As far as creative ideas to keep food food from being wasted go, Toast Beer is pretty brilliant.

Ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads can be made of other things: Biodegradable seed bombs, anyone?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

The longing you feel to get away is ancient, says writer Clemens Arvay, a desire to interact with nature and leave behind the material world.

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."

Benny the beagle was the subject of a 1,000-person search that also involved a helicopter.

Brown bears visit Brooks River every summer to enjoy some delicious salmon, and humans can come along for the ride via webcams.

Carefully managed fire is used as a tool to protect wildlands from invasive plants and other threats.

Scientists scramble to understand the causes of colony collapse disorder.

The ad, meant to highlight the environmental costs of palm oil, has touched the hearts of millions.

A street dog named Mera tagged along with a expedition and climbed 23,389-foot Baruntse, a mountain in Nepal.

A trip to Costa Rica reminds the author of the chemicals you avoid when buying organically grown products.

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

The Organic Cotton Percale Bedding from Gaiam takes a few washes to soften up, but then settles into being a wonderfully comfortable set of sheets.

For seasonal shut-ins in need of some straight-up pampering, look no further than this assortment of lovely, low-impact at-home spa goodies. (And no, I didn't f

With so many organic companies owned by large corporations, some of their profits may be used to fight Proposition 37 – which would require genetically modifi

Chilly today? Crank down the thermostat and break out that hoodie — a versatile staple that can help you save a few bucks on wintertime heating bills.

Did you know you could be polluting the air in your house by burning candles? Learn more here.

These chips delicious and include a bevy of healthy ingredients too!

A guild of artisans is preserving traditional weaving methods in a region of Peru overshadowed by the ruins of Machu Picchu.

You can still enjoy a wide variety of pasta dishes while following a special diet with these suggestions.

People who stay up late and sleep in late have a greater risk of early death, U.K. researchers find.

Researchers put running, weightlifting and interval training to the test to see which one was best for the brain.

Proper exercise may lengthen telomeres, which are linked to longevity.

Fall allergies always seem to pack a wallop. Here's how you can find relief.

Vitamin D is the only vitamin humans can acquire without food. Researchers are learning more about its vital benefits.

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

Taking fish antibiotics instead of human drugs is a creative solution when money is tight, but it could lead to dangerous consequences.

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

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

WikiPearl is an edible shell that wraps around food and complements the flavor. It’s meant to take the place of throwaway packaging, but it poses a challenge.

Morieka Johnson helps you choose what to get at the grocery and the sushi bar. Plus: 10 fish to avoid.

In a landmark decision, Europe restricts a popular pesticide linked to declining honeybee populations.

Unanimous decision rules in favor of Monsanto regarding the replanting of seeds from genetically modified soybeans.

Experts say it is one of the largest documented bee deaths in the Western U.S.

The simplest and best way to get rid of poison ivy is 'very carefully.'

A bee memorial service is being held this Sunday to remember the 50,000 pollinators killed by pesticides at an Oregon Target store.