Mineral makeup grows increasingly popular every day. This article details out some important things you want to know about mineral makeup. Not all mineral makeup is the same, some contain potentially harmful minerals and toxins.

Scientists in China have identified a single gene that appears to control rice yield,as well as its height and flowering time taking what may be a crucial step in global efforts to increase crop productivity.The researchers said they were able to pinpoint

A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say the microbe could provide a significant portion of the nation's transportation fuel if producti

Margie Pikarsky is living her dream: She lives naturally and plants organically according to the rhythm of the seasons on her Bee Heaven farm just north of Homestead. Once she lived in a subdivision near Cutler Ridge and worked 25 years in information

Not Just for Tree Huggers: Despite the free fall in housing prices nationwide, green homes are still red hot.

Thanks to the most recognized names in denim and many of the leaders in the organic clothing industry, there are now plenty of jeans that let you and the earth live happily ever after. Most are made from 100% organic cotton, using natural indigo dyes.

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Regardless of whether you are an urban, suburban, or rural dweller, there is inevitably a patch of neglected turf in your neighborhood that might need a bit of TLC and greening. If you see hidden gardening potential between sidewalk cracks when others see

Minor adjustments in daily behavior that may seem inconsequential when one ponders the big picture of global warming. But taken in aggregate, as a nation (when all of us do even one thing), these little lifestyle changes have a huge impact

Are you eating? Chew on this: restaurants are the top retail electricity consumer in the US. 33% of it. On average, 50,000 pounds of waste annually. Eat up, unless you want to add to that last figure. Unless you happen to be dining at a GRA restaurant.