Babies are oriented towards pro-social individuals. They prefer interacting with a pro-social individual over an anti-social individual.

Will Obama’s green cabinet give birth to the next spotted owl?

A freshwater lake the size of the state of West Virginia has practically disappeared. The lessons that the Aral Sea may hold for U.S. waterways.

History has been made. Today is for the hangover, and then the hard work. Six distinguished environmentalists weigh in.

Obama steals a play from the Reagan/Bush playbook, and hopes for the opposite result.

What’s been called the largest wetlands restoration in the Western U.S. was halted in December. California is projecting up to a $42 billion budget shortfall

Sometimes, the big guns in Congress aim to keep stuff 'away' from their states. Senator Harry Reid and the tale of Yucca Mountain is a prime example.

An MNN column causes an uproar in the scientific and not-so-scientific community. Our columnist responds.

OK, I admit. Maybe there's no such thing as climate change. Maybe it's all a hoax. Maybe.

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

Step right up and watch how the government is misspending your tax dollars on the environment.

Being eco-minded on Earth Day is like being merry on Christmas. It's to be expected. But here are seven things you can actually do to wake you from your eco-slu

You'll never guess who's fighting to stop the construction of a wind farm off the shores of Cape Cod. Environmentalists.

"Enron could've saved us" and four other environmental predictions that didn't come true.

Garbage science isn't rocket science. Each of us throws away a ton of stuff every year. Literally. The problem, and why it's only getting worse.

Obama is an agent of change. Or at least he's supposed to be. Peter Dykstra grades six areas of the Obama presidency.

Magnesite has long been known as a CO2 absorber, but the slow rate of its growth made it a poor carbon storage option. Until now.

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.

Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, which recently received SFI chain-of-custody certification, has launched a new sustainability campaign.

The American Forest & Paper Association announced today an ambitious set of sustainability goals for its member organizations to aim for by 2020.

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in

Madrid-based sustainable architecture firm Ábaton unveils a low-cost prefab housing concept that's as simple as it gets (and interestingly, hypoallergenic).

A tent alternative for dedicated glampers and design-conscious holiday-makers, this prefab micro-cabin treads lightly wherever it happens to 'drop.'

A judge in Okanogan County, Wash. rules that an ill-sited prefab hut must be moved from its landscape-altering perch above the Methow Valley.

Looking back at the first Thanksgiving offers a way forward for us, says Michael Berman.

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.

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

Shawn James retired in his mid-40s and is living off the land, including building his own log cabin in the wilderness of Ontario.

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care

Looking to simplify your life, save some money, boost your health and help the planet? Then these grandma-tested customs are for you.

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.

These 3 changes in your paper towel, zipper bag and plastic bag habits will get you started on your way to using fewer of these products.

What happens two months after a major environmental disaster, when the lights go out and everyone stops paying attention?

The 2014 farm bill removed some of the barriers to growing hemp. Humboldt Distillery ran with it.

Dogs have incredible senses and are like superheroes on four legs. Take this quiz to test your canine know-how.

Sustainability played a key role at this year's CES with both the CEA and Bosch donating materials and funds to Habitat for Humanity green building efforts.

Fatigability is a way to measure how fast you get tired.

Here's everything you need to know to get started in the world of legal marijuana — from investing to fundraising to finding a job.

By keeping out invasive cats, rats and other predators, a new fence on Kauai is helping a rare bird bounce back.

The co-founder of Soshal Group says if we want to influence the future of ethical business, we have to talk about it differently.

From what you eat to where you eat it, here's how to help the planet on your lunch break.

Researchers in Sweden found that children who skipped breakfast regularly had a significant increase in symptoms of metabolic syndrome as adults.

Babies born via scheduled C-section were more likely to develop asthma and diabetes.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi

James Harrison's plasma is used to make treatments for Rhesus disease. He has made 1,173 donations over more than 60 years, but now he has to retire.

Recession? What recession? Step right up as the coal industry is loading up on lobbyists.

Coal has made Duke Energy wealthy, yet the company's CEO admits it can be dangerous. Will he solve the problem?

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

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

The treehouse-esque bunkhouses of Whitetail Woods Regional Park score big at the AIA Housing Awards.