I had no idea the Mother's Day gift idea I came up with some 16 years ago would've been such a hit with my mom.

Mother's Day bouquet: Learn how to make your mom a Mother's Day present she won't soon forget.

Running doesn't have to be a struggle. Here's how to become a runner for life.

The Canary is a smoke and carbon monoxide detector-cum-air quality analyzer sporting good looks and remarkable smarts.

Can a vacuum suck up China's smog? Daan Roosegaarde will test his new technology soon in Beijing's parks.

The Gogoro Smartscooter doesn't have a plug; Instead, you swap batteries at a GoStation and you are on your way.

It's a breakthrough that scientists around the world have been pursuing for years.

This NASA image highlights wildfires, hurricanes and dust storms to show off the Earth's air quality.

A new study suggests that dark matter from the galactic plane may have been what really killed the dinosaurs — and it may one day threaten us.

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

Sudan and two females of his subspecies are under constant surveillance in Kenya, but it may not be enough to save the northern white rhino from extinction.

At least five similar die-offs have happened before, but this is the first in human history — and the first with human help.

Vaderlimulus tricki is the first horseshoe crab found in Idaho rocks of the Triassic Period, and it has an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader.

If humans are still around millions or billions of years from now, they'll have to deal with supervolcanoes, asteroids and worse.

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Fan MNN on Facebook and you'll be automatically entered to win an organic kit that will help you score green cred before you leave the house in the morning.

Add variety to your football-viewing drink choices with these beer cocktails.

Try these non-alcoholic cocktails, zero-proof cocktails. Your non-imbibing friends will thank you for giving them great choices.

The oddball asteroid Lutetia is a rocky remnant of the material that formed Earth, Venus and Mercury about 4.5 billion years ago, a new study suggests.

A medium-size solar flare erupted from the sun this weekend, hurling a cloud of plasma and charged particles toward Earth on a cosmic path that is expected to d

A video from a NASA spacecraft studying the sun has captured an unexpected sight.

In hopes of inspiring others to appreciate Earth, Nickolay Lamm transplanted the Big Apple to all of the planets in our solar system.

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, may hold clues to understanding how the Earth's moon was born.

Crows and ravens are some of the smartest animals on the planet. So what do you know about them?

The Earth's mountains, rivers, animals and rocks have been around for millions or billions of years. Do you know which ones have been around the longest?

The vision of an energy-efficient super grid that allows powers companies to communicate real-time may be possible through Google-Spectrum Bridge partnership.

A study from the Civil Society Institute reveals that party lines divide many people's feelings about global warming, energy independence and green jobs. Here a

Impact Energies sells and leases solar panel systems to people making less than $6 a day in Ghana. It was acquired by Persistent Energy Partners.

Two new studies on how Americans perceive climate change is a testament to public confusion and an urgent call for better messaging from the scientific communit

Phil Jones and The Union of Concerned Scientists say The Daily Mail misrepresented a statement about climate change data to support skeptics' claims.

A study funded by the Koch brothers debunks Climategate, but the cable news media doesn't cover it.

Earth Day has provided the occasion for a tsunami of eco-friendly apps for the iPhone and now Android gets some green love.

GE Ecomagination contest hopes to solicit the smartest solutions for a much-needed quantum leap in electrical grid technology.

Soil is drying up all over the world, Google is dropping big bucks building a wind power transmission line, and a spider and centipede battle it out.

The Tea Party and a few others don't like the idea of 'Big Brother' monitoring our electricity usage.

2014's big tech news comes early in the year with the announcement that Google plans to acquire Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash.

Invention start-up Quirky and GE launch the Aros Smart Air Conditioner, a window unit with added brains and good looks.

New smart vents can be open and closed with your phone, but there could be consequences.

RGB-type LED bulbs like the Philips Hue give you a lot of control and they're a lot of fun, too.

A giant sinkhole, the length of two football fields and six stories deep, opened up in a New Zealand farm in Rotorua.

Alaska professor discusses why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should not be opened for oil drilling.

The affordable organic cotton fashion line threw a star-studded private shopping party in Venice, Calif.

During a live webcast, Walmart reveals its new global sustainable agriculture goals.

An organic “garden gin,” Sage uses botanicals like the ones grown by Thomas Jefferson in his Monticello gardens.

'Broken heart syndrome' is typically linked to stress or grief, but it may be caused by happy events or even cancer.

Cathy Erway’s personal tale of not eating out in New York City is inspiring and optimistic.

Our food blogger and her family find plenty of sustainable choices to munch on high above the New York City streets.

Earth911 is hosting a week-long series of Google+ Hangouts to encourage everyone to make eco-friendly choices during the holiday season. You're invited!

Rescinding a 2014 ban, the planting of genetically-modified crops and the use of neonicotinoid pesticides are allowed in U.S. national wildlife refuges again.

As Obama plans for an energy makeover, his Department of Energy is still focused on nuclear weapons.