An expert weighs in on whether collagen-rich foods can improve skin health.

Parts of Niagara Falls appear frozen, creating a stunning wintry landscape.

The winners of the Nature Conservancy's photo contest celebrate the natural world in all its splendor.

Some studies show that marriage actually has a negative health effect.

If Food Day’s message is that it’s time for all America to eat real, an invitation-only feast in Times Square that the public could view but not attend migh

As Memorial Day kicks off summer in the U.S., an American alligator sums up the moment by channeling Gallagher with an iconic summertime fruit.

When a California Whole Foods store put three stalks of asparagus in a bottle of water and sold it for $5.99, the Internet called them on it.

It’s fallen out of dietary favor, but bread can be part of a healthy diet if you make smart choices.

We all know blueberries are healthy. But you may be surprised at just how healthy they actually are!

Dulse, a succulent red marine alga, is highly nutritious, fast-growing — and supposedly tastes like bacon when fried. The Internet weighs in...

Learn how to eat for a healthy brain with these 10 foods and beverages that boost brainpower.

Annual award, given by PETA, presented in recognition of both actors' commitment to animal-free diets.

Yoga made a difference in physical health, flexibility and even pain levels.

RAN targets Tar Sands oil with dramatic banner at Niagra Falls urging President Obama to 'just say no' to dirty oil.

Five Nebraska lawmakers say there is no rush to approve a massive pipeline that could damage the environment.

Climate activists are about to launch two weeks of protest against a pipeline from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf Coast. They'd do well to remember there are n

Smithsonian Channel special celebrates the surprising history behind the flag that inspired our national anthem more than 200 years ago.

Pop star and social media powerhouse Lady Gaga encourages her millions of fans to support Yoko Ono's Artists Against Fracking campaign in New York.

Director Josh Fox's follow-up to his 2010 documentary on the natural gas industry sparks drama at the Tribeca Film Festival.

The worldwide shortage of helium threatens many industrial, medical and military applications far beyond balloons.

In the U.S., there are more trees than there were 100 years ago, according to the FAO. MNN's Chuck Leavell explains why.

A new report suggests that while many countries are getting better at managing their tropical forests, deforestation remains a very real danger.

Pluto and its mysterious neighbors hold perhaps some of the most exciting astronomical discoveries to come.

Pluto's moons are even stranger and more intriguing than scientists imagined, a new study reveals.

The flashy and fancy new breed of ice fishing shacks are extravagant enough to make grandpa drop his hand auger in disbelief.

Vipp, the venerable purveyor of high-end trash bins, gets into the prefab vacation home business.

Units in Dubai's wind- and solar-powered Dynamic Tower will sell for $30M — Dramamine not included.

The find is roughly 2 billion years older than any other known fungus fossil.

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that could push the date of human habitation in Australia back possibly as far as 80,000 years ago.

A paper hypothesizes that some of our language skills evolved out of specific cave art features.

NASA's Cassini orbiter and other telescopes reveal stunning pictures of the planet and its rings.

After scrutinizing thousands of peer-reviewed climate studies, the largest analysis of its kind reveals a 'gaping chasm' between science and public perception.

Researchers have created a laser powerful enough to detect minute concentrations of gases in the atmosphere or in your mouth.

Even though Earth is already in an ice age, a surplus of ice is the least of our worries.

Guy Laramee's work speaks to the 'erosion of cultures' and our over-reliance on analytical knowledge, symbolized by the book.

Over 60,000 members of the People’s Liberation Army will help increase the total acreage of forested land in China from 21 to 23 percent.

Finally! The EPA declares that 79 mountaintop coal mining permits may violate the Clean Water Act.

Here are 7 before-and-after images of cities, as seen from space, showing the impact humans have had on the surrounding environment.

In new video, kids ask President Obama to end mountaintop removal mining.

A nonbinding resolution calls for meatless options to be offered.

Try a bubbly drink with an organic twist.

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

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.

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.

Who knew a sandwich bag and some water could make a biconvex lens and start a fire?

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

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

The air at 85% of national parks is unhealthy at times, report finds, building on a study that said concentration of smog-forming ozone rivals that of cities.

Paterson vetoes anti-fracking bill, but at the same time extends a more narrowly written moratorium on fracking.

Fracking for shale gas may be dangerous, but the international agency offers a list of rules it says can make the process 'environmentally acceptable.'