Human-based pathogens are showing up in penguin poop, and that could spell serious trouble for the Antarctic birds.

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

If you have trouble performing these tests, your life could be cut short.

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

One blogger's perspective on the recent 'success' of Wisconsin's carbon capture pilot program.

London, Houston and Bangkok are among the cities most vulnerable to sea level identified in a new report by London-based charity Christian Aid.

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

The Ivy League campus is now home to 50 LEED certified green building projects.

The Salmon Cove home was built with the environment in mind.

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss

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.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.

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

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

As Make It Right inches toward the finish line in New Orleans, the housing nonprofit unveils 5 designs that address overcrowding at Fort Peck Reservation.

How the Sahara Desert both contributes to and checks the formation of big hurricanes.

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

Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds.

Touching a giant hogweed can cause burns and even blindness.

Satellite images confirm another massive iceberg has split from Antarctica, this time from the Pine Island Glacier.

This middle-of-nowhere cave may have never been seen by humans.

Two companies, both with ties to Denmark, produce low-cost enzymes that can greatly reduce the cost of environmentally friendly biofuels made from agricultural

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

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

This Earth Hour, celebrate the beautiful moments in nature that only occur after the sun goes down.

Private brokerage service Ecostreamjet purchases carbon credits to offset emissions generated by each flight.

Travel company cancels offset program citing its inability to reduce global emissions.

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

Driving with a burger in one hand and a cellphone in the other is a sure recipe for highway disaster. And all that old food is hanging out, just waiting to give

mexico city public transit

Public transit has long been undervalued as a mobility option. Thanks to new technologies and new ways of living, that's changing.

Seen at the Geneva Motor Show, this green family hauler doubles as an office.

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.

BMW Vision Next 100

Muncie, Indiana, police department lets residents pay off parking tickets with donations to the local animal shelter.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

The Passive House Institute and the Passive House Institute US are making news this week as standards change and they diverge further.

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.

Forget Pat Conroy ... nothing says 'summer reading' like upcycling bibles and tiny house memoirs.

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.

Despite its petite size, Bi(h)OME carves out ample room for urban wildlife.

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

The man-made foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.

At 208-square-feet, Kasita smart apartments are roughly the size of 6 garbage receptacles.