Researchers find patients with severe psoriasis were almost twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes than those without the skin condition.

For people over 75, a diet high in sugar and fat doesn’t have much of a negative health impact.

New research supports the hypothesis that parasites could have a role in preventing certain diseases.

The evidence that suggests that breakfast is a meal not-to-be-skipped is overwhelming.

Actor says he's currently subsisting on a meager 500 calories per day for Ron Howard's new film 'In the Heart of the Sea'

Between Ceylon and cassia cinnamon, which is better and how do you tell them apart? Here's the scoop.

Researchers in Sweden found that children who skipped breakfast regularly had a significant increase in symptoms of metabolic syndrome as adults.

Study participants on higher doses of statins were 15 percent more likely to develop diabetes than those on lower doses.

The American Heart Association wants parents to keep the added sugar in children's diets to less than 25 grams a day. Here's why and how to do it.

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.

Many of the social media network's users were outraged to learn they could've been unwitting participants in the study.

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

Organizers are planning a huge event to celebrate the joy of 'ginger pride.'

By taking stock of what you want from your internet experience, you can customize your time online with the slow web.

Bill Clinton is behind a home weatherization variation of the cash for clunkers program that he hopes will give the sagging economy -- and the environment -- a

Cash for Caulkers. The legislation commonly known as Cash for Caulkers is a proposal set forth by the Obama Administration with two simple goals.

New federal legislation called "cash for caulkers," would offer financial incentives of up to $8,000 for energy efficient home improvements.

Flash Drives for Freedom aims to take old USB sticks and smuggle them into North Korea loaded with Western media.

Eclipse glasses distributed to the homeless, plus where to donate your old eclipse glasses if you don't plan on reusing them.

You want to donate after a disaster, but give wisely so your funds get to the people who need it most.

Housing charity New Story teams with 3-D printing startup ICON to fabricate 100 affordable and innovative abodes in El Salvador.

A decade-long search for alien life called the Breakthrough LiBillionaire Yuri Milner pledges to fund a decade-long search for intelligent life.

Chuck sits down for an interview with Jayni and Chevy Chase.

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

UC Davis vets and engineers designed a mask and cast exclusively for Loca, a Staffordshire bull terrier severely injured by another dog.

The bandage uses a thickening agent known as kappa-carrageenan, obtained from seaweed, to create injectable hydrogels.

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.

Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

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

Researchers find that more than 10 percent of patients may be taking aspirin unnecessarily, and the risks may outweigh the benefits.

Residents of Harriman, TN share their experiences during and since the billion gallon coal ash spill.

How big of a problem is the nation's collective coal ash waste? How bad is it in Tennessee? What's going on in D.C.?

Some things are simple ... like these basic environmental questions.

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 Bush Administration buried a report showing a highly elevated risk of cancer for those living near coal ash. Why do we burn coal again?

Drinking water near last year's billion-gallon coal ash spill in Tennessee is choked with arsenic and lead, and TVA is shipping cleaned-up coal ash to poor comm

Former Colorado senator criticizes industry's lack of engagement in the climate legislation debate.

New analysis of basalt rock formations on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. reveals the possibility of cleaner coal.

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

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

Seagulls followed the Tiber to Rome decades ago. In recent years, however, they've become more numerous and more aggressive.

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.

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

The World Cities Culture Forums' ranking of member cities with the highest and lowest percentages of urban parkland doesn't come without surprises.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

New York City's Feral Cat Initiative pairs feral cats that need a range with humans who want a defense against rodents.

Spread across nearly 70 action-packed acres, Tulsa's newest public green space champions sustainability, accessibility and inclusion.

Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic.