Don’t let that aloof insouciance fool you, scientists have found that cats prefer human social interaction over everything else, even food!

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

When trying to phase out single-use plastic, there are some items that seem impossible to replace — like dog poop bags. For those who want to be a greener dog owner, what kind of options exist?

Contrary to popular opinion, young people aren't practicing what they preach.

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

We've lived through crises before, with a bit of help from inspiring or hectoring posters.

Greenpeace wants you to vote on your favorite of its submissions, all inspired by local endangered species.

Despite being a professional writer, it would be an invitation for unnecessary clutter and cost.

Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation

Someone recently told me it suggests indigenous peoples are primitive.

Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic.

A rise in Arctic storms has more than doubled the number of winter warming events, which could greatly impede ice growth.

NASA's monthly Puzzler is meant to puzzle readers; this one has the experts puzzled as well.

As melting ice opens up new potential for exploitation in the Arctic, a new ban aims to protect much of the fragile ecosystem.

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

He is pushing incandescents, but your eyes change as you age, and older people need brighter, bluer and lots more light.

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter.

I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make

Lace is back! A while ago Lloyd wrote about the California-based Eurolaces, believed to be the first company to offer 100% certified machine-made macramé style organic cotton lace trim for apparel or curtains. Now lace has become a theme amongst the

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

An airbag on the hood of the car to protect pedestrians? We also have a video of Paris flooded by rising seas, a sliding library creates an extra room, and more.

The International Joint Commission has developed a strategy for how U.S. and Canadian governments can address this toxic problem.

Lake Michigan alone receives the equivalent of 100 Olympic-sized pools full of plastic bottles each year.

This water filtration solution requires no electricity, has no moving parts, and can be built affordably with locally available materials.

And it's not just lefty TreeHuggers who are outraged; Everybody is in on this war of words

The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan.

When the oft-predicted water wars start, we're going to want this technology on our side. Let's hope it survives the budget wars.

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects

They say it has minerals and probiotics, but what else could be swimming around in it?

New York City water doesn't need to be filtered and citizens have already paid for it, that's what.

In which we gush about all things H2O in celebration of World Water Day.

What is in your drinking water? It turns out there may be more than we know.

The aquatic moss clears 80 percent of arsenic from a container of water in less than an hour.

Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks.

This ubiquitous liquid, water, continues to amaze us with its just plain weirdness

Scientists looking at water consumption in different countries came to a not so shocking conclusion.

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.

It's uncomfortable to face the source of the pollution.

The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right.

Despite their endless commuting, ants don't have traffic jams, regardless of the width of their path.

Canoo redesigns the electric car from the ground up. It redesigns the ownership model too.

It will be electric, autonomous and shared. Where have we heard that before?

Break out the gold lamé, Grandma, and trip the light fantastic!

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.