Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.

Massey Energy wants to rip down Coal River Mountain in West Virginia to get at the coal below. Local residents need your help.

The Bush Administration buried a report showing a highly elevated risk of cancer for those living near coal ash. Why do we burn coal again?

Breakthrough 'crystal' captures CO2 and could one day turn it into a fuel or turn water into hydrogen.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

The Ivy League campus is now home to 50 LEED certified green building projects.

The first national park in the world has a comprehensive recycling program, LEED certified buildings and more.

Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss

Message of the week from the Eco-Driven with Toyota & Friends conference: Everyone can make greener choices. Attending this event has made me realize I can make

After the nation's largest deep energy retrofit, the Castle Square Apartments in Boston's South End achieves LEED Platinum status.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

The Colorado-based school raised $2.3 million over the past two months, allowing it to buy itself and its campus from a cash-strapped parent organization.

The intricacies of soil biodiversity may offer scientists insights into how species — animals and plants — can survive global warming.

Using public data from the U.S. government, a software engineer has made a stunning map of every river in the Lower 48 states.

A water molecule's "residence time" in a given system can help us understand how pollution moves through water and help protect this valuable natural resource.

Touching a giant hogweed can cause burns and even blindness.

This middle-of-nowhere cave may have never been seen by humans.

Scientists complete the first-ever genome sequence of the deepest-living animal on Earth.

A recycling company is turning the controversial party drink into real-life car fuel.

MNN chats with guitarist Stone Gossard about the band's latest project and why the group is passionate about making a difference for the environment.

Type in your destination, and Cost2drive figures out your gas costs and CO2 emissions.

Morieka Johnson can help you maximize those trips to school, tae kwon do, gymnastics, soccer ...

If a celebrity endorsement gets kids using a phone app that prevents on-the-road texting, emailing and phone use, who am I to complain? But, for the record, Jus

Two new studies decipher who prefers which kind of car, revealing unexpected attitudes that challenge many assumptions.

What is Uber anyway? Is it a taxi service or as it claims, a technology platform, or something else altogether?

The Korean electric car is a credible competitor to the Nissan Leaf. It's affordable, too, so let's break the California-only barrier.

Audi’s R8 e-tron sports car is finally a reality — with almost 300 miles on a charge.

The introduction of the 2015 Kia Soul EV brings the notion of a practical, affordable all-electric car closer to the driveway.

Seen at the Geneva Motor Show, this green family hauler doubles as an office.

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.

Running 2 groundbreaking companies at the same time, Musk succeeds by putting himself on the line more than anyone else, says author Ashlee Vance.

EV prices are falling, range is rising, and there's free fuel to sweeten the pot.

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. over 45 likely suffer from chronic loneliness, but creative housing solutions like these can change those numbers.

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?

The Passive House Institute and the Passive House Institute US are making news this week as standards change and they diverge further.

A solar-powered home that can charge a car is one thing. But what if power flowed the other way, as well?

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.

A last minute holiday gift for socially conscious tooth-cleaners with an eye for ecological design, Bogobrush follows a "buy one give one" business model.

'Tis the season to mend, modify, repair, tidy-up and perform (not too strenuous) energy- and water-saving tweaks around the house.

When you buy one of these gifts for someone on your list, a donation is made to someone in need.

Who said you can't partake in a little shopping on Giving Tuesday?

Presenting a bevy of unique, useful and all-around lovely prezzies that support a range of good causes.

In 1911, the Society for the Prevention Useless Giving (SPUG) began a movement against useless Christmas gifts. It's time for a comeback.

The shipping industry embraces fuel efficiency with hybrid delivery fleets.

To get it into fleets at Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and FedEx, the Indiana auto veterans at Bright Automotive are hoping for a federal loan. Our car blogger travels t

Business and property owners can decrease their tax liability by taking advantage of one of the many green tax incentives available to businesses.

A few ocean liners have been working to cut back on their pollution. But you're still free to be a glutton at the buffet.

Meet a brainy LED bulb equipped with embedded sensors that will help you sleep better (and save a bundle of cash).