cheeses, organic meats, and gluten-free brownies.

Eating guinea pig is now a growing trend in the U.S., and activists say it's better for the environment than beef.

Spiders are great for pest control, except when they overtake your home. Here are some nontoxic solutions for dealing with them at your house.

Humans and house spiders go way back, yet we rarely give this relationship much thought. Here's what to know about your arachnid roommates.

Michigan-based startup Vestaron harnesses Australian spider venom to safely control unwanted agricultural pests without harming bees.

Nonprofit groups function a little differently than the rest of the business world. Salaries tend to be a bit lower; passions about the mission of the place you

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A carnivorous plant, desert beetle and cactus are behind a revolutionary new material that can collect water out of thin air.

Thailand's wet and wild Songkran festival comes during the country's worst drought in decades.

This huge wetland ecosystem is running out of freshwater, and conservation efforts may not be moving fast enough.

Pink lakes are often salty and always cool, and they can be found in many spots around the world.

The CHIP is a computer the size of a credit card that can do a lot. But it's no Raspberry Pi.

The other fruity computer company introduces a touch display for $60.

Yes, you can get the digital chaos under control. Here's how.

What an extraordinary story, the increase in power and decrease in price of the personal computer.

With WiFi and Bluetooth, Raspberry Pi 3 a lot more than the educational tool it was designed to be.

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

Ethical shoppers can opt for fair trade certified fashions this season -- although MNN's lifestyle blogger isn't too impressed by the current selection.

Traditional, sustainable Valentine’s gifts your sweetheart will love.

Zhena's Gypsy Tea is out with a new line of organic and fair trade green teas -- in enticing flavors like Coconut Rum and Berry Bellini.

This Fair Trade certified vodka made from South American quinoa helps keep 1200 small independent farmers investing in their futures.

Sustainable restaurant aims to prove sustainability can be easy as pie.

A Minneapolis restaurant delivers Planet Saving Pizza in electric cars.

Yes, the burger at this seasonal and local restaurant is everything it's hyped to be.

A new technique for skin grafts involves an adhesive made of tiny needles that was inspired by a parasitic worm's behavior.

How exactly does turning a pillow into a big fluffy gadget help us disconnect from the world?

What does it mean to water a piano? What your boss was referring to as “watering your piano” is actually a phrase used to explain the presence of a piano hu

Young Scottish brothers are watching to see where their little ship 'Adventure' will end up.

New research finds dads are happier than moms, and it might have to do with how much time they spend playing.

The Big Apple's complaining culture gets its own mapping website that spotlights the top complaints reported within 42 different neighborhoods on a daily basis.

Health officials have identified a 'very strong culprit' for the devastating sickness linked to e-cigarettes.

Legal cannabis markets are bringing a powerful ally to the fight against marijuana prohibition: The business community.

With little public funding for science, Silicon Valley investors are coming to the rescue.

While much smaller than the Yellowstone River oil spill, a newly discovered spill is raising eyebrows because it went unreported for a month.

The longtime environmental cop is known for being tough, pragmatic and likable.

Entrepreneur Jonas Falk, 28, has grown a $20 million company, Organic Life, by serving great-tasting organic food at schools.

Jay Harman developed technologies from the Lily Impeller that he says may fundamentally change how humans do almost everything.

Pierre Calleja sees big things in microalgae – microscopic, single-cell plants with the potential to clean the air.

The social workers have assisted veterans, children and families.

Engineering students tackle two problems with one clever project — how to transport water and purify it at the same time.

The bat-killing fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome has been found in two new U.S. states.

After killing 7 million bats in eastern North America, white-nose syndrome just made a 1,300-mile leap west.