Find out how advances in technology have helped improve these bags, which are designed to break down in your compost pile.

Plan on roughing it as part of the Great American Backyard Campout later this month? Don't leave behind your flask, flashlight.

Tired of throwing away so many food pouches? These reusable ones might help solve your problem.

By choosing wisely with kitchen sponges you can keep plastic out of the landfill.

In this video, the author and real-food advocate talks about why the farm bill should matter to anyone who cares about food.

Effects of the fiscal cliff deal on food policy

Next week hundreds of bicyclists will set out on a 300 mile bike trip to bring awareness of global warming and MNN's own Josh Dorfman will be there for the ride

Actor of "Fraser" and "Cheers" fame owns land in the Catskills and wants to grow his own hops and barley.

Celebrity chefs are calling out sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, but know this: there's a place for sweet potatoes on your Thanksgiving table.

The pill bug or roly-poly plays many key roles in its environment.

Bees often flit around with yellow saddlebags, called pollen baskets, hanging from their hind legs.

Australia's desert ants are thriving in the face of climate change.

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.

MSNBC's Contessa Brewer on her little-known off-camera hobby.

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.

First comprehensive study on climate mortality released today at COP16 projects rapidly increasing death toll especially among children due to the impacts of cl

Christiana Figueres says any agreement will be a step in the right direction, but it's clear she's not convinced Cancun will be a huge step.

Minister says natural disasters in his home country are evidence of climate change.

Oyster mushrooms are one of the few fungi that hunt prey. And that fact may help us fight cancer!

Spending time in nature has proven health benefits, and creating a sit-spot habit will help you reap those positive rewards.

While stink bugs ravage our food crops, samurai wasps — another sneaky insect from Japan — are helping us keep them in check.

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.

The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise.

Four architecture students hope to build a seafaring crescent that would irrigate crops with icebergs and house 800 people.

Father's Day gifts. This Father's Day give him the gift of organic or locally brewed beer.

Jenn Breckenridge of the Burn Clean blog recommends 3 fun, funky & functional gifts for Father's Day.

Father's Day poems. The choice of Father's Day poems may not be as wide as those that honor mothers or romantic love.

The developers of Mars rovers, the Hybrid X electric car, and a wastewater cleaning technique are also recognized in the magazine's annual Breakthrough Awards.

Toyota's 2011 North American Environmental Report shows progress towards meeting the automaker's five-year goals.

Ford is partnering with Grenier's new green lifestyle website SHFT.com, and I was there to kick the tires on the C-MAX Hybrid, eat the organic snacks, and try i

The Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari F70 offer split personalities: voracious performance on tap, but eco-driving if you tread lightly. Is it a new era of Dr. Gre

According to a new Consumer Reports survey, 37% of car buyers consider fuel efficiency first.

Bob Sakala bought his Toyota Prius Hybrid to save gas. In the week since Hurricane Sandy, he powered his home on three-quarters of a tank of gas.

Yet another reason to invest in a hybrid and electric vehicle: During storm-related blackouts they — with the compulsory assistance of an inverter — can pre

At 3 percent of the US market & growing, have hybrid cars reached a tipping point?

Use a potato instead of non-stick cooking spray on your grill.

A toast to the guy who turned supermarket grape juice into wine and won the Internet.

Why buy your laundry pods when it's so easy to make your own version?

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Could your home go solar? Find out.

50 years after man first walked on the moon, the ripples of that accomplishment continue to inspire innovation.

The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will facilitate exploration missions of the moon and serve as a gateway for deep space missions to Mars.

See sculptors from around the world turn piles of sand into beautiful (but temporary) art at the World Championship of Sand Sculpting.

One scientist found the farthest spot from a McDonald's restaurant in the U.S. -- and went there, eating McDonald's fare all the way.

At the Cancun climate talks, one art installation dominated the headlines at a turning point in history.

These artists used recycled pine, driftwood and waste timber to create their pieces.

Artist Asher Jay's "Garbagea" confronts us with our throwaway culture in this creative project.

Filipino artist and environmentalist Vincent Francisco Navarro paid homage to coffee farmers by painting portraits of them with used grounds.

Physicists at the world's largest atom smasher announced on July 4 that they are more than 99 percent sure they've found a new, and heavy, boson particle, that

From taming inflammation to battling PMS blues, it's time to celebrate these salubrious wonder roots.

Despite their unhealthy ingredients and piles of sugar, a candy bar could actually be a better choice than these energy and protein bars.