Want to go to space? NASA is looking to hire a few good astronauts.

'White Mars,' as Antarctica is known, is ideal for studying the long-term effects of isolation.

The plan to manufacture fuel on Mars instead of on Earth could make human missions to Mars more practical.

Plus: Eco-themed shows on the horizon.

Plus: The daughter of the late wildlife expert Steve Irwin stars in Hallmark movie.

Short, dry days with no sunlight and cold temperatures? You can nurse your houseplants through the perils of winter with some simple care and attention.

After Hurricane Irma ravaged Florida, a Miami teen saved hundreds of mangroves and replanted them as protection for animals and humans from future storms.

Resistance is not futile. In fact, it can stave off colon cancer and ease inflammatory bowel disease and other digestion problems.

Researchers isolate a gene mutation that might give a strong indication on whether or not a person will develop type 2 diabetes.

The Fountain of Youth in pill form? 'Miracle' drug that could make us all centenarians is set to begin human trials.

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

New research finds some surprising reasons that people air all of that drama on Facebook.

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.

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

Man's Facebook plea goes viral as people from around the globe help stock boy's shelves.

The huge 'magnificent sundew' was unknown to science until a scientist stumbled across its photo on Facebook.

25-year-old wave runner Lindsey Russell undertook the 20-mile challenge to raise money for charity.

Do Good Bus offers a fun way to help others and make friends by connecting volunteers with community causes and each other.

6.5 percent of Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odors, but we're not sure what causes this sensation.

To solve organ shortages, some places are making it the norm to have people opt out of organ donation.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

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

Sierra Club claims success after year-long 'Clean up Dynergy' campaign

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.

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

Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits.

The two cities will receive substantial financial and technical assistance from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help combat combat climate change.

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.

Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012.

The Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased enough clean energy to power the facility for the 2012-2013 basketball season.

Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds.

Touching a giant hogweed can cause burns and even blindness.

Urban noise — and AC/DC — may be wreaking havoc on ecosystems.

Satellite images confirm another massive iceberg has split from Antarctica, this time from the Pine Island Glacier.

Kenaf, the carbon-sequestering monster plant, provides food, shelter and carbon credits.

MNN chats with guitarist Stone Gossard about the band's latest project and why the group is passionate about making a difference for the environment.

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

Environmentalist Peter Bahouth shares the inspiration behind Atlanta's most leafy and lovely Airbnb listing.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.

Berlin startup Cabin Spacey has a clever idea for the city's unused rooftops.

M.A.Di., a flat-pack tiny house from Italy, is a new take on a beloved classic.

The clones come from trees that were larger than any alive today.

19 of the 450 remaining whales died from 2017-2018, pushing the species even closer to the edge of extinction.

In Florida, not even the iconic Florida panther — the endangered state animal — is safe from new development.

For your consideration, 14 calendars for 2014 of the letterpress, perpetual or otherwise remarkable variety.

After you've furiously torn through your holiday prezzies, plant Eden Paper gift wrap it in the backyard where it will grow into a patch of veggies.

A new U.N. report challenges the world with a daunting task — reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 44 GT by 2020 or hit the tipping point for catastrophic clima

As the GOP frontrunner tries to hold on to support in New Hampshire, he continues to walk a fine line when it comes to what he really believes about environment