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Exercise improves your health. That's a no-brainer. But do the new brain-fitness programs improve your mental health?
By Robert Burton
March 31, 2008
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Sex education regressed into the Dark Ages under Bush. Which candidate will now stand up for young persons' health?
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
March 24, 2008
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It's not just the Bush-Cheney oilmen who don't want to list the polar bear as threatened. It's also the trophy hunters and Inuit tribes.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 17, 2008
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We all seem convinced we're right about politics, religion or science these days. What makes us so sure of ourselves?
By Robert Burton
February 29, 2008
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The Humane Society investigator who spurred the biggest beef recall in U.S. history speaks to Salon about his alarming undercover video.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
February 22, 2008
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People obsessed with their appearance suffer from a biological disorder, researchers now say. But not so fast: It's still our culture that warps our brains.
By Robert Burton
January 31, 2008
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If chemo fails, there's always positive thinking, or so we'd like to believe. Medical historian Anne Harrington looks at our persistent faith in curing ourselves.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 26, 2008
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Cut up to 10 percent of your electric bill simply by turning off "vampire" appliances that run all night.
By Rebecca Clarren
January 24, 2008
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Why hasn't the polar bear been granted federal protection? Maybe because the Bush administration plans a last-minute handout of oil leases on its habitat.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 17, 2008
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Organic cotton is a leap ahead for the garment industry -- not so the toxic dyes and finishing agents used in trendy eco-jeans.
By Rebecca Clarren
January 7, 2008
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Take these tips from auto experts and obsessive "hypermilers" on how to go farther on a gallon of gas.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
December 24, 2007
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The Internet hasn't slowed down the tree killers. But you can use it to keep their catalogs and credit card applications at bay.
By Liz Galst
December 17, 2007
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The documentary film "Unknown White Male," about a New York stockbroker who loses his memory, is medically implausible. But it offers an important lesson about an overlooked illness.
By Robert Burton
December 11, 2007
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Amazing kid swings, handbags, local food deliveries and more -- all organic or handcrafted from recycled materials.
By Rebecca Clarren
December 10, 2007
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Figuring out which (if any) organic wine to buy can feel like navigating dawn with a hangover.
By Rebecca Clarren
December 1, 2007
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Now that I am ready to start investing, I want to find out if my money can grow in green fields.
By Rebecca Clarren
November 26, 2007
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Should you put your trust in the Energy Star rating when buying a a new appliance?
By Rebecca Clarren
November 19, 2007
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How we dry our hands has more of an impact than you might imagine.
By Rebecca Clarren
November 12, 2007
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Bamboo is a wise alternative to wood products. But there are still a few toxic snakes in the grass.
By Rebecca Clarren
November 5, 2007
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Scientists now tell us bias toward others may be innate. But that doesn't mean we have to behave like Bill O'Reilly.
By Robert Burton
October 31, 2007
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Plenty of new fuel-efficient cars pollute less than trendy hybrids, without draining your bank account.
By Rebecca Clarren
October 29, 2007
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett argues that America is drowning in religion -- and that faith needs to be analyzed with the tools of science.
By Gordy Slack
February 8, 2006
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The certainty epidemic
Extreme acts of animal cruelty
How looks can kill
Minding our health
Put a stake in it
No bears for oil
Not-so-green jeans
How to get better gas mileage
Stop junk mail for good
The man who lost his past
Go green this holiday season
Does organic wine taste bad?
Green investing 101
Shopping for a clean washing machine
Public bathroom dilemma: Paper or air?
Bamboo shoots and trees
We're prejudiced, now what?
Who needs a Prius anyway?
Dissecting God
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