9 Nissan Leaf, Chipotle make AdWeek's list of best commercials By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:17:45 +0000 AdWeek ranks its top 10 favorites for 2011, including Chipotle's sustainable food initiative and Nissan Leaf's all-electric world. Full Article Arts & Culture
9 'High Voltage': A look inside the electric vehicle industry By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:39:21 +0000 Jim Motavalli shares his insights about electric vehicles in his new book, High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry. Full Article Transportation
9 'Pipe Dreams': How TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline endangers America By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:46:41 +0000 Narrator Daryl Hannah, filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and others discuss the Keystone XL pipeline battle in 'Pipe Dreams.' Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Energy lawyer argues that protesters' snarling faces constitute assault (and no, this isn't The Onion) By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:12:15 +0000 A lawyer for energy giant Kinder Morgan recently argued that seeing the faces of unhappy pipeline protesters could constitute a form of assault. Full Article Energy
9 Oxen's upcoming slaughter creates controversy By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:04:52 +0000 Should working farm animals be allowed to live a peaceful retirement, or should they be slaughtered and consumed? The fate of oxen at a little farm at Green Mou Full Article Healthy Eating
9 Earthbound Farm's farm stand honors its roots By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2013 02:28:41 +0000 The organic produce company may sell nationally, but it still keeps a roadside stand in Central California where people can buy organic produce and much more. Full Article Healthy Eating
9 Vertical garden inside O'Hare Airport is a first By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2013 18:12:44 +0000 44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables are growing in the middle of Chicago's busy international airport. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
9 What's the point of a flower that smells like a dead body? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:29:47 +0000 The stench of foul-smelling flowers attracts insects that aid in their pollination. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Tennessee farm listed for $20M By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:45:35 +0000 This 753-acre piece of Southern history is located only 30 miles from downtown Nashville. Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Astronauts to grow lettuce in space with NASA 'Veggie' farm By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:00:02 +0000 The mini-farm isn't just for tasty food — the Veg-01 experiment will test how well lettuce and other large plants grow in orbit. Full Article Space
9 Brad Pitt: 'I'm a farmer now' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 30 May 2014 14:18:48 +0000 Actor graces the cover of Wine Spectator magazine along with his winemaking partner, Marc Perrin. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
9 How one small town became the 'Lavender Capital of North America' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:00:00 +0000 In just 20 years, the city of Sequim, Washington transformed from a declining arid farmland into a fragrant prairie of purple blooms. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
9 These natural pesticides won't harm good bugs By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 15:48:20 +0000 Before reaching for commercial pesticides, try these solutions first to keep bees, butterflies and beneficial bugs safe. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
9 Japan's children most at risk from radiation's effects By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:31:36 +0000 Experts say Japan's kids and unborn babies have the greatest risk of developing cancer from exposure to radioactive material. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
9 Nuclear cars: They're not science fiction anymore By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:00:40 +0000 In the nuke-crazed 1950s, Ford wanted to put mini reactors in cars. That didn't fly, but now we're hearing of radioactive thorium lasers that could power a car Full Article Transportation
9 Alec Baldwin knocks nuclear power, calls reactors 'filthy' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:19:46 +0000 For some opponents of nuclear power, no amount of planning or patching is enough. Among those critics is actor Alec Baldwin, whose thoughts on the subject carry Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Kodak had a 'secret' nuclear reactor By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:03:13 +0000 A new report reveals that the Kodak industrial facility in upstate New York was home to a small nuclear reactor filled with weapons-grade uranium for more than Full Article Energy
9 9 nightmarish nuclear fallout films By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2012 22:06:19 +0000 To mark the release of “The Chernobyl Diaries,” we’ve rounded up nine notable nuclear horror films that span over 50 years of murder, mayhem and reactor m Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Where is Halliburton's radioactive cylinder? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:43:08 +0000 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. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 What's the cancer risk for those still living near Fukushima? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:17:02 +0000 For people living in areas neighboring the Fukushima nuclear power plants, the worst of the radiation exposure may have passed. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
9 Even a 'small' nuclear war could trigger catastrophic cooling By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:15:27 +0000 Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade. Full Article Climate & Weather
9 Northern lights' physics could aid in nuclear fusion By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 May 2014 15:39:19 +0000 The aurora may hold the secret of a magnetic phenomenon related to the nuclear fusion powering the sun. Full Article Energy
9 Is asteroid mining James Cameron's next venture? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:19:38 +0000 'Avatar' director and explorer listed as a backer of Planetary Resources, which promises to merge 'space exploration and natural resources.' Full Article Arts & Culture
9 From the ashes of 1969 meteorite, a new mineral is born By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:58:12 +0000 A fireball that tears across the sky is not just a one-time skywatching event — it can reap scientific dividends long afterward. In fact, one that lit up Mexi Full Article Space
