For the media, exonerated climate scientists aren't nearly as interesting as evil, manipulative ones.

Increasingly efficient computers belie the truth that our virtual world is using more and more electricity.

Alaska professor discusses why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be opened for oil drilling.

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.

Humans have spent countless centuries perfecting the science (and art!) of collecting, storing and transporting water. Here's how ancient India did it.

Products that carry fair trade certification are sourced from places where the workers are paid fair wages for their work and the working conditions are safe. H

Korean scientists create energy-saving windows that reflect heat in the summer and absorb it during the winter.

Consumers can sell their current mobile phone at an ecoATM.

From Wattio to the Soccket ball and more, crowdfunding sites Kickstarter and Indiegogo helped these startups find fundraising success.

From 'Best' to 'Peace out,' your email good-bye may be an unnecessary evil.

A new study suggests Americans actually dread family visits, especially the part that involves spending the night there.

Despite anti-discrimination laws, some employers are still finding ways to cut ties with their pregnant employees.

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

Vijay Brihmadesam, one of the minds behind Tava Indian Kitchen, has mastered the tasty and convenient fast-food market.

It would be the first heavier-than-air craft flown on another planet.

Green 'Family Weekend'; nature TV premieres.

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.

Former Facebook exec and sister of Facebook founder shares her tips on unplugging from our digital lives.

Drug-resistant and sometimes fatal fungus Candida auris has been found in the U.S., and it's hard to detect.

After debuting in Nottingham, England, the big-hearted concept catering to 'rough sleepers' is coming to America.

Video: Chuck interviews the Indigo Girls about their nonprofit, Honor the Earth.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi

It's amazing how closely the powerful swirls of a hurricane match the Fibonacci sequence.

Following in the footsteps of Fibonacci and the Mandelbrot Set, a computer program creates beautiful structures of chaos.

The city fleet will have 425 Leafs, Volts and Energis on the road by early next year.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

Tips from people who are really great at giving the best gifts that the rest of us need to read.

For those who prefer their meteorological forecasts to be startlingly literal, check out this WiFi-enabled chandelier that magically produces indoor clou

Pigeon-fancying provocateur Duke Riley's 'Fly By Night' is set to dazzle over the East River.

Tech-lovers beware: from carpal tunnel syndrome to tinnitus, here are just 5 of the ways your devices may injure you.

This hot young scientist has created solutions to everything from helping communities survive a flood to helping his twin sisters learn how to ride their bikes.

Despite BP’s spill, energy legislation is unlikely to bring a reckoning to the true price of oil.

Now all Republican Senate candidates this November are on the record denying global warming.

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was one of the few mentions of energy policy during the latest Alaska U.S. Senate Debate.

Sure, you may be able to get by with baking soda and elbow grease. But if you're looking to add to your arsenal of spring cleaning tools, some suggestions ...

Former 'Daily Show' host and family reportedly have purchased a 45-acre farm near their current operation in New Jersey.

Bindi Irwin shares heartfelt message about her father and conservation on Nov. 15, which is now Steve Irwin Day.

Some of the smartest solutions really do lie right under our noses. In the case of Indie Energy, a Chicago-based cleantech company, the solution was buried in t

New research suggests paper wasps use facial recognition to work better alongside one another.

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.

From cancer to migraines and even seizures, dogs can give us a heads up about a range of human diseases.

Thru-hiking is a way of life for substitute teacher and former marathoner Erin Saver.

Wearable air conditioners may help wean us off our emissions-happy ways.

Confirming a Higgs boson, physicists say, will have wide-reaching implications.

The Monkey's Paw book store in Toronto has a Biblio-Mat that distributes random rare books to customers for only a few dollars.

The Indian Ocean is the world's biggest plastic dumping ground, but some of it is leaking elsewhere.

Indiana elementary school teams with 'food rescue' group to turn unwanted food into weekend meals.

The Red Delicious is falling from grace, as the Gala apples takes the top spot for production of U.S. apples.

SpaceX may try to make history with its next launch later this month, returning its rocket to a landing pad rather than an ocean-based platform.

The rocket's return even surprised SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, who initially thought the Falcon 9 booster didn't actually stick its landing.