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

A new toy line that lets babies post their images to the Web raises an interesting question.

Have you noticed a plethora of puppies on your Facebook page? This is why people are posting them.

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

A new study reveals the majority of people you consider your friends may not feel the same way about you.

Some say that news articles from questionable sites shared on social media swayed the election, so these students took the challenge on.

This new drink makes all your coffee and wine meme dreams come true.

This New Years Eve, I'll be raising my glass of biodynamic champers to the success of energy and money-saving home improvement projects.

Officials anticipate raising big bucks from the sale of lovey-dovey padlocks removed from Paris' bridges.

As a partnership with a nonprofit that provides shelter to homeless families goes to show, Amazon's takeover of downtown Seattle isn't without altruism.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and "Fortnite," is using the popularity of his virtual worlds to make a big impact in his home state of North Carolina.

In this episode, Chuck chats with fellow musician Rob Del Bueno from Refuel Biodiesel about how he went from making fuel in his backyard (let's just say the EPA

In this episode, Chuck chats with fellow musician Rob Del Bueno from Refuel Biodiesel about how to make biodiesel. "It's simple to do," Del Bueno says, "but it'

Video: Chuck visits one of the first 24-hour card-swipe biodiesel filling kiosks.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, takes a tour of the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge.

Human trials are set to begin on the treatment, which cured 100 percent of mice during animal trials.

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

As the U.S. struggles with an opioid epidemic, efforts like National Prescription Take Back Day are more valuable than ever.

More than 400 people have had problems filling EpiPen prescriptions. Maker Mylan has had "intermittent supply constraints," which may reduce availability.

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.

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

The medicinal soil called "healing soil" has been found to contain powerful antibiotics that kill superbugs.

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.

Looking at calcium and vitamin D supplements, researchers found no difference in the health outcomes for people who took supplements and those who didn't.

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'

These storied specimens have been shortlisted for Britain's Tree of the Year contest.

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

NASA loses a CO2 monitoring satellite, plans for new coal plants are being shelved, and the price of CO2 credits drops out on the European market.

The brothers behind 'The Big Lebowski' turn their filmmaking talents to the boondoggle that is "clean coal".

Recession? What recession? Step right up as the coal industry is loading up on lobbyists.

Margaret Palmer, professor of biology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowin

The Pennsylvania Republican is a solid pick for social conservatives, but what are his views when it comes to environmental policy?

Here are the winners and highly commended images from the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.

Complaints of sidewalk excrement have become so frequent that the city has established a team dedicated to clearing away number twos.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

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

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.

Austria's capital ranks high in everything from walkability to affordability.

Migration forecasts developed by researchers at Cornell University help cities and building owners determine the best time to flip the switch.

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

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

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most.

As their habitats give way to sprawling human developments, more and more animals are being forced into cities and suburbs.

The 'Vessel' is massive collection of stairs located in New York City's newest development — Hudson Yards.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

The Salmon Cove home was built with the environment in mind.

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.