Plus: Heidi Klum’s Earth Day and Howard Stern’s animal instincts.

TV networks hope animal-centric programming can lure viewers who care more about pets than the big game.

Accolade recognizes Turner's 'remarkable commitment to protect and preserve our natural world.'

Media mogul offers to lobby at no charge in support of wind power.

Spending cuts are the talk of Washington these days. Some are looking to make big political gains with cuts that won't create measurable savings.

If things like saved lives and prevented illnesses have a dollar value, efforts to stabilize the climate might pay for themselves, two studies find.

Recent research finds that grapefruit juice stems weight loss by 18 percent in mice and may be as effective as diabetes drugs.

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

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

When disasters strike, we want to help the victims, even from thousands of miles away. Consider these giving strategies to make sure your donation counts.

Eclipse glasses distributed to the homeless, plus where to donate your old eclipse glasses if you don't plan on reusing them.

Stockton is set to become the first city in the U.S. to experiment with providing a universal basic income to some low-income families.

This year's ALS Challenge turns away from ice buckets and and bites into the fiery goodness of a hot pepper for a great cause: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Many organizations are accepting donations for California wildfire victims and first responders, making it easy for you to help.

A leopard cub left paralyzed by a car is pulling off a 'miraculous' recovery, thanks to the efforts of Wildlife SOS in Maharashtra, India.

Researchers in Brazil are experimenting with sterilized fish skin as bandages for burns.

A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.

STIMO (STImulation Movement Overground) involves physical therapy and targeted electrical stimulation to help the brain regain control over paralyzed muscles.

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.

New analysis of basalt rock formations on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. reveals the possibility of cleaner coal.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the technology 'aims to reduce the impact of earthquakes and save lives and property.'

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.

The home of the Chicago Bears is the first LEED-EB certified NFL stadium.

The company's Emeryville, California headquarters earns top green building honors.

Toyota's Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center received LEED Gold certification.

Study reveals that green certified homes are valued 9% higher than comparable properties.

The company's New York headquarters is now equipped with energy-saving LED lighting.

The building is the first major art and education facility to earn Platinum level LEED certification.

In observation of one of the original New Urbanist-style planned communities' 75th anniversary, Norris, Tenn. gets a self-sufficient prefab demo home.

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.

Animals use the same wait-your-turn system that most humans do, say scientists who reviewed a series of animal studies.

Obama's energy policy will be pretty corny, which could be bad for soybeans. Could we turn to air force for power? And should we take time to reflect on global

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.

Complete catalog for the corn gene will have far-reaching implications in the fight against hunger and disease.

MNN offers a graphical tribute to a gifted grain — corn — in all its many uses.

Annual event, which encourages people around the world to power down for one hour, teams up with the cast and crew of 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

Get daily reminders about your carbon footprint and IE will plant a tree of your choice.

World's leading CEOs and policy-makers 'creating environmental capital' in tough economic times.

More than 1,000 workers will study the environmental effects of energy production.

Norfolk Southern is working with GreenTrees LLC on a five-year reforestation project.

A new website makes it super easy to help save the world, a little bit at a time.

Your car could capture and store carbon dioxide for later disposal, making it zero climate emission even without batteries.

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)

Most electric cars plug into much cleaner grids, especially in California.

The deal with the Tesla Model 3: 215 miles of range, zero to 60 under 6 seconds, $35,000 — but read the fine print.

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.