The dramatic celestial event will be visible from all seven continents, and it's a must-see for skywatchers; Venus won't trek across the solar disk again for 10

A rare opportunity to see the planet Venus cross in front of the face of the sun is coming up next week. On June 5 to 6, Venus will "transit" the sun for the l

Much of the world will be able to witness a rare skywatching event on June 5, as Venus crosses the face of the sun in a spectacle that will not be visible again

When Venus interposes itself directly between Earth and the sun for the last time in more than a century, national parks across America will be prepared to obse

On June 5, Venus will cross the face of the sun. If you live in North America, Europe, Asia or eastern Africa, you'll be able to witness this historic celestial

It's something no one alive today will likely ever see again: The planet Venus crossing the sun — a small, black dot moving across the fiery face of our neare

Photographing the historic Venus transit of the sun is special enough on its own, but one space photographer managed to get NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in the

The Gender Guardian offers 12 years of education, from elementary school to college.

Treating the country's 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.

A geothermal loop will keep a fancy new elephant house toasty with the captured heat generated by the cooling system in the polar bear habitat.

Tsepdro is a sacred art form in Tibet. It's traditionally made during Losar, the Tibetan New Year.

Narrator Daryl Hannah, filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and others discuss the Keystone XL pipeline battle in 'Pipe Dreams.'

Southern Oregon voted to ban genetically modified crops completely, but the rest of the state may end up mapping GMO crops for better regulation.

A new study finds the area around the former Fukushima power plant teeming with life.

Just try not to think about who — or what — might be watching as you settle in for the night.

Here are some arguments to consider if we plant to get more oil from our neighbors to the North.

Scientists, engineers and telecommunications officials are in the early planning stages for a seafloor fiber-optic cable that would span the Pacific Ocean, and

Catering to young Londoners struggling to enter the city's real estate market, the YMCA's Y:Cube Housing offers a green prefab-based step toward independence.

Several German cities are planning to fight air pollution by eliminating fares on public transport.

Researchers have developed solar concentrators that can be placed on windows or cellphone screens.

Two college sophomores designed the gloves to make communication easier for the deaf community.

Romania's president wants to mine for gold in Transylvania — even if it means destroying a 2,000-year-old Roman mine and historic site in the process.

Basketball, mini-golf, a Ferris wheel, an underground lake and a spa are just some of the attractions found in this majestic 13th-century Romanian salt mine.

Who said old houses can't learn new energy-saving tricks?

The breakthrough works like a rechargeable battery that is charged by sunlight.

A '60 Minutes' investigation shows that the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig moved its headquarters to avoid paying taxes.

If the Motes project is successful, it will make remote sensing as easy as using an iPhone. They are currently raising funds on Indiegogo,

Santa Monica's iconic amusement pier is the site of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative. The Pipe is an offshore desalination concept that's making waves.

Elon Musk wasn't the first with a futuristic idea. The transportation industry has seen a mixed bag of game-changing technologies and utter failures.

Elon Musk wasn't the first to come up with a visionary transportation scheme.

The nonprofit Gearing Up gives women in recovery a chance to get outside, build self-esteem and bond with one another.

Plastic bag and film recycling can certainly come with a language barrier. Take this quiz to understand the vocabulary, and the world will thank you.

Mild-mannered European travel guru Rick Steves never fails to surprise.

This 12-year program in Finland inspires troubled kids to reach for their dreams.

Traffic driving you crazy? Let MNN get you on track to a more astute commute with these carpooling and public transit tips.

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Public transit has long been undervalued as a mobility option. Thanks to new technologies and new ways of living, that's changing.

Student filmmakers win Environment Agency film competition by casting Coolio as a water-wasting polar bear.

What if we could turn our fuel emissions back into fuel?

Breaking up (with incandescents) can be hard to do. To help ease the pain, Philips unveils an LED that "lets people hold onto the light they love ..."

This Instagram sensation knows how to rock palm fronds and coat hangers!

Transit use is going up as people prefer using their smartphones to driving.

Telecommuting, HOV lanes and drive-through emission testing once seemed like the future of green transportation. To keep pace with growing mobility demands worl

The end of summer and beginning of autumn mean warm days and cold nights; bring one of these sweaters along to keep comfy.

Just Ordinary eggs aren't see-through, but consumers will be able to get plenty of information about them.

This little mushroom is a pleasant surprise to anyone enjoying a walk in the woods.

Now partnered with Yahoo! Autos, TrueCar helps consumers find the best deal around. But some dealers and automakers don't like how the company does business, an

Fighting C. difficile with antibiotics is often a losing battle, but fecal transplant is novel treatment with FDA warning.

More than 40% of the world's insect species are threatened with extinction, and their loss could upend nature as we know it.

Going for the guzzlers when oil prices are cyclical simply isn't smart.