Earth Matters News

Aerogel hits the insulation market; Portland, Maine, is getting a new biker- and pedestrian-friendly bridge; the Bob Barker and a Japanese factory ship collide; and is green business really like teen sex?

Hear about the challenges of winter biking on The Sunday Best, a local Maine photography and audio documentary project.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will set up the new Climate Service to operate in tandem with NOAA's National Weather Service and National Ocean Service.

Icy storms hold the capital hostage, closing government offices on Monday in addition to halting plane, train and car traffic.

Getting farmers to rotating crops, timber and cattle could increase productivity of the land and slow deforestation.

Region helps cool the rest of the planet, but this winter's temperatures are not dipping as low as usual.

As snow bombards the U.S. this winter, MNN takes a look at how Mother Nature produces something so delicate and so dangerous.

Never underestimate the power of a good prank, especially when big business or big government is the victim.

Canada plans to hold the upcoming G-7 meeting in the freezing Arctic, in hopes of proving its sovereignty over the area.