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What is brown fat and can it help you lose weight?

Researchers are studying brown fat's calorie-burning power and how it might help ward off obesity and diabetes.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Americans are taking fish antibiotics because they can't afford to see a doctor

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



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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10 lifestyle changes that could significantly lessen your cancer risk

Experts believe that between one-third and one-half of cancers are preventable. Here's what you can do.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Destination of the Week: Oakland, Calif.

With green hotels, vegan grub and the nation's oldest wildlife refuge, Oaktown stays true to its roots.




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Local Food Month

Many regions have declared September ‘Local Food Month.’ Here are six ways to get in on the action even if it hasn’t been declared in your region.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Your car as food dehydrator

Why drive when you can dehydrate? Discover the fruit dehydrator you already own. It's parked on your street.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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A library for locavores

A San Francisco eatery keeps a lending library of cookbooks.




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Pizza Fusion: Organic pizzas that please ethical omnivores and vegans alike

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




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Weekend reads: New Jersey diner serves local food, a huge beer festival and more

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




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Atlantic City restaurant goes sustainable and local

Nero's Grill at Caesars is changing the gambling town's image by sourcing sustainably.




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EcoTaster: A cardboard tasting spoon

One company’s answer to the waste of plastic tasting spoons is simple but effective.




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Follow on Facebook: American Farm to Table Restaurant Guide

Traveling in the states this summer? You’ll want to follow this Facebook page to help you find farm-to-table restaurants all over the country.




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Chipotle Mexican Grill's pros and cons

Our food blogger shares her thoughts after visiting the sustainable chain restaurant for the first time.




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On NYC's High Line, the food carts serve sustainable fare

Our food blogger and her family find plenty of sustainable choices to munch on high above the New York City streets.




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Philadelphia's Franklin Fountain scoops up locally made ice cream

Fresh and delicious, the ice cream from this popular Old City, Philadelphia store is worth the wait.




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Can McDonald's keep its fish supply sustainable?

McDonald's adopts the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue ecolabel for its Filet-O-Fish. Will high demand for the sandwich create an overfishing problem?




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This 'energetically independent' tiny house is shaped like a cross

Formed by two wood-clad shipping containers, Skit 2014 is the ideal living arrangement for eremitic types who don't mind ladders and composting toilets.



  • Remodeling & Design

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CFL sales soar 300% but Oscar the Grouch has a warning

A recent study by the World Watch Institute reports explosive sales growth in compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. This is great news for the climate with a p



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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A scary haircut for the environment

MNN's lifestyle blogger sent her hair in to get tested for mercury levels — and waited with bated breath to get the results. How would your hair score?




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Mercury: The poisonous legacy of the California Gold Rush

Even though the California Gold Rush took place more than a century ago, it left a toxic legacy of mercury pollution.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Monsanto wins Supreme Court case on GMO soybean seeds

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




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Pesticides contaminating frogs in California's national parks

The chemicals, which come from valley farms as well as illegal marijuana gardens, are a contributing factor towards sharp declines in frog populations.




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Your guide to green lawn care

Here's how to say goodbye to chemicals and hello to an eco-friendly lawn.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Can beautiful bands of wildflowers curb pesticide use?

Researchers in the U.K. hope that prettying up fields with strips of wildflowers will attract pest-munching bugs.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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A dandelion's natural cycle causes chaos and confusion on the internet

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Green States: Melting icecaps, melting economy

A little over a year ago, in a very different world, three economic titans issued "The Carbon Principles," a list of investment guidelines for electric power pr




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Conceptual faucet turns ordinary tap water into magical, swirling vortex

The Swirl Faucet also saves water, so long as you aren't completely beguiled by its beauty.



  • Remodeling & Design

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American love affair with a well-hydrated lawn is stronger than ever

Despite the 'D' word, a new survey finds that Americans are still smitten with lush residential landscapes.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Should Californians tear up their lawns and replace them with swimming pools?

Yes, says a new campaign that champions backyard pools as a drought-friendlier landscaping alternative.




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Obstinate attitudes prevail in California's most water-guzzling ZIP codes

In exclusive and exceptionally irrigated Rancho Santa Fe, residents now face water rationing.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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7 meals you can cook on a sheet pan

These recipes help you conserve water (and cleanup is a breeze.)




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Can the tri-state water wars be resolved?

A new concept takes the discussion out of the courtroom, where the battle has been fought for 20 years.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The swanky sty of California's top water hog is in Bel Air

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.




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Run wild in this Chinese landscape pavilion that mimics a meandering river

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



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Beavers: 8 things to know about nature's most impressive landscape engineers

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




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California's waste-curbing water restrictions should be enacted everywhere

The now-permanent rules are just common sense, really.



  • Climate & Weather

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11 of America's grandest dams

These dams, like the Hoover, the Diablo, the Shasta and the Grand Coulee, have helped to shape America.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Should we tow icebergs from Antarctica to combat drought?

A company in the United Arab Emirates is already putting an iceberg-towing plan into action.



  • Climate & Weather

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Vatican turns off iconic fountains in sign of water-saving solidarity

With Italy facing severe drought conditions, the Vatican has turned off its iconic fountains for the first time in living memory to help save water.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Drought brings the Horn of Africa to the edge

Four severe droughts in 20 years have left many residents of the Horn of Africa on the edge of survival.



  • Climate & Weather

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Cape Town *may* not run out of water after all

It all depends on the upcoming rainy season and residents maintaining water conservation restrictions.



  • Climate & Weather

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Ancient European stone inscriptions revealed by low river levels carry grave warnings

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



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Computers trained themselves to recognize cats (and what that tells us about how machines learn)

In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.




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Americans don't understand their infotainment systems

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.




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Cranky and unmotivated? Watch a cat video

Research says they not only improve your mood, but also your ability to concentrate.




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Why .cat websites probably aren't about cats

.dog domains are reserved for dog lovers and providers of canine products and services, but .cat isn't what you'd expect.




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Why cats rule the Internet

There are just as many dogs on the Web, so why do cats get all the attention?




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10 live web cams that will mesmerize you

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.



  • Arts & Culture

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Scientists develop a calculator made from DNA

The analog DNA circuit can perform addition, subtraction and multiplication.




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8 fun skills you can learn online in an afternoon

Anyone with an internet connection and a few hours to spare has access to education and it's often free. Here's a sampling of the knowledge that awaits you.