Beans, beans, they're good for your heart! And liver, and skin, and waistline, and blood sugar, and...

From boosting immunity to helping your mood, pumpkin seeds offer many potential perks.

From arugula to kale, these tasty sprouts can fill your plate with nutrition.

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

A new study sets the bar high, suggesting 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day per person, but even nutrition experts are lobbying for moderation.

New research suggests that a gram of cinnamon a day can help reduce blood sugar and may boost metabolism.

Dulse, a succulent red marine alga, is highly nutritious, fast-growing — and supposedly tastes like bacon when fried. The Internet weighs in...

How a cup of coffee or a shot of espresso is made affects its flavor—and here's the science of why.

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.

MNN's lifestyle blogger ended her 20-year-old affair with coffee this year. Could you do the same?

The yoga clothing giant is recalling the pants because they're too sheer.

A yoga instructor offers some blunt words of wisdom for the holier-than-thou set of yoga 'mean girls.'

Forgo the cuppa Joe, and start your morning with yoga moves guaranteed to get you awake and ready for the day.

For a smooth transition between the seasons, try these cleansing asanas.

Sitting is bad for your health, so why not swap your desk seat with one of these solutions?

Yoga isn't just for the ladies — and marketers know it.

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.

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

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.

Until oil sand situation is dealt with, 'Rethink Alberta' says tourists should travel elsewhere.

Here are some arguments to consider if we plant to get more oil from our neighbors to the North.

Climate activists are about to launch two weeks of protest against a pipeline from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf Coast. They'd do well to remember there are n

Activists line up for different causes along different U.S. coasts to make sure that politicians know how they feel about methly iodide and a proposed pipeline

Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson traveled the 1,700-mile path of the controversial tar sands pipeline.

Ads supporting the pipeline are the work of 2 political offshoots of Zuckerberg's social welfare organization.

Amy Smart, Justin Chatwin, Wendie Malick and Ed Begley Jr. for the Environmental Media Association.

U.S. pipelines have already sprung two major leaks in 2015, including the Yellowstone River's second oil spill in four years.

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.

12 shiny new off-shore turbines in Germany are a reminder of just how far behind the U.S. lags in race for clean offshore energy.

Cape Wind won decisive approval triggering a potential green energy gold rush. But the opposition -- which mainly just doesn't want to look at wind turbines --

Outdated technologies blamed for wind power's interference with radar systems.

Anyone can jump off a building or a cliff. It takes a real green adrenaline junkie to hurl himself off a wind turbine.

Wind energy may be clean energy, but could it end up destroying everything we know? The Onion investigates.

Need holiday cheer? Call Dial-a-Carol 24/7 for a festive boost.

The various feathered gifts from the popular Christmas song deserve a closer look (and listen).

Newly unclassified recordings reveal eerie radio sounds heard during an Apollo mission that weren't coming from Earth.

We dare you to keep a dry eye as you watch these amazing and emotional performances of our national anthem.

Many people like to imbibe when listening to music, and now we know the sensory experiences may be linked, finds study in Frontiers in Psychology.

This public art project in Aalborg is a lesson on creative use of public space.

Nocturnal opera isn't just for owls, as these audio clips make clear.

Faced with restaurant-clearing brawls, McDonalds is testing classical music on late-night patrons.

Scottish study finds that music helps dogs in kennels relax, especially if it's reggae and soft rock.

Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.

You're not officially supposed to listen to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving, but Pentatonix's a cappella cover is worth breaking the rules for.

The Vegetable Orchestra has been stunned crowds and serving soup for 17 years.

A compromise in Washington state may be the example for the rest of the country to follow when it comes to cleaning up our energy sources.

Although natural gas is considered comparably safer and better for the planet than other fossil fuels, there are drawbacks.

Earthquakes triggered by fluids injected deep underground, such as during the controversial practice of fracking, may be more common than previously thought, a

The new Artists Against Fracking makes a compelling case against opening up New York state to natural gas drilling. It's fuzzier about the energy sources that c

The school plans to fund a study on the effects of fracking by allowing the controversial extraction process to take place on 8,000 acres in Cumberland Forest.