Appliances -- also known as energy vampires -- keep drawing power even when they're off.

When faced with danger, embryos warn each other from inside their egg.

Just why is that grocery bag or holiday wrapping paper so irresistable to your feline friend? Scientists have some thoughts on why cats love paper and plastic.

This giant Galapagos tortoise will "retire" from a successful mating program that helped the species rebound from very small numbers.

･ First introduction for a geothermal power plant ･ Enhancing the operation and performance of power generating facilities in close cooperation with customers

･ Supporting an energy management system with low-CO2 distributed power generation and self-consignment ･ Switch to CO2-free hydrogen fuel planned for the future

･ PT. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES INDONESIA will strengthen functions of previous Jakarta liaison office ･ Enhanced status will boost MHI's presence in Indonesia

･ The world’s first 6-stand tandem cold mill with Hyper UC-mills in all stands ･ Equipped with work roll shift function to enable precise edge profile control of electrical steels ･ Enables Shougang Qian’an to meet the growing demand for electrical steels

Built atop a parking garage, this iconic park is considered the world's largest rooftop garden. It's also the place for kids and curious adults to go.

The tea-colored Great Egg Harbor River is a great way to access the wilderness known as the Pine Barrens. It flows pretty much as it always has — a rest stop

The red and orange sandstone cliffs are best viewed from a kayak — but with 111 miles of hiking trail, you'll see many snapshot-worthy sites on foot, too.

Chicago may not come to mind when you think of beach towns, but the city offers two dozen public beaches along 26 miles of Lake Michigan. Each beach has a vibe

Sitting on the rain-soak Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington, Olympic National Park is perhaps most known for its expansive temperate rain forest. However

More of MNN's user guides for some of the best national, state and local parks in the United States. Explore America's parks with this series.

This is part of Explore America's Parks, a series of user's guides to national, state and local park systems across the United States. We'll be adding new parks

The National Park of American Samoa isn’t the sort of place you visit on your way to some other destination. You have to really want to be here. It’s a 5 ½

The Palo Alto Baylands Preserve is a special place in the San Francisco Bay area of California.

Fear, survival instincts and herd mentality all contribute to panic buying.

Why the last thing you should stress about while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic is productivity.

Here's how to get through the socially challenging times of coronavirus with grace, dignity and good health.

Beautiful phenomenon of noctilucent blue clouds may be growing due to greenhouse gas emissions.

Three communities recognized as setting the "gold standard" for local-level sustainability planning named winners of the 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Awar

16-year-old entertainer says he's excited to return to his family's 88-acre farm and 'take in the open space and nature around my home.'

Whether you want them for eggs or see them as pets, chickens can be fun — if you do your homework.

We owe the spiciness of mustard, horseradish and wasabi to an 'arms race' between plants and caterpillars that dates back to the dinosaurs.

Pest-killing spiders behave differently after exposure to a common insecticide, a new study finds.

Noting that bees are 'dying at alarming rates,' federal judges have rejected the EPA's approval of sulfoxaflor.

At more than 2.5 million years old, the peaches predate the arrival of humans to the region.

Two decades after approving imidacloprid, the EPA is re-examining how it and similar pesticides affect bees.

Coffee-growing regions are set to lose key pollinators like bees by midcentury due to climate change.

The levels are reportedly safe for humans, but they're high enough to harm bees — and that's bad news for us, too.

A new label will certify foods grown in soil and animal products from pastured animals and would rule out hydroponic and aquaponic techniques.

The vanilla crop is getting hammered by low yields, climate change, speculation and theft.

U.S. water usage is at a 45-year low, according to a new government report. But is that low enough?

Picnic plunder is just one of ants' many talents.

Researchers have improved the process by which plants get rid of toxic compounds, and this improves their overall growth.

In some regions, as many as 80 percent of trees could be in danger from RAD or rapid apple decline.

Jim Motavalli shares an excerpt from his just-released book, ​"The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends"

Clicktivism or slacktivism is using social media to support a cause. Critics say it's activism lite, but often people are moved to get more involved.

World Central Kitchen founded by Chef José Andrés has served over 3 million meals since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, and it's not done yet.

A sick hen led photographer Janet Holmes to a group of people who live with chickens as equals. She decided to document those relationships.

Newborn coyotes whose mother disappeared are saved by a wildlife rehabilitator and are singing like angels.

The shelter was swamped with calls to adopt dumped kittens.

Lucky was a broken street dog until he journeyed half a world away to inspire others.

In 2013, Bush shaved his head in solidarity with a young toddler with leukemia.

The landmark Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal will will provide a lifeline for homeless people and their pets.

The haka is a traditional Maori routine performed at many ceremonies in New Zealand. Here, two groups respond to the terrorist attack on 2 New Zealand mosques.

There are lots of ways to help neighbors and local businesses while still keeping your social distance.

Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning discusses why our ethics and values are critical to our personal and professional character.

Ever wonder how many balloons it would take to lift you off the ground? Erik Roner just found out.