“Gray water” from household sinks, washing machines and showers could provide a new, low-cost source of irrigation for landscape plants that reduces their need for fertilizer.
Wind power comprises a third of all new electric capacity and creates freedom from coal or oil—but it generates its own carbon footprint that needs examining.
Adult chaperones in a bike train ride a predetermined route, adding children along the way, to make it safer for kids to get to school. Try these DIY tips in your own neighborhood.
Using sewage sludge as fertilizer on the land that grows our food and feeds our livestock is legal, but critics question the safety of the practice. Here’s what consumers need to know.
High levels are linked to the narrowing of arteries and impaired blood flow associated with cardiovascular disease and may influence erectile dysfunction and metabolic syndrome, as well. Learn natural ways to lower worrisome levels.
Despite rising rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses, at least a third of Americans don’t exercise at all—perhaps partly due to these persistent fitness myths.
Many brain health experts are now focusing on food as a critical defense against dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Promising clinical trials suggest that nutritional changes may stave off cognitive impairment.
As a way to feed ourselves well, urban gardening is taking root. A new crop of farmers defies stereotypes as millions of Americans now participate in growing mainstay foods.
Ever wonder what happens after your blue bin is emptied? All that recyclable plastic, aluminum, glass, paper and cardboard helps the environment, because it reduces landfill—but it’s also transformed and repurposed for a second, useful life.
Actress Marlane Barnes, who supports the nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society and serves as national spokesperson for Spay First, also walks her talk as a foster owner for several rescue dogs. Here, she explains fostering programs and discusses how caring people can help.
Nearly a third of American kids and teens today are overweight and thus at greater risk for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The good news is that it’s never too late to introduce healthy foods to a child.
