Turns out a Granny Smith apple a day may help you drop pounds as well as fight disease, according to research.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

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

The idea grew out of disaster message boards that sprung up on Facebook after Japan's most recent natural disaster.

The social media giant has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help get out the word when kids are in danger.

It's rare, but it's real. Here's how to keep it from happening to you.

This New Years Eve, I'll be raising my glass of biodynamic champers to the success of energy and money-saving home improvement projects.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $29 million in Recovery Act funding for weatherization training centers in 27 states.

Cardborigami's clever folding shelters offer the displaced a surprisingly sturdy alternative to tents.

Who needs calendars of yoga cats when you could have bearded mermen from the Newfoundland & Labrador Beard and Mustache Club on your walls?

With frigid weather throughout the country, communities offer the homeless respite from the dangerous temperatures.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and "Fortnite," is using the popularity of his virtual worlds to make a big impact in his home state of North Carolina.

This 12-year program in Finland inspires troubled kids to reach for their dreams.

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, talks to pop star Jason Mraz about his avocado farm and what it felt to be named the

A protein complex has been shown to repair DNA damage caused by radiation or old age.

Never doubt the power of the humble frog. These miracles of nature might just help us sail through flu season.

Human trials are set to begin on the treatment, which cured 100 percent of mice during animal trials.

James Harrison's plasma is used to make treatments for Rhesus disease. He has made 1,173 donations over more than 60 years, but now he has to retire.

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.

Researchers discover that an overwhelming number of older adults with low vitamin D levels suffer from depression.

To solve organ shortages, some places are making it the norm to have people opt out of organ donation.

Looking at calcium and vitamin D supplements, researchers found no difference in the health outcomes for people who took supplements and those who didn't.

California considers labeling acetaminophen a carcinogen.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

Ashely Judd, newly minted foe of mountaintop removal mining, will be chatting live about the evil practice in about an hour on Daily Kos.

The EPA announced a plan to tighten up rules governing the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining.

Movie star Darryl Hannah and NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen were arrested along with dozens of others after blocking access to a coal facility.

MNN's Karl Burkart closed his Chase Bank account to protest their financial support of mountaintop removal mining. What can you do to help?

Video: President Obama explains about how clean energy investments can diminish the environmental risks of fossil fuels and provide new jobs and opportunities a

Migration forecasts developed by researchers at Cornell University help cities and building owners determine the best time to flip the switch.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

As their habitats give way to sprawling human developments, more and more animals are being forced into cities and suburbs.

Two recent studies show that visiting an urban park for as little as 20 minutes will reduce stress and boost emotional well-being.

Once considered a dead zone for green building, Miami Beach will soon be getting its first LEED Platinum home in the form of 2020 Alton Road, a super-sleek, sup

The U.S. Green Building Council announces that a not-too-shabby 20,000 residential building projects have been bestowed with LEED for Homes certification and t

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.

To save energy, a newly opened LEED residence hall at Bridgewater State University outlaws the dorm room staple known as the mini-fridge.

This 60-second video is like watching everyone's lives flash before your eyes.

From cheap fashion to the billion-dollar trash trade, the following five books demonstrate some of the key connections between economic and natural systems.

From curious kid to giving back, to advisor to Apple computers, Jackson shares her path to leadership.

Sustainable agricultural practices add essential carbon to soil's organic matter, which could be key to reviving soil quality.

Global survival game places you in a biodiverse world that rises or falls based on how you protect or abuse its resources.

Researchers studying fossilized bivalves discovered evidence of a one-two punch of cataclysmic climate change.

Soil organisms play a critical role in influencing a naturally occurring phenomenon known as "tree migration," say University of Tennessee researchers.

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

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.

Actress will front marketing campaign targeted at getting more involved in turning off the lights on March 26th.

Supermodel once again named Global Earth Hour Ambassador in preparation for the lights-out moment on March 31.