Each day, the average American throws away enough food to keep another person from going hungry.

How healthy is that egg? Lots of factors are involved, but the color of the egg shell isn't one of them.

If you're trying to stave off the mid-morning munchies, these foods will satisfy both your taste buds and your appetite.

The health benefits of almonds, which are an amazing superfood, are verified in several new studies.

Fiber is essential to a healthy digestive system. Find a place for these high fiber foods throughout your day and you'll get plenty.

If you want to get the most nutrients out of your veggies, don't worry about gaining polyphenols or losing nutrients. Just eat them.

Pea protein is showing up in unexpected places, and it offers an easy way to get your protein through plants while sidestepping any allergies you might have.

Colorful diagrams help us understand how much of which foods we should be eating.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy spent hours creating this breathtakingly detailed composite image of our moon.

Photographer Oliver Hellowell believes anyone can accomplish their dreams — even if they have Down syndrome.

Annual Koch Institute exhibition explores the thought-provoking and stunning visuals behind life sciences and biomedical research at MIT.

Dozens of massive president heads sit in a field in Virginia, waiting for a new home in a museum.

For 55 years, photographers have showcased their work in the Natural History Museum, London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Wildlife photographer Michel Rawicki captures polar bears in their private moments.

As polar bears struggle to survive in the fast-changing Arctic, MNN presents a tribute to the animals' legendary power, precocity and perseverance.

A BBC videographer learns what an Arctic seal's final moments might look like.

The people of Churchill, Manitoba, live among polar bears — some of the world's most dangerous predators — for several months each year.

The U.S.-backed proposal was opposed by Canada, which is home to two-thirds of the world's polar bears.

Polar bears and brown bears diverged much longer ago than previously thought.

The governor’s office of the Arctic Svalbard islands is seeking to fill the temporary position beginning July 8.

The orphaned polar bear cub that was rescued in Alaska earlier this year arrived safely at a new home in Buffalo, N.Y.

The zoo s hoping the 2-year-old male will pair up with the resident female and produce a cub.

The Central Park Zoo’s celebrated star was made famous when an animal psychologist was called in to address the bear’s problems.

In the next decade, the tropics will suffer unprecedented climate change effects, long before the Arctic and its polar bears see big shifts.

Explore.org has affixed several high-definition cameras to locations in Churchill, Manitoba, the 'Polar Bear Capital of the World.'

Polar-bear dens, where mama bears raise young cubs during the harsh Alaska winters, could be identified using laser technology.

The culprit of the sudden death of famed polar bear tot Knut has been found, says an international team of scientists.

The 2-month-old cub at the Toronto Zoo hasn't quite nailed walking, but he's definitely got being cute figured out.

Polar bears have shifted to a diet of more land-based food in response to climate change and melting sea ice.

The conservation nonprofit Polar Bears International will use the 360-degree panoramas for educational outreach and scientific research.

The cuddly duo — a boy and a girl born at the Hellabrunn Zoo on Dec. 9 — explore their enclosure with their mom, Giovanna.

Far from the frosty climate of the Arctic Circle, this adorable family is making do in the summer heat with a brand new swimming pool.

A geothermal loop will keep a fancy new elephant house toasty with the captured heat generated by the cooling system in the polar bear habitat.

The world's southernmost population of polar bears is waiting for sea ice to form just weeks before the U.N.'s climate change conference.

The new season of Smithsonian Channel's 'Polar Bear Town' will explore the intersection of humans and the 'Lords of the Arctic' in Manitoba.

These tiny, lightweight gadgets could mean huge savings for farmers.

Video: A Florida marine ecologist narrows down the spread of the first lobster virus.

Columbia researcher examines how ultrasound could become part of a comprehensive treatment for various degenerative brain diseases.

Astronomers use infrared "eyes" to shed light on these enigmatic cosmic structures.

Video: Could working the night shift alter a woman's body clock enough to cause breast cancer?

From video games to cell phone apps, people are making sign language easier to learn.

Researchers study ants and their complex, productive societies to help address some of human society's most pressing challenges.

Looking to the ground before taking to the air–-what ground birds can teach us about flight.

These legendary creatures may have something to teach us about survival, even as the clock is ticking on their habitats.

Team at Seattle university is creating largest 3-D reconstruction that anyone has ever attempted, rebuilding the world one pixel at a time.

Your avatar may be just a virtual identity, but it can also affect how you are in the real world.

Video: Team of chemical engineers from Austin are creating solar cells that are light, flexible, efficient and affordable.

Video: Observing a split in the butterfly family tree.

Video: Peaceful bonobos may have something to teach humans.

Anyone who's ever polished silver knows that keeping the tarnish at bay is never ending work. But, you may not know that polishing also rubs away some of the pr