White-nose syndrome is obliterating American bats, but scientists may have found a ray of hope: bacteria that live on bat wings.

In the latest Python Challenge, researchers bagged over 2,000 pounds of the problematic snakes and discovered some of the species' secrets.

After killing 7 million bats in eastern North America, white-nose syndrome just made a 1,300-mile leap west.

Following a 3-week stint, the very big bunnies will hop to other cities.

Conservationists are hoping for a Christmas (Island) miracle.

West Coast oysters can’t catch a break. A study suggests that while climate change could boost their numbers, it might unleash more invasive "oyster drills."

Visit Garrison, N.Y., an environmentally friendly community just an hour north of New York City.

Chuck Leavell, the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, interviews rapper Ludacris about recycling, water conservation, and his foundati

The famed Hubble Space Telescope has captured a jaw-dropping view of a comet making an incredibly close flyby of Mars.

NASA is getting ready to launch a daring test flight of a capsule that could eventually bring humans to deep-space destinations like Mars or an asteroid.

A giant crater on Mars may have been able to support microbial life for millions of years in the ancient past.

NASA's Curiosity rover is continuing to help scientists piece together the mystery of how Mars lost its surface water over the course of billions of years.

A mystery is brewing on Mars: Amateur astronomers spotted enormous plumes erupting off the Red Planet's surface, leaving scientists puzzled.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found a new route to some interesting rocks after its original path proved too difficult to traverse.

Having conquered both the moon and Cupertino, Sir Norman Foster eyes the Red Planet.

Satellites, landers, rovers ... can a manned trip to the Red Planet be far behind?

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin says the $3.5 billion spent annually on the space station should go towards efforts to colonize Mars.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the colorful anomaly while surveying a 'field of dunes' on the red planet.

The fourth planet from the sun, Mars is one of our closest neighbors in the solar system, and yet it remains a mystery.

The plan to manufacture fuel on Mars instead of on Earth could make human missions to Mars more practical.

Using data from a photo of a Martian sunrise, scientists have created the 'sounds' of that sunrise.

A newly formed crater on Mars reveals the red planet's blue underbelly.

Plus: National Geographic turns 125 and more Ecollywood odds and ends.

'Nashville' star Eric Close goes green by cleaning up after others.

Luke Perry and Ricky Shroder star in Hallmark's 'Goodnight For Justice: Queen of Hearts.'

'Switched at Birth' stars raise poultry, reveal upcoming storylines.

Green Grammy goodies, wolf hunt, 'Earth from Space,' 'Reef Wranglers'.

'Bones' star juggles hit show and eco-conscious motherhood.

Naomie Harris' 100% biodegradable Oscars gown, which took 120 hours to make, will be on display at the Hampton Court Palace in London.

Animal poaching makes Silas Weir Mitchell ('Grimm') 'murderously enraged'.

Billy Burke ('Twilight') returns in 'Revolution'.

Green 'Family Weekend'; nature TV premieres.

Goodies included many Earth-friendly items.

Plus: Notes from around Hollywood.

In a controversial book on ecotourism and endangered species, primatologist Craig Stanford reveals the economics of conservation.

Chef contestants cook with local ingredients from their hometowns.

Plus: Heidi Klum’s Earth Day and Howard Stern’s animal instincts.

Actress helped create wells in third-world countries.

Shark expert Jeff Kurr talks with MNN about Discovery's 'Shark Week' and his new documentary for this year's celebration.

Marilu Henner and others stage reading 'Surviving Grace,' a play about Alzheimer's.

Event showcased the latest green products to eat, wear, and buy.

Gold Rush? More like cold rush! The cast and crew of the miniseries reveal how they battled extreme weather to bring this epic tale to the screen.

A new George Clooney film and a National Geographic documentary tell the true story of the art experts who foiled Hitler in World War II.

James Costa's new documentary looks at childhood obesity, school food and what fuels all those unhealthy cravings.

This month's best programming is peppered with jobs of all shapes and sizes, the ramifications of climate change and plenty of amazing animals.

Large-scale installation, by artist John Gerrard, simulates the sun and night sky above a solar thermal plant in Nevada.

This one tip can save up to 20 percent of the energy your refrigerator uses.

Conservation photographer Krista Schlyer is documenting the people, wildlife and landscapes of America's 'forgotten' river.

American employers may have paid a steep price for the eclipse, but it was just what the nation needed.

From the earliest efforts at clear-cutting to our continued assault on national lands, we love our forests ... even as we continue to put the squeeze on them.