Cascara tea is a brewed beverage made from the dried husks of the coffee berry isn't technically a tea, but it's not coffee, either.

These 3 changes in your paper towel, zipper bag and plastic bag habits will get you started on your way to using fewer of these products.

You can reduce the amount of waste you create without much effort.

Flahavan's Irish Oats courts millennials with stories and unconventional recipes.

Feature-length film to serve as an archive of the disaster, will only be shown internally.

The final report by President Obama's oil spill commission concludes that the Deepwater Horizon blowout and subsequent massive oil spill was caused by a series

President Obama’s oil spill commission has released its final report on the disaster, and those who put the analysis together certainly had a few interesting

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

A '60 Minutes' investigation shows that the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig moved its headquarters to avoid paying taxes.

Raising campaign funds is a difficult balancing act for the Louisiana governor.

President Obama has a tricky balancing act to perform as BP plans to resume offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ambitious, ill-prepared petroleum industry eyes the Gulf, the Arctic, the heartland.

There have been thousands of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico in the year since BP's massive oil spill. We shouldn't be surprised.

Researchers have developed a soap made of iron rich salts which could one day safely clean tainted water.

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba

Usually folks in Louisiana are upbeat and busy in May, the month when shrimpers get back to work. But this spring, catches are down, docks are idle and anxiety

Stephen Baldwin and a business partner were suing Kevin Costner and his Ocean Therapy Solutions for more than $17 million in damages.

The predicted size of this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico depends on whom you ask. One forecast model predicts an unusually small area of oxygen-deplete

More than 12 miles of Louisiana coast have been closed to fishing following the discovery of tar balls and other toxins.

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.

Recurrent sheens of oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have baffled researchers.

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

The 2010 BP oil spill left a lasting legacy that the National Wildlife Federation says is still killing animals in record numbers.

Margaret Brown shares her insights about the Deepwater Horizon spill with MNN.

Five years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the endangered reptiles are one of several species still suffering from enigmatic declines.

Jason Alexander Byers uses an unusual material to make an environmental point.

Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is searching for a Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

Beautiful solar system map by Eleanor Lutz shows the orbits of more than 18,000 celestial objects.

Researchers hope these rhinos could serve as surrogate mothers, saving the northern white rhino subspecies.

After reports of icy pens, rotten food and sick animals sparked an outcry, 97 orcas and belugas have been released from a Russian 'whale jail.'

Being surrounded by trees, grass and shrubs can add years to your life.

Mother's Day meals. Three choices: One for the omnivore, one for the vegetarian and one for the vegan — all mouthwatering.

Mother's Day meals. Ideas for your mom's special meal whether she's a vegan, a vegetarian, or an omnivore.

Mother's Day meals. Whether your mom’s a vegan, a vegetarian or an omnivore, she’ll love at least one of these cupcake recipes.

Mother's Day crafts. They are so easy to do, there's really no excuse not to melt Mom's heart.

MNN has assembled a 2010 guide to great, affordable green gifts that Mom will love.

In celebration of Mother’s Day and all the lovely things our mothers have done for us — like, not eating us — here’s a rogues’ gallery of some of nat

The daughter-in-law and granddaughter of famous explorer Jacques Cousteau continue the mission of water stewardship.

For Mother's Day, a set of posts that remind us what being a mother is all about.

So that you don't wind up gifting an awesome mum something too sentimental and/or last minute, a few singular Mother's Day gift picks ...

Put down those flowers and jewelry. Here's what mom really wants this Mother's Day.

Tennessee Valley Authority announces plans for economic development projects in Roane County, the site of last December’s coal ash spill.

In which I revisit some of my favorite posts from 2009. Watch a Malaysian mine collapse, read about a truly homemade toaster oven, and find out if kites can pow

It's worth remembering that at the end of 2008, more than 1 billion gallons of toxic coal ash slurry was spilled by the Tennessee Valley Authority. When will ou

A new EPA proposal attempts to limit toxic emissions of air pollutants from coal and oil-fired power plants.

Fear of toxins unites Wayne County community against dumping of coal ash waste.

Turn your world upside-down by practicing handstands, a whole-body move.

Study finds you may be better off moving your workout indoors.

Why aren't women counted in most exercise studies? Their periods tend to mess up the data.

A new study reveals that a lean, fit body equals happy teeth and gums.