As you click through these incredible photos, you'll remember just why it's worth fighting to save our oceans.

It's time to cultivate a true appreciation for what we have.

Each of us is a cloud of microscopic particles, chemicals and microorganisms swirling around us that's always there. It's called an exposome, and it's unique.

Earth's atmosphere hasn't had this much CO2 in human history, and possibly not since the Pliocene Epoch about 3 million years ago.

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

Phone recycling has become so easy, convenient and, in some instances, profitable, there’s really no reason not to do it.

Are you a homeowner interested in top-of-the-line green technology but not the uber-modern aesthetic that often accompanies it?

Eco-Sense, described as North America's first code-approved, seismically engineered load-bearing insulated cob residence, is one of the first projects to gain s

On Hamburg's waterfront, world-class sustainable architecture has emerged not from lofty green goals but from practical questions like this one: How do you buil

Dig into MNN's recipe archives for eco-friendly and healthy food and drinks to enjoy while critiquing gowns and arguing about who should win this year's Academy

Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders, 82, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in a year.

The Danish capital's urban 'parkipelago' will eventually include a sauna, cafe and mussel farm.

If you're looking for ideas on where to travel this summer, this list compiled through a Yelp algorithm is a good starting point.

Forget the clunky outdoor furniture. A sling of fabric and some straps are all you need to enjoy the outdoors in a hammock.

'30 Rock' actor is the latest big name to go up against the natural gas industry.

We've given far too much of our lives to Facebook to give up on the relationship now.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

Some are eyeing empty department stores as potential transitional housing for the homeless.

There's microplastic all around us, and we're consuming it at astounding rates, according to several studies.

Walmart leads the way in generating solar energy from its store rooftops, creating 65,000 kilowatts from the sun. Big-box retailers are often cast as the boogie

Your heart may break as you watch anthropomorphic cooling towers and smokestacks tumble to the ground.

GoSun Stove offers a new approach to solar-powered cooking with a heated tube used to prepare food.

From pistachio shell-powered eco-cities to tiny houses on the moon, this spring certainly wasn't short on starry-eyed intrigue and bold ambition.

This isn't your father's turbine. It can create more electricity at lower wind speeds and does a better job of predicting the supply of wind energy.

With new data published by the WWF, Scotland once again proves itself as the renewable energy-generating powerhouse of the United Kingdom.

Renewable energy is already growing rapidly. But these recent developments in energy storage could prove to be a game changer.

This simple chore can lead to happiness and better sleep, so why not give it a shot?

Don't let those infuriating fitted sheets and cumbersome sleeping bags get to you! Here's how to fold them and more!

If you are aiming for more minimalist surroundings but find it hard to part with things, this trick could work for you.

The big-bodied bees join the ranks of ants and termites, which have long been known to rely on a separate caste of 'soldiers' to defend the colony.

The designer of the Bee Saver, a bioplastic keychain that contains artificial nectar, believes small acts can make a big difference.

Check out this wonderfully strange music about the Bagger 288, one of the largest mining excavators in the world.

Massey Energy kept two sets of safety log books at their Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, where 29 miners died after an explosion last year— one for the fede

Fracking fluid, the liquid waste left over from the controversial mining technique, wreaks havoc on a plot of land in a test by the U.S. Forest Service.

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.

Buried deep in your cellphone, laptop, and flat-screen television are a bevy of obscure elements that make our modern lives possible.

Coal mines are destroying the life that its miners have come to know through pollution and job loss.

Worth more than $1 million, this gemstone is distinguished for its rich color palette and light-refracting qualities that defy description.

For starters, it's more energy efficient than a standard door that swings.

From coffee grounds to flushable wipes, avoid these no-nos when rinsing and flushing.

Dubbed the "Jacuzzi of Despair," this lake on the ocean floor is made of heavy water rich with toxins.

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

NASA astronaut Steven Nagel, who flew four space shuttle missions, died Thursday, Aug. 21. He was 67.

Temperature records across the continent continue to fall as Europe buckles under heat wave. At least seven deaths have been attributed to the heat.

Punta Gorda, a sleepy Gulf Coast getaway north of Fort Myers, shines bright as Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered eco-town, attracts its first residents.

GM will be repurposing 100 miles of oil-soaked plastic boom from the Gulf oil spill into plastic parts for the Chevy Volt.

In a bizarre twist, actor claims Costner duped him into selling shares in company that separates oil from water.

Actor says Stephen Baldwin's claims that he was duped out of shares in his oil separation company are untrue.

Actor says his oil separation technology coupled with special boats can effectively stop an oil slick from reaching shore.