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Fan MNN on Facebook and win a Solio Classic Charger

Become a fan of Mother Nature Network and win this top-of-the-line solar charging device -- perfect for your summer vacation.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Fan MNN on Facebook and win an eco-friendly picnic basket set

Become a fan and win this wine and cheese picnic basket set with accessories.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Become a Facebook fan of MNN and win a shelf of great eco-books

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



  • Arts & Culture

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Become a fan of MNN on Facebook and win a free backyard food garden

One of our lucky Facebook followers will have an organic backyard food garden created at their home by professionals.



  • Arts & Culture

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Become a fan of MNN on Facebook and win a shelf of great eco-books

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



  • Arts & Culture

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Face to face with T. Boone Pickens

Pickens: 'If you don't think that you're gonna see a $200 barrel of oil, you're joking.'



  • Research & Innovations

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Follow on Facebook: American Farm to Table Restaurant Guide

Traveling in the states this summer? You’ll want to follow this Facebook page to help you find farm-to-table restaurants all over the country.




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A future brain/cloud interface could give us all a collective super-consciousness

Researchers propose developing nanobots that connect our brains with the cloud.



  • Research & Innovations

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Kinect-like technology turns any surface into a touchscreen

Technology projects a touchscreen onto your hand, clothes, a wall, or any surface, so you can operate your phone without removing it from your pocket.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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In the Green Room: Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., part 2

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, sits down with noted environmentalist Ray Anderson of Interface Inc. Anderson, a not



  • Remodeling & Design

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The environmental groups that dominate Facebook

Meet the environmental organizations wielding the power of Facebook to inspire, educate and advocate for the planet.



  • Climate & Weather

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Facebook loosens privacy settings for teens

Parents and teens should be on the lookout for this new privacy setting that affects 13- to 17-year-olds.



  • Protection & Safety

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Why giraffes are taking over Facebook

A new quiz making waves across Facebook has many users changing their profile photos to pictures of giraffes, all in the name of good fun.




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How Facebook knows when you'll get divorced (even before you do)

Facebook knows who your romantic partner is, even if you keep that information private, and can even predict if the relationship will last.




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What would I say? New Facebook app takes the drudgery out of posting status updates

Why actually create your own status updates when your computer can do it for you?




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Do you 'like' nonprofits? Now you can donate right through Facebook

World Wildlife Fund, the Red Cross and UNICEF are among the first users of the new "Donate Now" button.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Disappointed in your Facebook movie? You'll love this

Comedians Tripp and Tyler have envisioned a funny — and much more accurate — Facebook movie of their own.




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Mom starts Facebook page to collect birthday wishes for ostracized son

The boy who eats lunch alone in the school office everyday because no one will sit with him now has more than 1.2 million likes on his Facebook birthday page.




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Facebook tops list of best companies for internships

Facebook tops the list of the country's best companies for internships.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Why is Facebook looking to purchase a solar-powered drone company?

Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company that manufactures ultra-lightweight, solar-powered planes.




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Feeling blue? It's Facebook's fault

Feeling down? Happy? Angry? No matter how you're feeling, you can now blame it on your friends' most recent Facebook posts.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Facebook acquires virtual-reality company Oculus for $2 billion

The social network's acquisition of the makers of the Oculus Rift headset promises to change the way we experience online media.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Facebook reunites mom and daughter after 22 years

Years of futile searching didn't work, but a single Facebook plea connects the two women in less than 24 hours.




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What Facebook-like technology can teach us about the chimp civil war of 1971

Back in 1971, Jane Goodall observed a group of chimps break out in civil war. Now new social network analysis offers an explanation for this violent behavior.




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Oversharing Facebook friends just want to fit in

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



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Was Facebook's manipulation of news feeds ethical?

Many of the social media network's users were outraged to learn they could've been unwitting participants in the study.




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No Facebook for 99 days? New initiative dares you to try

The '99 Days of Freedom' project has launched an experiment promoting happiness by helping users give up the social networking site.




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Is meeting face-to-face with your Facebook friends really a smart idea?

One Australian is on a mission to have coffee, one-on-one, with each of his 1,088 Facebook friends. The question is, would you want to do that?




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Facebook's new Safety Check feature lets friends and family know you're OK after disaster strikes

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



  • Protection & Safety

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How you use Facebook offers clues to your personality

The number of updates you make a day, how often you use the 'like' button and even your photo album organization can tell your Facebook friends a lot about you.




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Why 'Photo Doggies For Anthony' is blowing up your Facebook feed

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




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Facebook knows you better than your friends

New research shows that just clicking the 'like' button reveals more about us than we realize.




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Facebook to issue Amber Alerts to help find missing kids

The social media giant has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help get out the word when kids are in danger.



  • Protection & Safety

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What Facebook addiction looks like in the brain

For many Facebook users, the urge to like a kitten video or snoop on a high-school flame is almost irresistible.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Does Facebook shelter people from different opinions?

Many people today get their news via Facebook, but most probably give little thought to how the social media network filters the stories they see.




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Meet the dogs that rule Facebook

These cute canines are so popular that they're giving all those Internet-famous cats a run for their kibble.




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New carnivorous plant species found on Facebook

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



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Dead Facebook users could outnumber living users by 2098

This will create the world's largest virtual graveyard.




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In the Green Room: Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., part 1

Video: Chuck interviews Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., author of 'Confessions of a Radical Industrialist'.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Joshua trees face extinction by 2070 unless we address climate change

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Will Facebook shut down for Earth Hour?

Probably not, but one enthusiast is organizing a petition to make the social networking site consider the idea.



  • Arts & Culture

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'Popular' animals face higher risk of extinction

When people see animals everywhere in pop culture, they assume they're everywhere in real life.




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7% of Australia's reptiles face extinction

International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List, and the news isn't good for Australia's reptiles.




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Climate change face-off: Schwarzenegger vs. Palin

Sarah Palin trades barbs with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after he criticized her anti-science stance on global warming.




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Interface expands fishing net recycling scheme on quest toward 'zero'

Modular carpeting behemoth Interface expands a coastal cleanup/recycling initiative that benefits impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines.




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What is Facebook Paper, and why will you use it?

In addition to providing a quick way to read your friends' updates, the app will include content will come from well-known publications and 'emerging voices.'



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Toddler uses FaceTime to save mom after dog bite

After breaking up a fight between two dogs, Arizona mother Laura Toone needed medical attention.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Most insects can't recognize individual faces, but these wasps can

New research suggests paper wasps use facial recognition to work better alongside one another.




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Africa's rarest carnivores face threats from disease-carrying dogs

Scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give Ethiopian wolves a fighting chance at survival.




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'The Coffin Club' faces death with a song

New Zealand filmmaker showcases free-spirited seniors embracing death by building and decorating their own coffins.



  • Arts & Culture