For something a little different this Mother’s Day, why not take your favorite mom on a cheese trail?

It feels great to celebrate and give back to our moms, and they deserve it, so the pressure’s always on when Mother’s Day pops up. You want to find somethin

The Canary is a smoke and carbon monoxide detector-cum-air quality analyzer sporting good looks and remarkable smarts.

It's well-known that secondhand smoke is bad for our health, but it's also dangerous for our furry friends.

The WELL standard picks up where LEED and other standards fear to tread.

Seeds found during an archaeological dig on First Nations land revive a long-lost varietal.

Researchers extract nuclei from a preserved woolly mammoth carcass, implant them into the egg cells of mice, and watch as the bits became animated.

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Learn the trick to making mulled wine without burning off all the alcohol in this video for a drink that’s perfect for this weekend between the big holidays.

If you’re gluten-free or just avoiding the dreaded beer belly, consider trying these lighter, lesser-known alternatives to beer instead.

Lifestyle blogger Kate Richards opens up about the feathery inspiration behind her boozy masterpieces.

Not all penguins make their home in icy Antarctica. See if you know where in the world to find these penguin species.

Bacteria live everywhere in your body, including your gut. These microbes have quite an impact on your health. Do you know what they do?

OPT harnesses ocean power with some bright yellow buoys (VIDEO).

As much as 66 metric tons of human excrement from visitors to Alaska's Denali National Park could soon be released into the pristine Alaskan coast.

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

We need a mix of solitude and interactions for a healthy social diet.

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

Authentic sounds of the wild can now be downloaded for free to your iPhone. Assign your friends their own unique howl, hoot or roar.

New hi-tech Environ thermostat allows you to remotely monitor and control your home energy use.

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

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

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

Even though native bees don't produce honey, they're incredibly important, says author Paige Embry. She explains how to help them in "Our Native Bees."

A storm chaser captured stunning clear video of a perfect tornado in Wyoming.

Despite the recession, organics made an impressive showing in 2008. Find out how impressive.

MNN's lifestyle blogger finally upgrades to all-organic bedding after her old duvet cover started falling apart.

ColdLife organics grows its own food, keeps it cold, and delivers it to your door.

Websites that end with .organic will go through a verification process before they can go live.

When you want a good, sustainable, quick burger and fries, the Shake Shack is a great option. The Shake Shack is a growing chain of restaurants that started as

More than half of the country’s rivers and streams are suffering from nutrient pollution and habitat degradation; mercury and bacteria a problem as well.

Every once in a while, humanity manages to do something so sublimely awful that all we can do is laugh. Next month, we’ll mark the 40th anniversary of one of

'Where the River Runs' is a pop-up meadow with a deep environmental message.

From their vanilla-scented secretions to their amazing ability to alter an ecosystem, here's what you need to know about beavers.

In the face of warming temperatures and the increased demand placed on supply by human needs, some of the world's largest lakes, rivers and seas are dwindling a

The Santa Cruz River, nearly dry for almost a century, may soon flow once more through downtown Tucson.

'If you see me, weep,' reads one of these so-called 'hunger stones.'

Looking for something to take you away from all that ever-filling inbox? Relief is just a couple clicks away with these hypnotic webcam feeds.

Researchers propose developing nanobots that connect our brains with the cloud.

Add $350 million to the already invested $350 million, and EV network start-up, Better Place, seems to have plenty of fuel to bring the world an EV network that

This German concept of cooperative living could be a great alternative to the retirement community.

Help support fair trade products and get a shot at winning a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Find out who won a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and how contest promoted the benefits of fair trade.

To'ak Chocolate is fair trade, USDA organic-certified and exclusively sourced from rare cacao beans found in Ecuador.

Humane Society International is building temporary wildlife shelters for animals affected by the Australian bushfires on Kangaroo Island.

Good food and wine at a sustainable Fell’s Point restaurant.

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

Director/explorer utilized new thumb-sized 1080p cameras to capture 3-D video from the deepest point on earth.

Modern electronic controls help make science-fiction visions like the Hiriko Fold possible. It's an Explorer-sized electric car pod that folds to fit into a thi