Palm oil's effect on the environment and the people directly and indirectly involved with its creation is detrimental. Here are some of the issues.

Global warming will march on regardless, argues writer Sami Grover. Maybe it's time to get more ambitious in our response.

President Barack Obama will announce a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a highly anticipated speech today.

The new U.S. plan to limit power plant emissions is 645 pages long. Here's what you need to know.

The new U.N. climate agreement is being called 'a monumental triumph' and 'a turning point for the world.' Here are a few key points to keep in mind.

A joint scientific statement reveals that the use of sugar-free products doesn't necessarily guarantee a smaller waistline.

A study shows that consumption of whole fruits helps reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes while consumption of fruit juice increased the risk.

Researchers warn health care providers that obesity is not the only factor that can contribute to Type 2 diabetes.

Facebook knows who your romantic partner is, even if you keep that information private, and can even predict if the relationship will last.

World Wildlife Fund, the Red Cross and UNICEF are among the first users of the new "Donate Now" button.

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.

Back in 1971, Jane Goodall observed a group of chimps break out in civil war. Now new social network analysis offers an explanation for this violent behavior.

The '99 Days of Freedom' project has launched an experiment promoting happiness by helping users give up the social networking site.

Family, friends, and Facebook join in the efforts to remember Kristina Chesterman by making her biggest dreams come true.

If there was an 'unlike' button for renovation projects, the 30-year-old social media tycoon would have earned himself more than a few thumbs down.

The idea grew out of disaster message boards that sprung up on Facebook after Japan's most recent natural disaster.

New research shows that just clicking the 'like' button reveals more about us than we realize.

If you see this tagline on your teen's social media pages, here's what's going on.

Pancake was born with a skeletal deformity and has to rely on only her back legs, but it sure hasn't slowed her down.

The job satisfaction of working for a nonprofit is worth an extra $40,000 per year, British study finds.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, takes a tour of the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, finds out about the importance of having a single national wildlife refuge se

The fang blenny's 'heroin-like' venom could inspire new painkillers for humans. (In return, maybe we could not destroy its habitat?)

More than 400 people have had problems filling EpiPen prescriptions. Maker Mylan has had "intermittent supply constraints," which may reduce availability.

On the way to a palliative care facility, cancer patient Ron McCartney had one request: a caramel sundae.

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.

California considers labeling acetaminophen a carcinogen.

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

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

4 new projects show the viability of storing captured wind energy underground. So why are we still investing in far more expensive carbon capture?

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

The 'Vessel' is massive collection of stairs located in New York City's newest development — Hudson Yards.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011.

Buried in the 500-plus pages of the defense budget signed by President Obama on Dec. 31 is a curious provision that prohibits the Department of Defense from spe

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

As LEED for Homes surpasses a significant milestone, the New York Times singles out one area where there's a near-absence of USGBC-approved residences: Westches

Speaking at a sustainability and design conference in Atlanta, LEED pioneer Rob Watson explains that 'there are good buildings, and there are bad buildings.'

The Earth's globally-perceptible seismic 'hum' is now being used to peer into its depths, shedding new light on the planet's inner layers.

From cheap fashion to the billion-dollar trash trade, the following five books demonstrate some of the key connections between economic and natural systems.

A survey of general scientific knowledge found that Americans aren't so science-savvy. How will you do?

Aerosol air fresheners contribute to, rather than reduce, indoor air quality problems. And they often contain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and xylene.

Researchers studying fossilized bivalves discovered evidence of a one-two punch of cataclysmic climate change.

Extreme weather journalists are not the calm we need during a hurricane or storm.

It's not the smartest thing you've ever done, but here's why this winter mishap happens, and how you can get out of it in one piece.

Animals use the same wait-your-turn system that most humans do, say scientists who reviewed a series of animal studies.

You're not imagining it when the world falls into a hush during a snowfall.

Scientists complete the first-ever genome sequence of the deepest-living animal on Earth.

Two companies, both with ties to Denmark, produce low-cost enzymes that can greatly reduce the cost of environmentally friendly biofuels made from agricultural