Scientists have uncovered the mystery of beak evolution.

Loving animals may have been passed down genetically from ancestors who appreciated their services.

New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells.

The 100-million-year-old sandstone slab of 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from the Cretaceous period is one of the rarest ever discovered.

New genetic evidence shows that Solenodons survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Turtles use their shells as shields today, but these devices evolved for a completely different reason, paleontologists learn.

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

A startling find in Wyoming radically changes our theories about the distant origins of our taxonomic order.

Miners in Australia uncover the opal-filled fossil of a dog-size herbivore named Weewarrasaurus pobeni.

If dinosaurs had telescopes and had pointed them at Saturn, they might have seen a ringless world.

Researchers are calling the wild lands of 12 million years ago the 'Texas Serengeti.'

8 strange and surprising facts about the T. rex, king of the dinosaurs.

Aging pipelines leak dangerous amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Researchers have created a laser powerful enough to detect minute concentrations of gases in the atmosphere or in your mouth.

Scientists have known this for a while now, but new research gives us more information about why kangaroos are so much more efficient than cows.

Even though Earth is already in an ice age, a surplus of ice is the least of our worries.

Potters Fields in England is a perfect example of how to use design elements to make the landscape shine in the colder months.

Anas Cheema, a 22-year-old economics student at the University of Victoria, decided to dedicate his summer.

We need to give coal miners safe, productive, high paying jobs building the green future. Their jobs should not stand in the way of killing coal.

Federal law requires mining companies to restore strip mines to their original condition, but many don't bother.

Michael Pollan explains that if farmers are only growing one or two crops, that means people are only eating one or two crops, which does not make for a healthy

Michael Pollan argues that fossil fuel efficiency replaced farmers, and we need to get them back.

Michael Pollan predicts local economies will become revitalized and discusses how this will benefit people around the world.

Talk show host will spotlight how she and 378 staffers went vegan for a week.

In his last scheduled trip to the nation's capital as governor, Dave Freudenthal has some frank discussions with policy makers — and this MNN blogger.

Some trails are more attractive for solo treks because of their blend of solitude and safety.

Obama and Jintao announce sweeping clean energy 'cooperation plan' that could significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

The NRDC unveils a new online tool for Americans who face pollution from hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'

Is telling neighbors in an apartment building that they won't sleep because of an all-night party a courtesy or fair warning?

The Salvation Army's nonprofit grocery store, DMG Foods, has opened in Baltimore with help from the Maryland Food Bank.

Endurance athlete Ben Lecomte attempted to swim across the Pacific Ocean to bring attention to the state of our oceans.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson delivered the opening keynote at the 2011 Good Jobs Green jobs conference.

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

Site for wind farms is not exactly the type of field you picture a retired NFL linebacker scouting. But Sean Tufts is not your typical retired player. Nor is he

British Airways partners with an American biofuel firm to build a massive facility outside of London that will produce garbage-based jet fuel.

Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht, a leading expert on snowflake formation, is proud to have added scientific accuracy to Disney's hit animated musical.

The compelling documentary 'Babushkas of Chernobyl' offers a haunting and beautiful picture of life in a disaster area thought lost to humanity.

New film, based on the best-selling book by Dan Brown, warns of humanity's demise from unchecked population growth.

Werner Herzog's investigates our fascination with volcanoes in his latest movie, Netflix's "Into the Inferno."

Tatooine, a desert planet in 'Star Wars,' may have a real-life analogue 1,000 light-years away.

Featured in several Hollywood productions, the arch and its support pillars collapsed after heavy coastal storms.

Director Goh Iromoto's cinematography and sound for his latest stunning effort will move your soul to hit the water.

Did you know that albino dolphins are pink? Meet these amazing famous albino animals and learn more.

Measles can weaken the immune system for years afterward.

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.

Massive wind farm is Britain's latest entry in move away from fossil fuels toward alternative, renewable clean energy sources.

I’m making this trek to ask Maine Gov. Paul LePage to lead, follow, or get out of the way of clean energy development.

IKEA gusts into the U.S. wind energy sector with an investment in an Illinois farm capable of generating enough annual energy to power 70 stores.

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on the mysteries of how air turbulence behaves.

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