The Nissan Leaf will be produced in Tennessee, in America's largest auto plant under one roof. Take a tour with me on the electric tram.

Phil Lebeau has a hands-on look at Nissan's highly anticipated all-electric vehicle, the "Leaf."

Jim Motavalli shares his insights about electric vehicles in his new book, High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry.

Nissan and Electronic Arts joined forces to bring electric vehicles to the popular SimCity game.

Paul Scott sells Nissan Leafs for a living. He put up his retirement savings for a few minutes with the president to talk about EVs and climate change.

The Abbey Road Farm Bed & Breakfast gives new meaning to the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.”

44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables are growing in the middle of Chicago's busy international airport.

Robert Alvarez, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, says the operators of the stricken Japanese nuclear plants are using a “hail Mary” met

Decades after the world's two biggest previous nuclear disasters, NBC's Jeff Rossen and Michelle Kosinski look back at the impact of the meltdowns.

The state wants to expand a nuclear-waste storage facility inside an ancient salt bed to play a bigger role in handling spent fuel from U.S. reactors.

A historic moment for the energy industry — leading technology company Siemens abandons its nuclear division in favor of growing wind market.

The plant's operator found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in safely shutting down the plant.

According to a government study, Russia is covered with tens of thousands of ecological disasters.

The United States has approved construction of new nuclear reactors for the first time in three decades. The two new reactors approved on Feb. 9 for Georgia wou

Nuclear fusion could one day propel rockets that allow humans to go to Mars and back in 30 days

Fusion energy has proven an elusive goal.

The aurora may hold the secret of a magnetic phenomenon related to the nuclear fusion powering the sun.

Lockheed Martin recently claimed to have designed a fusion reactor that can fit on the back of a truck. If viable, it really could change the world.

Many of the well-preserved fossils show the internal organs of several different arthropods.

The newly discovered ichthyosaur fossil challenges the assumption that live birth first appeared in marine reptiles after they took to the seas.

The quintessential image of a tropical paradise, the palm tree is much more significant than you might think. Here are 10 things you may not know about palms.

With smooth limestone walls and passages lined with stalagmites and stalactites, explorers uncover hidden caves underneath Montreal.

Researchers in Costa Rica are studying the vocalizations of Alston's singing mice to learn more about human speech.

A new study finds the area around the former Fukushima power plant teeming with life.

The wunderkind behind the battery-powered car revolution chats with MNN about his company's future.

New network will enable coast-to-coast electric rides and 20-minute charges. CEO Elon Musk is ramping up the timetable.

The company's stock is in high gear, its sales exceed expectations and two new models are coming. Tesla is disruptive for sure, but not trouble-free.

British Parliament is striving to reduce its carbon footprint through various efficiency measures, including potentially outfitting Big Ben with PV panels.

Although it may not exactly scream widespread appeal, a 99-inch-wide townhouse in London may have found itself a buyer.

In addition to surreal garden installations, the Hampton Court Flower Show hosts talks and demonstrations focusing on environmental issues.

In trendy Barnsbury, a quarter million pounds will get you a flat that's close to all the action and where the toilet is in the shower.

Foster + Partners's 930-unit high-rise development will have enough on-site bike parking to go around and then some.

Squiggles, swoops, spires, waterfalls and some truly otherworldly latticework are just the beginning.

Which shortlisted bridge proposal for Tintagel Castle would King Arthur himself choose?

The rural Cheshire community has slashed emissions by nearly a quarter over the past decade.

The pedestrianization of overcrowded Oxford Street is a long-time dream of many Londoners. Cycling activists, however, feel wedged out of the ambitious plans.

Environmental group 10:10 Climate Action sees untapped potential in waste heat extracted from waterways buried beneath the British capital.

There are so many bad ideas about how to achieve great skin. Here are 5 ways to get on the right track.

Kazakhstan's Altyn Emel, a newly named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, home to deserts, forests and floodplains — and a giant sand dune that sings.

BigPicture photo contest winners celebrate diversity of life while inspiring conservation.

Healthy lifestyle education will be the focus of the company's first luxury resort in Texas.

The “hip, cool and tech-oriented” chain will target millennials.

Our writer taste-tested the much-hyped meatless Impossible Burger and thought it was good ... but not quite great.

Marrying ultra-efficiency, altruism and, most importantly, affordability, Green Planet Group and GE break ground on Eco Village at Dunedin, a net-zero energy to

Inside a rather humdrum-looking suburban Washington, D.C., home, the typical family of 4 is replaced by a virtual clan as part of a $2.5M effort to test energy-

Sprouted grains, legumes, nuts and vegetables are showing up on the store shelves. Here’s what you need to know for a basic understanding.

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.

Yoga studios around the country are scrambling to add daytime classes for kids to meet the demands of home-school families.

Business magnate shares the benefits and practice of daily meditation in his new book 'Success Through Stillness.'

Unbeknownst to many, Canada now produces more oil than Texas or Kuwait. A new book, <i>Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent</i> uncovers the dark