The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.

The decline of Ohio's butterflies likely reflects a broader crisis for a wide range of insects, researchers say.

We can learn a lot from dung beetles, including how to be better citizens of the planet.

A new study and videos show how flies are able to land upside-down on any surface by making lightning-fast adjustments.

A new video from charity: water offers hope for the 1 billion people who don't have easy access to clean water. Actress Kristen Bell narrates this well-done vid

Kick off Earth Week with this dramatic three-minute film, which dives into the 'Heart of Darkness' to highlight the humbling majesty of our planet.

No generations in the history of human civilization have consumed as much of the planet's natural bounty as the ones alive today. So what are we doing this Eart

A look at Earth Day's history and six things you can do to make the planet better.

Celebrate the planet with these TV shows, movies and even a radio program.

The more we hooked we get on gadgets, the more often obsolete technology ends up in landfills.

If nothing else, taking a picture of yourself in nature for Earth Day will get you outside.

Thought-provoking documentary weaves together stunning imagery with enlightening interviews to show how connected we are to our planet.

You wouldn't leave the shower on for 42 minutes, right? When you think about food waste that way, it's more tangible.

More than 170 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, but that's just the beginning.

Hollywood icon Betty White discusses her passion for animals and her book, "My Life at the Zoo."

A royal Bengal tiger takes refuge in a local man's bed from deadly floods near Kaziranga National Park.

China admits it's the leading emitter of greenhouse gas emissions — even though everyone else already knew that. What that means for this week's negotiations

On the first day of COP 16, President Calderon made some interesting remarks -- incuding one about your grandmother's refrigerator.

In "The Passage," a family recounts past adventures and explores the meaning of kinship on a grand Alaskan journey.

Researchers tagging juvenile sharks have confirmed where these youngsters spend the first year of their lives.

The Australian bilby is becoming more popular, and they may just take over as the country's animal representative for Easter.

This little mushroom is a pleasant surprise to anyone enjoying a walk in the woods.

Covering thousands of miles on three-inch wings, the common green darner dragonfly completes a multi-generation journey every year.

Romeo the Sehuencas water frog desperately needed a girlfriend and a team of researchers found her along with several others.

If a bird has zygodactyl feet, that means two toes point forward and two point back. This makes life easier for woodpeckers, owls, parrots and ospreys.

The Irish countryside is a patchwork quilt of green, as this photo of Roughgrange, a farm located next to the prehistoric Newgrange monument shows.

World Rhino Day has us thinking about how amazing this animal really is, and how close we are to losing it forever.

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.

These small horses were thought to be the only truly wild horse species left on the planet and have a fascinating history.

Fox News' resident rightwing rodeo clown pulls out a heaping dose of hypocrisy when he accuses world leaders gathered in Copenhagen of 'fear mongering'.

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

The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades.

The world's glaciers lost 260 gigatons of water each year between 2003 and 2009, making them responsible for almost a third of sea-level rise.

A massive iceberg, larger than the city of Chicago, broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.

Antarctica is a land of ice. But dive below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, and you'll find fire as well, in the form of subglacial volcanoes.

More ships are navigating the perilous, frigid Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean, with large passenger vessels soon to join them.

Humanity is not only moving too slowly in curbing CO2 emissions — we're moving the wrong direction.

MNN's lifestyle blogger finds the sheer heft of local, organic produce weighs heavily on her car-lite lifestyle. How do you get your local food home?

Think ahead to ensure that you're getting local foods for as much of the year as you can.

The secret to a long life might be how old your father or grandfather was when they reproduced.

Researchers may have finally figured out what kind of drugs Vikings were on as they headed into battle in a blood-thirsty state known as berserkergan.

"Are electric vehicles fast?" "Do they work in winter?" "Can I really give up visiting the gas station?" Get the facts on EVs.

Don't miss the best original stories of the week from Mother Nature Network.

A video interview with Benoit Jacob, the luxury carmaker's new electric and hybrid vehicle line's designer.

Ford is partnering with Grenier's new green lifestyle website SHFT.com, and I was there to kick the tires on the C-MAX Hybrid, eat the organic snacks, and try i

The ensembles for auto show employees are designed to work with car companies' brand image, sometimes with hilarious results.

AT&T is now one-third of the way through its 15,000 alternative fuel vehicle goal.

This year marks the first year that an electric vehicle tops the ACEEE's greenest car list.

Few hybrids or electric vehicles brought celebs to this year's Academy Awards.

The Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari F70 offer split personalities: voracious performance on tap, but eco-driving if you tread lightly. Is it a new era of Dr. Gre