The flu vaccine is your best weapon against the flu this year.

Health officials have identified a 'very strong culprit' for the devastating sickness linked to e-cigarettes.

Use time, instead of money, to get what you need.

Some boomers are going to be supporting three generations, but their kids are going to have it worse.

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.

As your salary increase, so can the urge to boost your standard of living. Here's how to avoid that trap.

We know our old CRT television sets are loaded with lead, our batteries are bursting with heavy metals and although strides have been made in reducing mercury c

BrightFarms cuts out the middle man and grows local produce at the store.

Begun in her bedroom when she was 13, this dedicated woman’s Little Nature Museum has never stopped growing and inspiring visitors.

A once-'mild' virus found in Africa 70 years ago is now running wild. Here's everything you need to know.

Measures taken in the current Ebola outbreak may hold some clues for how to handle samples brought back to Earth from Mars.

NASA's Curiosity rover has made a surprising find that could help scientists get one step closer to figuring out if Mars has ever supported life.

NASA aims to launch a flight test Thursday, June 4, of an innovative "flying saucer" that could help humans land on Mars in the future.

Plus: Notes from around Hollywood.

Shark expert Jeff Kurr talks with MNN about Discovery's 'Shark Week' and his new documentary for this year's celebration.

From animals and architecture to treasures and wild weather, these are the shows we’ll be watching this month.

Meet the environmental organizations wielding the power of Facebook to inspire, educate and advocate for the planet.

Don't dwell on the bad stuff that happened in 2016. Take a look at the year's best news.

From the earliest efforts at clear-cutting to our continued assault on national lands, we love our forests ... even as we continue to put the squeeze on them.

Trees in Vermont and New Hampshire are becoming stressed and are producing less syrup.

Palm oil's effect on the environment and the people directly and indirectly involved with its creation is detrimental. Here are some of the issues.

The Environmental Voter Project has a plan to awaken a sleeping giant in American politics.

CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year contest captures how humanity is coping with climate change.

New interactive game takes a closer look at national policy choices that affect food security around the world.

Global warming will march on regardless, argues writer Sami Grover. Maybe it's time to get more ambitious in our response.

Here are 5 things to know about the EPA's climate plan.

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

Dietitians weigh in on counting net carbs: A useful dieting tool or just another food fad?

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

Did you know that specific foods could help maintain healthy blood sugar levels? Here are 6 of them.

Nearly half of all air pollutants exceed breathable levels and they often have a dangerous impact on our health.

Why actually create your own status updates when your computer can do it for you?

Back in 1971, Jane Goodall observed a group of chimps break out in civil war. Now new social network analysis offers an explanation for this violent behavior.

The Internet and social media are changing how we think about privacy. When it comes to regulation, Europe and America have very different approaches.

I caved and took the foodie quiz. Good news: I get to keep my job.

A Facebook meme and the resurgence of indie bookstores show that books are still important in our culture.

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.

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

If you see this tagline on your teen's social media pages, here's what's going on.

These cute canines are so popular that they're giving all those Internet-famous cats a run for their kibble.

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

Drug-resistant and sometimes fatal fungus Candida auris has been found in the U.S., and it's hard to detect.

Who needs calendars of yoga cats when you could have bearded mermen from the Newfoundland & Labrador Beard and Mustache Club on your walls?

Video: Rock star Bryan Adams chats about his Canadian homeland and what they're doing to stave off deforestation.

The secret to a longer, healthy life might have been living in our guts this whole time.

Scientists have found a 'world-class' helium gas field in East Africa. That's a big deal, and not just because squeaky voices are funny.

That chickenpox you had as a kid left a virus behind that can cause shingles, but there's a new vaccine to help prevent it.

It may be subliminal, but you transmit your fear to your dentist.

Scientists in Singapore have concocted a drug cocktail that can extend an animal's lifespan twofold.

Mercury, bloodletting, corpses, radioactive water and even heroin are just some of the treatments doctors used to prescribe patients.