Increased renewables, decreased emissions and falling energy prices. Germany's ambitious energy plan may be starting to pay off.

Kevin Daly has trained a lab full of bomb-sniffing moths, sparking the interest of the United States Department of Defense.

Watch street magician Andrew Mayne knock people's socks off with these eight stunts.

Dramatic video shows the moment Jeremy Wade swims up to the 20-foot, 200 pound giant snake.

Following fresh eyewitness evidence, researchers are placing dozens of camera traps in a remote region of Australia.

Homeless woman Emily Zamourka became a viral video star after singing in a Los Angeles metro station.

German Christmas markets or Christkindlmarkt celebrate the holiday season with crafts, food and fun.

The ancient weapon, likely owned by a Roman Centurion, was discovered in Germany by a 19-year-old intern.

billy barr spent the last 40 years living alone in a cabin in Gothic, Colorado, and collecting meticulous weather data about temperatures, snowfall and more.

Researchers have a new way of figuring out your dog's age in people years, and it doesn't involve multiplying by 7.

For four-legged creatures, lightning strikes create an especially lethal ground current.

Each wash with a microbead product can release as many as 94,500 microbeads into our waterways.

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MNN asks Al Gore about the claims that he's making a fortune off of climate change. The former vice president responds -- via iPhone texts.

Often criticized by members of both parties, Sen. Joseph Lieberman has been a staunch supporter of the environment throughout his career.

'Liturgusa algorei' one of 19 new species identified in the tropical forests of Central and South America.

Boston Dynamics releases video of new robot dog that can open doors.

insects in German forests and grasslands have declined by about one-third in just the past decade.

･ First introduction for a geothermal power plant ･ Enhancing the operation and performance of power generating facilities in close cooperation with customers

Without human touch, we lose one of our most effective ways to empathize with one another.

Vandalism, theft and bee murder rock New Zealand's manuka honey industry.

The Anthropocene Era now has an official beginning.

On March 8, International Women's Day, women around the U.S. plan to go on strike.

From Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi to Rosa Parks and Jimmy Carter, these tireless advocates have made the world a better place.

Tina Solera made it her life's mission to save the galgo, a traditional dog of Spain that has fallen into deep disregard.

Elaine Seamans didn't give up on the dog named Negra — even after he snapped at her.

After seeing yet another school shooting play out, Clare Schexnyder realized she couldn't sit back and do nothing.

Meet LeeAnne Walters, the Flint mother fighting for clean water in her community and elsewhere. For her efforts, she won the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Rodney Smith Jr. launched a grassroots movement, Raising Men Lawn Care Service, to change the world with his lawn mower.

This rescue group is shining a light the countless animals who spend their lives in labs.

Chris Van Dorn dons the cape and mask to rescue animals through his nonprofit, Batman4Paws.

Rob Greenfield is a hands-on activist who has participated in many high-profile environmental feats to raise awareness about people's impact on the planet.

The eagle that smashed through a Wyoming man's window was bearing a leg band from 1989.

Maybe it was on a meditation retreat.

Orangutan extends hand to 'rescue' man in snake-infested water during safari in Borneo.

Seagulls prefer to eat food that people have handled first.

Many amphibians are biofluorescent and researchers have several ideas why the trait evolved.

The zoo had been trying for 10 years to encourage pandas Ying Ying and Le Le to mate. All it took was a coronavirus lockdown.

Wildlife may be making a comeback while humans stay home during the coronavirus lockdown.

Prehistoric humans missed animals when they disappeared and even wondered how to get them back.

New research finds eastern garter snakes prefer to spend their time with their friends, just like humans do.

Without humans visiting him, loneliness was starting to wear on this bottlenose dolphin.

A new study shows that even undomesticated dogs are paying close attention to us.

Show this coronavirus social distancing calculator to those people in your life who don't 'believe in' staying home.

Newly discovered fossilized skulls found in South African cave show Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo erectus living together in the same era.

Mary Winchen, the creator of Tirdy Works, speaks about her moose turd art with just the right combination of seriousness and puns.

Billions of bioluminescent algae literally make the sea sparkle in Tasmania's Preservation Bay off the coast of Australia.

Scientists aren't sure what is causing this whirlpool of algae but believe it's likely to cause a marine dead zone.

Ohio voters just passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, and it could help to save the pollution-choked Great Lake.

Scientists are discovering that a few of us are capable of amazing feats, some of which seem more superhero than human.