New study finds link between long hours at manual labor jobs and Type 2 diabetes.

Smartphones and video-sharing social media sites make uploading and viewing videos easier than ever, driving our obsession with pets.

If Google is making users stupid, then social networks like Facebook may be making people seem smart without actually being so.

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

We know photos in magazine ads and TV commercials are altered, but are you aware of the Photoshopping on your friends' selfies?

Sometimes a Facebook post or a tweet can make all the difference for a shelter dog.

When you share a rescue organization's posts or comment on them, it may not always be what's best for the shelter.

25-year-old wave runner Lindsey Russell undertook the 20-mile challenge to raise money for charity.

Each day will symbolize one year that Nelson Mandela spent in prison.

As homelessness woes mount in the city, one big-hearted solution is squashed.

Hanan al-Hroub honored with $1 million prize for assisting children exposed to violence.

Stockton is set to become the first city in the U.S. to experiment with providing a universal basic income to some low-income families.

Many organizations are accepting donations for California wildfire victims and first responders, making it easy for you to help.

Learn how Aflac and other companies are using the power of their brands to speak out on major public policy issues and social missions.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with singer-songwriter Will Dailey to chat about Farm Aid and eating go

Video: Rock star Bryan Adams chats about his Canadian homeland and what they're doing to stave off deforestation.

Cancer patients given psilocybin experienced reduced depression and existential distress, even at the end of life.

Scientists have found a 'world-class' helium gas field in East Africa. That's a big deal, and not just because squeaky voices are funny.

Using a single-pixel camera, a patterned light source and some computer processing, researchers have demonstrated a cheap way to do X-rays with "ghost images."

Researchers in Brazil are experimenting with sterilized fish skin as bandages for burns.

Groundbreaking case was the first to link the product with terminal cancer.

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.

From Vietnam to London to rural Boone County, Iowa, these fancy footbridges are a feast for the eyes.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

Located a stone's throw from a light rail station and a host of ethnic restaurants and public amenities, Dwell Development's Columbia Station is a green micro-c

Once considered a dead zone for green building, Miami Beach will soon be getting its first LEED Platinum home in the form of 2020 Alton Road, a super-sleek, sup

The first national park in the world has a comprehensive recycling program, LEED certified buildings and more.

Study reveals that green certified homes are valued 9% higher than comparable properties.

The U.S. Green Building Council announced that Virginia had the most amount of LEED certified space per resident in 2012.

In the South Bronx, a 124-unit housing development with a rooftop farm combines low-income housing with an emphasis on healthy living and fresh food.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

Touching a giant hogweed can cause burns and even blindness.

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'

The latest assault on ethanol subsidies comes from one of the nation's leading newspapers.

MNN chats with guitarist Stone Gossard about the band's latest project and why the group is passionate about making a difference for the environment.

A new website makes it super easy to help save the world, a little bit at a time.

Two new studies decipher who prefers which kind of car, revealing unexpected attitudes that challenge many assumptions.

A new report from KPMG sees 500 billion annual miles from people who might have otherwise stayed home.

The city fleet will have 425 Leafs, Volts and Energis on the road by early next year.

The Korean electric car is a credible competitor to the Nissan Leaf. It's affordable, too, so let's break the California-only barrier.

The introduction of the 2015 Kia Soul EV brings the notion of a practical, affordable all-electric car closer to the driveway.

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)

Automaker networks are vulnerable to guys with laptops, and it's not an isolated problem.

The deal with the Tesla Model 3: 215 miles of range, zero to 60 under 6 seconds, $35,000 — but read the fine print.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.