Marine fisheries play a key role in feeding human populations, but are faced with the twin threats of overexploitation and climate change. Using a comprehensive database of global reef-fish communities, a team of researchers has found that the greater the diversity of fish in an assemblage, the less vulnerable that assemblage is to climate change. The researchers suggest climate change mitigation efforts should include a focus on maintaining a wide range of species in at-risk communities.

To estimate the losses of wild pollinators across Great Britain, a study mapped records of 353 wild bee and hoverfly species, collected across the country from 1980 to 2013. It found that a third of species decreased, while a tenth increased. On average, the geographic range of bee and hoverfly species declined by a quarter, which equates to a net loss of 11 species from each 1km grid square (with uncommon species more harshly affected), highlighting a significant risk to biodiversity, pollinators, and their ecosystems.

The framework for a Europe-wide biomonitoring programme has been established by a new study. The preliminary investigation of 17 European countries showed that monitored levels of toxic chemicals varied significantly between countries. Although the levels were mostly within recognised health-based guidance values, in a few cases these values were exceeded. The researchers suggest that a fully-fledged European biomonitoring programme would help to develop policies to avert public health risks presented by environmental chemicals.

European Atlantic countries are, in general, at higher risk of being affected by oil spills than Mediterranean and Baltic countries, with the United Kingdom most affected, according to new research. The study developed a new risk index for analysing the potential vulnerability of coastal regions to oil spills at sea.

EU air pollution legislation to reduce sulphur dioxide (SO₂) has effectively reduced rates of premature deaths, new research suggests. Moreover, additional reductions would lead to even further public health benefits, the researchers say.

Pregnant women living within 16 km of unconventional gas wells in Colorado, US, are up to 30% more likely to give birth to a baby with a heart defect, new research has found. These findings suggest that more research is needed to understand the potential health impact of natural gas developments, say the researchers.

Levels of particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere are linked to ammonia emissions. However, reducing ammonia emissions only as far as targets set out by the Gothenburg Protocol will not necessarily ensure compliance with EU PM limits, according to a new study. Greater reductions in ammonia emissions would reduce the number of days when PM limit values are exceeded, the researchers found.

Cutting edge neural network and artificial intelligence technologies, combined with the imaginative work of the $1 million Zillow Prize winners, creates most accurate Zestimate ever

Watford fighter Ellie Harber took her 2020 record to five wins from five, culminating last weekend at the IFMA Great Britain Team Trials at Watford’s Woodside Leisure Centre.

Get on board! Connect with fellow green-minded Twitterers as you find new people to follow and pick up new followers of your own.

A consensus is emerging in support of a price floor for gasoline, but getting it through Congress may be difficult. And will Obama expend capital on the idea?

There are so many bad ideas about how to achieve great skin. Here are 5 ways to get on the right track.

How a cup of coffee or a shot of espresso is made affects its flavor—and here's the science of why.

These apps can help you get your downward dog on wherever, whenever.

Business magnate shares the benefits and practice of daily meditation in his new book 'Success Through Stillness.'

Expansion of the TransCanada pipeline is coming with a few complaints — not what the company wants to hear these days.

Break out the turntable and your old vinyl, and you may be surprised at how your digital loving kids connect with them — and you.

Take Thanksgiving on the road this year and appreciate the different experiences these places have to offer.

The Barnes Ice Cap, a last surviving piece of the once-vast Laurentide Ice Sheet, will be gone in as little as 300 years.

In honor of the Chilean miners being rescued, we've put together a selection of miraculous rescue efforts.

Colorado's debate over uranium mines isn't that different from other energy debates around the nation.

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

This infographic breaks down how plastic pollution is killing marine life and what you can do to prevent it.

Even the Great Blue Hole in Belize, one of the world's largest sinkholes, isn't immune to human pollution.

Utilities from California to North Carolina are preparing for a brief but sharp decrease in solar production during the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21.

Margaret Brown shares her insights about the Deepwater Horizon spill with MNN.

Death by acid was the fate of the sea monsters that perished in Earth's biggest mass extinction, some 251 million years ago.

Become a fan and win these 6 eco-books focused on food and living well.

Mother Nature Network is giving away some of our favorite green books to keep you busy by your favorite low-carbon fireplace this winter.

Become a Facebook fan and win these 7 environmentally-themed titles.

Think bird-watching is boring? It's not if you visit these 10 destinations during bird migration season.

Organic botanicals make the difference with Bluecoat Gin. This American Dry Gin, distilled in Philadelphia, is the main ingredient in our food blogger’s Satur

Scientists are still trying to determine what happened to the levels of mercury in Utah's Great Salt Lake, which have dipped by almost 90 percent.

Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.

Help support fair trade products and get a shot at winning a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Find out who won a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and how contest promoted the benefits of fair trade.

Stock up on Endangered Species chocolate — just 49 cents for full-size candy bars.

It takes more than just dedication and intelligence to be a pillar of the community.

Killer shrimp, creatures that indiscriminately slay other animals without eating them, may soon join the list of invasive species living in the Great Lakes

Holiday gift ideas for future astronauts and solar system aficionados.

In a controversial book on ecotourism and endangered species, primatologist Craig Stanford reveals the economics of conservation.

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

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

New study finds link between long hours at manual labor jobs and Type 2 diabetes.

Soil organisms play a critical role in influencing a naturally occurring phenomenon known as "tree migration," say University of Tennessee researchers.

One side says the EPA is overstepping its bounds, while some say it didn't go far enough.

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