Comedians Tripp and Tyler have envisioned a funny — and much more accurate — Facebook movie of their own.

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.

As homelessness woes mount in the city, one big-hearted solution is squashed.

Officials anticipate raising big bucks from the sale of lovey-dovey padlocks removed from Paris' bridges.

Adding volunteer work or a spiritual journey to your travel calendar can improve your mental health and add meaning to your trip.

As a partnership with a nonprofit that provides shelter to homeless families goes to show, Amazon's takeover of downtown Seattle isn't without altruism.

People are using low-power FM radio stations (LPFMs) to inform, educate and spark change in their communities.

Learn how Aflac and other companies are using the power of their brands to speak out on major public policy issues and social missions.

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

The secret to a longer, healthy life might have been living in our guts this whole time.

Scientists have found a 'world-class' helium gas field in East Africa. That's a big deal, and not just because squeaky voices are funny.

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.

Recession? What recession? Step right up as the coal industry is loading up on lobbyists.

Matt Jones was arrested by TVA police after driving home elderly residents from a community meeting discussing the coal ash spill.

After nearly 100 years of burning coal to heat and cool Congress, the U.S. Capitol Power Plant will switch over to less harmful natural gas.

Coal has made Duke Energy wealthy, yet the company's CEO admits it can be dangerous. Will he solve the problem?

Margaret Palmer, professor of biology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowin

Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits.

Complaints of sidewalk excrement have become so frequent that the city has established a team dedicated to clearing away number twos.

From Vietnam to London to rural Boone County, Iowa, these fancy footbridges are a feast for the eyes.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

Even in Paris, a city with a lot of love for its dogs, public green space has traditionally been off-limits.

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

In response to the rapidly expanding green home building market, the USGBC teams up with Home Depot to launch a database of LEED-qualifying products ranging fro

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.

In the South Bronx, a 124-unit housing development with a rooftop farm combines low-income housing with an emphasis on healthy living and fresh food.

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

Extreme weather journalists are not the calm we need during a hurricane or storm.

It's not the smartest thing you've ever done, but here's why this winter mishap happens, and how you can get out of it in one piece.

Touching a giant hogweed can cause burns and even blindness.

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'

New report calls for less damage in the development of biofuels.

All-new Ford Police Interceptor police cruiser will match the Crown Victoria in power and add eco-friendly upgrades.

The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

MNN offers a graphical tribute to a gifted grain — corn — in all its many uses.

In an attempt to appease Iowa corn farmers, the sometime-frontrunner mires himself in controversy.

Power Trip is a fascinating journey through our incredibly complex relationship with oil, energy and everything in between.

Polio could be wiped out by 2018, but Gates says it will require investment and hard work.

Traffic driving you crazy? Let MNN get you on track to a more astute commute with these carpooling and public transit tips.

Car-sharing service Zipcar is betting that name recognition will boost sales of its common stock in an upcoming initial public offering.

Many city dwellers are opting to give up driving their own cars for a month to take Zipcar's Low-Car Diet challenge. Could you go car-lite for 30 days?

"Why do you have to sing everything like you just swallowed a pair of jazz hands?!"

Save money and reduce your carbon footprint when you use one of these 7 apps to organize a carpool or book a carshare ride.

Car2Go is now the world's largest service, with a million members and a new outpost in Brooklyn.

FlightCar leverages all those idle vehicles in the long-term lots, and it's a lifeline for frequent flyers.

The city fleet will have 425 Leafs, Volts and Energis on the road by early next year.

Being stopped at red lights is more than just annoying; it also can be incredibly unhealthy.