The National Potato Council lobbied Congress to include potatoes in the WIC nutritional program, claiming its exclusion sent the wrong message to consumers.

44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables are growing in the middle of Chicago's busy international airport.

Pop star and social media powerhouse Lady Gaga encourages her millions of fans to support Yoko Ono's Artists Against Fracking campaign in New York.

Scientists announced the discovery of a new moon around Pluto on July 11, bringing the dwarf planet's number of known satellites to five.

The moons of Pluto, and a potential set of rings, may create dangerous debris zones for a NASA spacecraft currently speeding toward the distant world, researche

If you've ever wanted to leave your mark on the heavens, here's your chance.

Pluto's moons are even stranger and more intriguing than scientists imagined, a new study reveals.

Kids around the world can say hello to Pluto ahead of the first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet this summer.

New Horizons is the subject of "Mission Pluto," a special that will premiere July 15 on National Geographic Channel.

Pluto looks especially welcoming in a new photo by NASA's approaching New Horizons probe.

A new photo from New Horizons shows Pluto's towering ice mountains cast and frozen nitrogen glaciers.

NASA scientists hatch proposal to redefine what it means to be a planet in our solar system.

A new NASA video uses photos from New Horizons to give you a sense of what it would be like to soar over Pluto.

The O'Neill Passive House, America's first passive house retrofit project, requires as much energy to operate as a standard hair dryer.

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

You can watch Leo DiCaprio's "Before the Flood" free online.

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

The style-conscious soap wizards at Method unveil plans for a wind and solar-powered manufacturing facility that will also include rooftop food production.

The apiarian artery is the buzziest infrastructure project in Scandinavia.

Chilean mine accident survivor, Mario Sepulveda, is said to be thrilled with the casting decision.

Two years after the BP oil spill, the Gulf is still suffering a historic dolphin die-off. Experts say oil is a likely culprit, but evidence remains elusive.

Soil is drying up all over the world, Google is dropping big bucks building a wind power transmission line, and a spider and centipede battle it out.

Casio shows off realistic animated messages at Consumer Electronics Show

The animated short "Bao" is about a Chinese mother overprotecting a dumpling, and it speaks to anyone who has ever been a mom or had a mom.

Media professional hopes to turn others on to farming with her new website.

They may not be as well known as Rachel Carson or Jane Goodall, but they've contributed in profound ways to the environmental movement.

Some say that news articles from questionable sites shared on social media swayed the election, so these students took the challenge on.

This new drink makes all your coffee and wine meme dreams come true.

NASA loses a CO2 monitoring satellite, plans for new coal plants are being shelved, and the price of CO2 credits drops out on the European market.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

Global survival game places you in a biodiverse world that rises or falls based on how you protect or abuse its resources.

Carbon offsets could work in Indonesia, "clean coal" is a fantasy, beer companies are going greener, and can car factories really be local?

You can now get a charge out of its new go-anywhere GoCharger.

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.

After you read the last page of this new book for kids, you can start a discussion about food, farmers and eating.

Modular carpeting behemoth Interface expands a coastal cleanup/recycling initiative that benefits impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines.

Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF, Sierra Club -- are the biggest environmental NGO's losing credibility by receiving funds from major corpora

Matthew Kaplan searched for a way to use peer pressure for good after seeing his own little brother get bullied in middle school.

Amber Yang is on a mission to create a better way to track space debris and prevent collisions in the Earth's atmosphere.

Now all Republican Senate candidates this November are on the record denying global warming.

Tea Party candidate has lots of followers on her website, but a few searches on the revamped site reveals little about issues.

Harman Johar is an entomologist and businessman who believes this acquired taste is sensible, stylish and sustainable.

Researchers analyzing social media after the speech discovered the actor's words started the largest engagement on climate change ever.

'Over the River' would suspend silver fabric over miles of Arkansas River.

The controversial installation will cover sections of the Arkansas River with miles of silver fabric.

Twenty years after artist Christo and his late wife announced plans to drape the Arkansas River in Colorado with 5.9 miles of fabric, the project has hit one mo

Video: Get green tips from Arianna Huffington and Nancy O'Dell.

Video: From Jeff Goldblum to Tricia Helfer to Arianna Huffington — see who is talking about the Mother Nature Network.

The Department of Energy steps into pumpkin-carving territory with several energy-themed stencils for jack-o'-lanterns. You can choose from CFL bulb, solar arra

Bonnaroo's food waste program gets food to those who need it most and composts the rest.