Mexican president proves himself a visionary with a sense of humor at the Cancun Climate summit.

Christiana Figueres says any agreement will be a step in the right direction, but it's clear she's not convinced Cancun will be a huge step.

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.

Sometimes the secret to getting a deal done is not worrying who gets the credit.

Oyster mushrooms are one of the few fungi that hunt prey. And that fact may help us fight cancer!

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

There are only 300 blue-throated macaws left in the wild.

In 'Caribou Rainforest,' wildlife photographer David Moskowitz tracked elusive caribou through their rainforest habitat in the Pacific Northwest.

The Scottish wildcat, an adorable yet fierce native cat species, may disappear within the next few years.

Learn the tracks of animal species that live right next door, starting with these common neighbors.

Become an expert in knowing what birds are saying by studying these common species.

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

You'll wonder how gray foxes aren't in the cat family after reading these habits, like hanging out in trees and those semi-retractable claws.

It's the first birth spotted so far this season.

Scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give Ethiopian wolves a fighting chance at survival.

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

From cancer to migraines and even seizures, dogs can give us a heads up about a range of human diseases.

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 extraordinary marine mammals share a lot in common with humans.

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.

TV personality and radio host dedicates an entire segment of her MSNBC show to examining the nest of lies Glenn Beck used in recent statements about weather and

The award winning director of 'Avatar' didn't pull his punches when he was asked about what he thought of Fox News rightwing rodeo clown Glenn Beck.

Sometimes it's not that hard to predict the future and that's just what happened with Hurricane Irene.

Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea.

In mere days this June, a glacial lake in the Himalayas lost the equivalent of 42 Olympic-size swimming pools of water and then slowly refilled. And for the fir

NASA has been mapping deteriorating glaciers in the Antarctic through the Operation IceBridge program over the world’s polar regions.

A giant flood of Arctic meltwater may have triggered an ancient 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big Freeze," the last major cold age on Earth, a new study

A tourist was able to photograph the epic collapse of Patagonian ice bridge Perito Moreno into an icy lake below.

Scientists used computer models to predict how the glaciers would respond to future climate change, and the results were not reassuring.

Scientists have gained insight into the cause of the global sea level rise with the discovery that warm ocean water is primarily melting the ice shelves.

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

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

New research proves that the Peruvian glacier is shrinking due to climate change.

Titled 'Bigger Than Life,' a new short video explores Alaskan ice caves with a GoPro-toting drone.

Researchers who have analyzed satellite images of the icy region suggest that the glaciers' acceleration may be cause for concern.

About half of the surface warming that's helping shrink Greenland's glaciers is due to temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

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.

Greenpeace was trying to film mountain scenery at Glacier National Park, but a curious marmot had other ideas.

These caves may be beautiful, but they are often unstable and dangerous to explore due to persistent glacial motion and melting.

The glacier-carved inlets play an outsized role in the global carbon cycle, a new study reports.

These glacial gifts offer a glimpse into our prehistoric and cultural past.

Glacial gifts such as erratics, moraines, kettle lakes, cirques, tarns and eskers from the ice age are all around if you know where to look.

Researchers in Greenland are studying how warming glaciers relate to sea level rise around the world. They had a front-row seat to the Helheim glacier calving.

While Morieka Johnson usually loves a good bargain, she knows that when it comes to local, sustainably raised beef, you get what you pay for.

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?

A newly developed insulation from students at California State University could dramatically reduce the cost of air conditioning.

Solar Foods is set to unveil a fully sustainable, carbon-neutral food that can be produced anywhere.

The all-new Toyota Camry Hybrid is perfect for your next family road trip.

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