Dig into MNN's recipe archives for eco-friendly and healthy food and drinks to enjoy while critiquing gowns and arguing about who should win this year's Academy

With a major summertime 'drinking holiday' just around the bend, make sure that you have a few libation-related odds and ends on hand for when your thirsty part

If you’re buying ice for your summer parties, we’ve got some tips to make sure there’s nothing but water in that ice.

Single? Welcome love into your life, and celebrate — don't shun — the holiday.

If you’re stocking up for your Memorial Day Weekend parties, you might want to serve some skinny cocktails that use real ingredients to your guests.

Washington has had plenty of chances to do something about the pine beetle problem, but has chosen to do nothing.

In his last scheduled trip to the nation's capital as governor, Dave Freudenthal has some frank discussions with policy makers — and this MNN blogger.

Camping's not your thing? Here are helpful tips for people who don't like to camp.

You can fly! New thrill attraction at London's Archbishop's Park caters to urban adventurers with Peter Pan aspirations.

You have until Aug. 28 to get your lifetime National Park Service senior pass at the lower rate of $10.

Open to biking, kayaking and cross-country skiing, this 15,000-mile-trail isn't your run-of-the-mill recreational trail.

The technologically advanced Stoosbahn ascends and descends over 2,000 feet in about four minutes.

From a man wearing a minotaur mask to a collection of taxidermy, these fascinating images were the 2018 Sony World Photography winners.

The natural surroundings at these picturesque concert venues sometimes steal the show.

The Danish capital's urban 'parkipelago' will eventually include a sauna, cafe and mussel farm.

Some trails are more attractive for solo treks because of their blend of solitude and safety.

If you're looking for a way to de-stress and relax, bath in the forest — or more specifically, take a walk through the woods.

The Finns love to forage, treating the outdoors in Finland like a wild supermarket. Here's how to start this habit where you live.

With these first-aid tips and proper planning, you and your dog should be ready for anything.

BirdCast shows the volume and direction of birds in the U.S.

Environmental Working Group's newest sunscreen guide rates the safest sunscreens and calls out bad practices (like too-high SPFs.)

Actor urges lawmakers to close environmental loopholes and increase oversight of industry.

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

Brazen raccoon bandits may be trying to trying to send Toronto a message. They have been showing up in all sorts of places.

Scientists are developing robots to serve as companions to the elderly.

In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

The Salvation Army's nonprofit grocery store, DMG Foods, has opened in Baltimore with help from the Maryland Food Bank.

Cards are piling up for the man whose heart literally broke when his dog died.

They are making the choice between paying for tuition or food.

Julie Marburger paints a dim picture of the American classroom.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

Some are eyeing empty department stores as potential transitional housing for the homeless.

As the government shutdown drags on, Andrés and his team jump in to help - again.

Scientists devise a BS calculator to identify the world's biggest liars.

The South American nation joins 50 other countries taking steps to reduce plastic waste and pollution.

The Dutch do it again with a new cycling path in the northeastern city of Zwolle that's made from old plastic bottles and packaging.

Even remote places like the French Pyrenees can contain urban levels of microplastics.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for creating or saving one million green jobs.

White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan Goolsbee is seeking feedback from small business owners and entrepreneurs.

In the wake of the worst nuclear disaster in a generation, Germany doubled down on a decade of success, pledging to eliminate nukes by 2022 and switch almost ex

Danielle Fong was only 19 years old when she founded a technology company with the goal of perfecting green energy storage and utilization.

Alternative energy sources that are cost-competitive with fossil fuels may be closer to fruition than previously thought. Recent studies from global leaders in

Two inventors have built a table-sized, automated factory that can quickly manufacture pocket-sized solar panels that last longer and are cheaper than current p

If solar panels are out of your realm of possibility, you still have alternatives to coal and other fossil fuels.

These high-tech devices work in decidedly unexpected ways, often converting human energy into electricity.

Particle accelerators do more than collide subatomic particles and atoms together — they provide clues about the universe.

Not all of us can put solar panels on our houses, but we can still support renewable energy. Here's how.

NYC announces a scheme in which organic food waste will help to boost production of methane-rich biogas at the city's largest wastewater treatment plant.

From pistachio shell-powered eco-cities to tiny houses on the moon, this spring certainly wasn't short on starry-eyed intrigue and bold ambition.