In 'Caribou Rainforest,' wildlife photographer David Moskowitz tracked elusive caribou through their rainforest habitat in the Pacific Northwest.

While stink bugs ravage our food crops, samurai wasps — another sneaky insect from Japan — are helping us keep them in check.

These brightly colored beetles come together in huge groups, but it's not just to cuddle.

The newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of an economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds.

Is God mad at us for recycling or behaving badly? Some of the right wing's sharpest minds think so.

A huge, emerging crack has been discovered in one of Antarctica's glaciers, with a NASA plane mission providing the first-ever detailed airborne measurements of

Antarctica's fading glaciers may offer surprising ecological perks, a new study finds, but the net result is still bad.

Morieka Johnson says she gets more bang for her buck from high-quality food. (Expensive shoes are another matter.)

Solar Foods is set to unveil a fully sustainable, carbon-neutral food that can be produced anywhere.

Toyota partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi LA for its fun Prius c marketing campaign.

Yet another reason to invest in a hybrid and electric vehicle: During storm-related blackouts they — with the compulsory assistance of an inverter — can pre

This blogger and her sister were tasked with driving a stretch of historic Route 66 on a single tank of gas in the new Ford Fusion Energi plugin hybrid.

55 mpg would be great, but an Eco model would be even better.

The all-new Niro is joined by revamped versions of the Optima.

For Japanese artist Baku Maeda, honoring the natural world means whipping out some scissors and cutting plants up into pixel-like square bits.

You don't need a yard to grow vegetables and herbs. Container gardening with specialty seeds will make the the most of your limited space.

Tray gardens are an easy and attractive way to bring succulents indoors. Here's a guide for making your own succulent tray garden.

Fallen trees can be used for more than just firewood. Here's how to enhance your garden with downed limbs.

Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need.

Creative upcycling leads to cellos made from oil cans and works created with plastic bottle caps.

Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal invited countries all over the world to submit their most awe-inspiring horticultural sculptures.

The colorful world of topiary art starts with a plant and ends with a masterpiece. Here are 17 examples to inspire your creativity.

Artist Ian Berry's creation is made from the most familiar of materials.

Do the natty Norwegian curling pants defy Olympic dress code?

Political stability and environmental stewardship make this west-central African nation a good place to visit.

Check out this low-key spot for a rustic, Deep South experience.

North America's oil powerhouse also has some serious environmental cred.

Conservation plays a big part in the development of this laid-back island, where golfing, seafood and bird watching are top-notch.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is one of the most rural, nature-dominated regions in the Midwest. It is virtually surrounded by Great Lakes, with Lake Superior to i

I've been covering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the past year or so and just wrote about it here on MNN last week.

A new CNBC documentary follows the secret life of garbage -- from your trash can to the garbage trucks to the landfills -- and our oceans.

A new yogitoes bag made of used plastic bottles combines a reusable tote with a yoga mat sling. Reduce waste while greening your yoga practice.

For a mere $10,000, you can book a seat on a 20-day working cruise to a giant patch of floating plastic trash.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

A new study by two graduate students from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego found that a little over nine percent of the fish that swim ne

The trash accumulating in the Pacific Ocean — scientists estimate there are 1.5 million tons of tsunami debris alone — is arriving on the West Coast.

New research finds that the Great Lakes are becoming polluted with the same plastic particles responsible for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans.

The winner of a new video contest can join a 3-week 'hardcore sailing adventure' through North Atlantic garbage patches.

A single-celled, coral-killing creature with 'devil horns' has been found on microplastics in the open ocean.

A vast amount of the plastic garbage littering the surface of the ocean may be disappearing, a new study suggests.

Angela Sun investigated several aspects of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in her documentary "Plastic Paradise."

A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges.

Blue-green algae in lakes can be fatal to dogs that ingest it while playing in the water.

Pick from two organic and fair trade certified chocolate syrups — both free of high fructose corn syrup.

Princeton University study finds that rats get fatter on high fructose corn syrup than on sugar, even when caloric intake is the same.

Is a Princeton University study about high fructose corn syrup causing obesity in lab rats really the answer to America's obesity problem?

Do you know how much sugar your kids are eating each day? The real answer might surprise you.

Food and Drug Administration denies the Corn Refiners Association's request to change the name of the famous syrup to corn sugar.

Sometimes we take life too seriously. This hilarious comic about one woman's sugar addiction makes me laugh, partly because I can relate.