Around 180 laypeople help the sisters keep up their round-the-clock prayer vigil.

In a step in the right direction, Whole Foods announces it will remove all unsustainable seafood choices from its stores by Earth Day.

Can something as subjective as happiness be measured by a formula?

Student film "Battle Behind the Bottle" tells the story of the cork industry positive response to the “kick in the pants” screw tops and plastics gave it.

This short video of moving vegetables explains why so much food is grown yet so many people remain food insecure.

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Cork advocates make a good argument to use the traditional wine closure.

Go ahead and have a seat. New research says it's not the sitting that's the problem.

Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally

The innovative plane continues its journey across the United States using only the sun for fuel.

Denmark-based Lego is the world's most profitable toy-maker. But when it reported a revenue decline for early 2016, the news was just what the company wanted.

If there was an 'unlike' button for renovation projects, the 30-year-old social media tycoon would have earned himself more than a few thumbs down.

More than half of moms and one-third of dads surveyed admit to sharing — and oversharing — info about their kids on the Internet.

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

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

After nearly 100 years of burning coal to heat and cool Congress, the U.S. Capitol Power Plant will switch over to less harmful natural gas.

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

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

Countless people drove past an injured armadillo, until one compassionate woman came along.

A new study says the best messages (for some people) are energy efficiency and saving money.

Pittsburgh's newest high-rise displays building performance stats in a most stunning manner.

A new app has launched in the Philadelphia region with guides to sustainable businesses in 20 categories.

The company will do the work for you.

As long as there are humans, there will be cockroaches.

Bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht now have gardens specifically to help the bee population.

Video shows Monarch Butterflies stopping in Colorado at John Martin Reservoir State Park as they migrate to Mexico.

You wouldn't leave the shower on for 42 minutes, right? When you think about food waste that way, it's more tangible.

A zero-waste lifestyle isn't as hard as it sounds. These simple steps are the gateway to living a zero-waste lifestyle.

The popularity of underground restaurants in Paris has restaurateurs asking the government to do something about the competition. Now when I go to Paris, I want

As ocean temps rise, so may a toxin found in these edible creatures.

So what if millennials killed mayonnaise and golf. Baby boomers killed the stuff that really matters — like the climate.

In anticipation of Obama's visit to Canada, environmentalists circulate petition to stop 'dirty oil.'

China will turn away 24 types of recyclable material imported from the U.S. and other countries due to concerns over contamination.

Norway says it will end all fox and mink farms by 2025, and it's the first Nordic country to take the step,

The bald eagles of the Decorah and Decorah North nests in Iowa are the stars of two webcams that let us follow along with their daily drama.

Before you give in and resign yourself to a week of suffering, here's what you can do to fight a cold virus as it starts.

The Department of Homeland Security now counts hurricanes as national security threats, and now weather modification is under consideration.

A new, award-winning public arts project makes good use out of building materials salvaged from Detroit's sizable supply of destroyed/derelict homes.

A new book by Brett Graff helps parents drown out the cultural noise and reduce parenting anxiety when it comes to spending money on our kids.

A new study seeks to define what a 'hyper-palatable' food is, and how they're specifically designed to make us eat more than we should.

Do you ever get too old to wear jeans or any other item of clothing? We ask a respected fashion blogger Lisa Carnochan to answer this loaded question.

Does your sweater leave a trail of fiber everywhere? Here's how to stop a sweater from shedding and pilling. Hint: Clean out the freezer.

The Climate Project, founded by Al Gore, is launching a new website designed for teens who want to live greener and fight climate change. You're even required t

The torch really has been passed to a new generation as these words from David Hogg of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High perfectly sum up.

This shelter dog's neurological issues didn't stop him from getting adopted in no time.

There are smart, innovative alternatives to incinerating and landfilling apparel.

Scientists are trying to figure out why the popular tourist destination has gone dark.

It's a sad fact but package thefts increase around the holidays because of all the online shopping.

The unrated Danish motor provider says it "strongly disagrees" with the order and adds it has continued its capital raising efforts as it seeks to comply with its solvency capital requirement.