Antarctica ice loss was only contributing 0.2 millimeters per year to sea level rise, but that number has jumped to 0.6 millimeters since 2012.

Start your eco-friendly parenting efforts even before you welcome your bundle of joy with earth-friendly pregnancy tests.

Nursing mom becomes breastfeeding hero by pumping during a half marathon.

An entire ecosystem living without light or oxygen flourishes beneath the ocean floor.

Humanity is often at its worst and wackiest in our search for water. Peter Dykstra on a free-flowing font of bad ideas.

It's one of many bold claims made by the late physicist Stephen Hawking in his final book, "Brief Answers to the Big Questions," published posthumously.

'Betting The Farm' tells the story of a group of organic milk farmers called MOO Milk is struggling to keep their small operations alive.

Food Tank and The James Beard Foundation have released the first annual guide that celebrates more than 400 U.S.-based groups.

Robots need to be tailored made for their nuclear plants, and the Fukushima plant was built prior to the adoption of robots.

Somewhere in West Texas is a 7-inch radioactive cylinder that Halliburton would like to find. Anyone who comes across it is advised to keep their distance.

Earth probably formed in a hotter, drier part of the solar system than previously thought, which could explain our planet's puzzling shortage of water, a new st

Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is silent and still as fog creeps towards Mount Dutton.

Environmental artist Christo works his inimitable magic with 7,501 oil barrels in a new project at Hyde Park titled ' The London Mastaba.'

We have the British to thank for animal crackers, but there's a lot more you should know about this tasty snack.

Kombucha, the fermented tea drink that's exploding in popularity, was recently pulled from stores shelves across the nation after regulators found higher than e

Scientists have found a massive deposit inside the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon, and it's having a significant impact on the moon's gravitational field.

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

Sometimes movements that are barely noticeable can have the most profound effect, as these simple concepts show.

A simple arrangement of meaningful things can help us find inspiration in our daily lives.

About wind turbines. Efficiency, safety and neighbors are key issues for wind power siting.

'Love's Not Just For Christmas' has all the elements of a great holiday tune — except for Michael Bublé.

Researchers at Princeton recently studied the question of whether abandoned gas & oil well are leaking methane into the atmosphere.

Warner Bros. decides to pull film from theaters after deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck the country last week.

In the U.S., there are more trees than there were 100 years ago, according to the FAO. MNN's Chuck Leavell explains why.

Pools of water on Earth's moon might have teemed with simple organisms.

Based on our mostly destructive history of interacting with isolated cultures, we should stay away.

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.

Passive solar is pretty simple. The solar part is obvious: It refers to the sun. The passive part means it works without any mechanical devices, added energy in

Fun holiday question: What foods on your holiday menu will eventually rot?

Fire lookout towers found in numerous national forests have been converted into campsites-in-the-sky.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are looking for the funniest candid photos of animals just being themselves.

Two inventors have built a table-sized, automated factory that can quickly manufacture pocket-sized solar panels that last longer and are cheaper than current p

Laamu Atoll in the Maldives has a surprising starring role in the events of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.'

Pixar has sprinkled references to all its movies throughout its films.

Here are some movies with impressive scenery that you can see in person.

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

Eucalyptus trees can hold grains of gold, potentially helping reveal buried treasure.

But for now only the penguins can enjoy them. (Turns out, mining is illegal in Antarctica.)

Our houses are way more efficient than they used to be, but we're using more energy per capita than we ever have.

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

Because of acidic water, volcanic fumes and too much carbon dioxide, you have to watch where you swim in some places in the world.

A 2018 study found that microplastics are being introduced to the environment through fertilizers made through large-scale composting.

The last of NASA's retired space planes is officially on display for the public to enjoy.

Swale, a barge repurposed into a 'floating food forest,' lets people pick and eat produce for free.

Three years after the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, here's a look at how various victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are recuperating.

Competitors from around the world line up on an Arctic ice floe to tackle one of the world's most difficult 26.2-mile races.

Your body clock influences what time of day you burn more calories.

The Amazon rainforest fires have been burning for 3 weeks, and some are wondering why Brazil's crisis isn't getting more attention.

Loopholes in the Montreal Protocol may need to be tightened, researchers say.

Biologists map Earth's mammal diversity in a parallel universe without human civilization.