9 Earth's water shortage may be explained by where it formed in solar system By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:40:42 +0000 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 Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 ExxonMobil's spilled oil, exploding manhole covers, and Earth's tipping point By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:41:08 +0000 Community woodworking shops become popular, insect wings microscopically shred bacteria, and the size of ExxonMobil's Arkansas oil spill grows. Full Article Energy
9 EKG for the planet: New ecology network to monitor Earth's health By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:41:01 +0000 How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment? Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 MIT researchers develop world's most accurate solar potential software for rooftops By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:41:56 +0000 The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels. Full Article Energy
9 How it's done: Removing a dam By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:00:52 +0000 Watch how carefully a large dam is deconstructed in this time-lapse video showing the removal of Oregon's Gold Ray dam. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Canada's Kootenay National Park home to 'mother lode' of fossils By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:10:02 +0000 Many of the well-preserved fossils show the internal organs of several different arthropods. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 California's thirst lifts mountains, triggers earthquakes along San Andreas Fault By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 13:15:58 +0000 With groundwater pumping and the evaporation of heavy weights of water, Earth's crust rebounds. This movement affects the fault, causing earthquakes. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Obama proposes Earth's largest marine sanctuary By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:42:54 +0000 Covering some 500 million acres of ocean, the expanded marine sanctuary would be four times larger than California. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 'Salt' photos highlight the beauty of mineral minimalism By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Photographer Emma Phillips describes the series as "a poetic exploration of and tribute to Australia's monolithic landscape." Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Canada, Denmark wage 'whisky war' on the rocks By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:00:15 +0000 After decades of spirited debate, relations may finally be thawing over a disputed island in the Arctic. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 We're changing the way the world sounds By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:42:02 +0000 Noise impacts ecosystems in more ways than you might think, as these marine studies prove. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Everyone wants to help rebuild Columbia River Gorge (but it's not time yet) By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:53:15 +0000 While wildfires burn Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, volunteers are eager to help rebuild it. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Scientists amplify mineral's CO2-storing ability By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 18:32:35 +0000 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. Full Article Research & Innovations
9 Winning images showcase Earth's beauty from land to sea By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:15:05 +0000 Outdoor Photographer of the Year honors the best images from 2018 that highlight landscapes, wildlife and nature. Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Explorers find otherworldly 'mirror pools' in sea By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:43:54 +0000 An expedition to depths of the Gulf of California has uncovered a thriving ecosystem of unimaginable beauty. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
9 Prime parking: Tesla Roadster parks in Moscow's Red Square By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:37:34 +0000 During the Russian leg of the Odyssey of Pioneers tour, the Tesla Roadster received clearance to park in Moscow’s famed Red Square. Full Article Transportation
9 Tesla's Elon Musk on the (video) record By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:30:59 +0000 In an interview with MNN, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is candid about his company's finances, the competition, the Model S and its prospects for the future. Full Article Transportation
9 Tesla's Elon Musk on the (video) record, part two By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:12:50 +0000 Tesla CEO Elon Musk is nothing if not outspoken. Here, in the second of three interview segments, he talks about prospects for the company's affordable Model S Full Article Transportation
9 Tesla is suing BBC's 'Top Gear' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:00:13 +0000 Tesla Motors is suing the popular BBC series, 'Top Gear,' over a December 2008 episode that raises questions about the range of the Roadster. Full Article Transportation
9 Tesla's Model S: Off and running By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:50:09 +0000 The rubber is meeting the road, as the keys to the first Tesla sedans are handed to real, live customers. So far, the reaction is ecstatic, but will the company Full Article Transportation
9 Ian Somerhalder turns spy for eco-thriller 'Time Framed' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:34:09 +0000 Environmental activist and 'Vampire Diaries' star releases a trailer for his new green-themed web series Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Tesla unveils 90-second swap-out battery By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:33:23 +0000 The technology allows motorists to take out the old battery and put in a newly charged one in about one and a half minutes. Full Article Transportation
9 George Clooney's Tesla Roadster left him stranded By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:36:05 +0000 Actor tells Esquire magazine that his early-model 2008 Tesla Roadster was not the most dependable vehicle. Full Article Transportation
9 Elon Musk's Tesla Motors says take our tech, please By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:57:28 +0000 Elon Musk went open-source at his other company, SpaceX, years ago. The aim here is to increase the appeal of electric cars in the marketplace. Full Article Transportation
9 London's Garden Bridge to bring tranquility, foot traffic to the Thames By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:15:57 +0000 Actress Joanna Lumley is behind an urban park/footbridge project in London that's, well, absolutely fabulous. Full Article Arts & Culture
9 Will London's most visible timepiece get a solar facelift? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:56:22 +0000 British Parliament is striving to reduce its carbon footprint through various efficiency measures, including potentially outfitting Big Ben with PV panels. Full Article Energy