There were so many adorable puppies entered in the Green Dog of the Year Contest, that we couldn't resist! Here's a gallery of 10 green puppies.

3 MNN Twitter fans will win a DVD of 'The End of the Line,' a documentary about overfishing that is narrated by Ted Danson.

Fans of Mother Nature Network's Facebook page can win a box full of green, limited-edition Ball® canning jars and much more.

Six West-Coasters do a Kentucky Bourbon taste test. It gets funny.

What do you get when you merge superfoods and quality spirits? Cocktails for those who want to integrate mindfulness into all parts of their lives.

If you're forgoing alcohol this January, keep your taste buds entertained with these non-alcoholic drinks.

The 2014 farm bill removed some of the barriers to growing hemp. Humboldt Distillery ran with it.

Low-calorie cocktails abound, even if they're not labeled as such. The key is knowing the amount of alcohol and sugar in what you're drinking.

The Maple Guild produces organic, non-GMO syrup from the largest sugar bush in the world.

The Finns have a word for drinking alone at home in your underwear. What other cool foreign food words don't we have?

How did the Shirley Temple, the grandmother of all non-alcoholic cocktails, come to be?

Stealing bar glasses to keep as a souvenir goes way back and plays a key role in the mint julep, Kentucky Derby relationship.

The discovery of huge amounts of water ice and possible organic compounds on the heat-blasted planet Mercury suggests that the raw materials necessary for life

Spliced from thousands of screenshots of the planets, NASA has created a new video of Mercury that shows off the planet's diversity in terrain.

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, may hold clues to understanding how the Earth's moon was born.

There are many reasons to cast your eyes skyward this month.

For the next few weeks, about half an hour before sunrise, Mercury will peek over the southeastern horizon for observers in the northern hemisphere.

A NASA spacecraft slammed into the surface of Mercury on Thursday, April 30, bringing a groundbreaking mission to a dramatic end.

The dream of a space-faring humanity is deep-rooted.

How smart are you when it comes to keeping clean and germ-free? Take our quiz and find out.

Our feline friends come in many colors and coat patterns, each with a name. How many do you know?

We're surrounded by any number of dangers, but which ones should you really worry about? Take the quiz to find out what's more likely to summon the Grim Reaper.

The Earth's mountains, rivers, animals and rocks have been around for millions or billions of years. Do you know which ones have been around the longest?

Every two years, the National Science Foundation asks 10 questions to see how much Americans know about science.

Former Carter advisor and energy guru S. David Freeman will become the 'environmental mayor' of L.A.

Google lays out a plan to make renewable energy cheaper than coal.

A dramatic film explores the physical and emotional challenges of living in a peak oil scenario.

Japan's plan to wean off nuclear power could help lead a global push toward cleaner, more efficient civilization, says U.S. energy guru Amory Lovins.

If fracking techniques pollute water supplies, what will happen to beer production?

Many people want to go off grid and lose the electric bill, but does it make sense?

MNN introduces you to the key characters in the Eco-bama drama including Steven Chu, Carol Browner and more.

Whether it's fresh or canned, pumpkin freezes really well.

Thousands of pounds of moldy cardigans and unsellable denim shorts are being burned in lieu of oil and coal at Västerås near Stockholm.

The Museum of London will showcase part of a 143-ton chunk of fat, diapers and baby wipes that was removed from the city's sewers.

Ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads can be made of other things: Biodegradable seed bombs, anyone?

Organic supermarket chain EkoPlaza teams with an anti-plastic waste group to launch a supermarket aisle liberated from plastic packaging.

In England, Tesco supermarket is overhauling its fresh produce department to fight food waste.

There's no perfect way to dispose of your dog's waste, but here are some ideas.

The dictionary's most popular word of the year has to do with waste.

Copenhagen gains an unusual new landmark in the form of a multitasking waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group that functions as a ski slope.

The endangered African wild dog has a nose for democracy, according to a study, which explains how the dogs "vote."

Video: A controversy over e-mails leads FOX to wonder why Obama would bother flying to Copenhagen for the climate summit. Our blogger responds.

A few hacked e-mails does not overturn the mountain of science behind global warming, and if you think otherwise you're either coldly disingenuous or informatio

Phil Jones and The Union of Concerned Scientists say The Daily Mail misrepresented a statement about climate change data to support skeptics' claims.

'Hackergate' — a desperate attempt by climate skeptics to revive the manufactured 'Climategate' scandal in advance of U.N. climate conference — will backfir

Timing matters: Flowers bloom, insects emerge, birds migrate, and planting and hunting seasons are carefully coordinated times in order to take advantage of wha

A host of eco-features -- and the simple fact that the iPad delivers 3 devices in one -- may make it the greenest device of 2010. (Too bad Apple shareholders ar

Today HP unveils a breakthough in powerful computer chip technology that can process data, store memory and stack 3-dimensionally.. just like a brain synapse.

Are the days of 'Star Wars'-type droids upon us? Israeli researchers host a tournament to see who can create a robot with the most human handshake.

Paper that stops bullets and yarn that conducts electricity.. it sounds like Sci Fi, but Nanocomp is making these futuristic dreams a reality.