3 years of the sun in 3 minutes | Are you an early bird? | Apple hires a new chief

Dear friend of Mother Nature, Are you the first one out of bed in the mornings? Or the last one to turn out the lights at night? Turns out you can blame it on your chronotype...and it's wired into our DNA. Other stories we're tracking this week:  ​Interesting -- Apple hires the former head of the EPA to lead up its environmental initiatives. ​A remarkable new NASA video shows 3 years of the sun in 3 minutes.  MSNBC anchor Dylan Ratigan gives up fame and fortune to become a farmer --- another convert to the back-to-the-land movement. Don't throw out that bottle of pickle juice quite yet...check out really clever ways to reuse the liquid.  How to attract spiders to your garden...and why they should be your best friends.  ​On the prowl for the perfect paternal presents? (Impressed by the alliteration?)  Check out these 12 Father's Day planet-friendly gifts that pops will surely find useful. This headline made us sit up and notice: "Middle Eastern virus called 'threat to entire world' by World Health Organization" (well, we'll see :)  And now a word from our sponsor: Have a dog with fleas? Try this 3-pronged approach to get rid of them.    Looking forward to your visit, The team at MNN Join us at Google + | Follow us at Twitter | Like us at Facebook Quick Links Drink your way to beauty -- 6 herbal teas that encourage gorgeous skin.  16 places on Earth that are too beautiful to be true (yet, they're real...every one of them).  How do rare white tigers get their look? New research has the answer.

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