Why now, more than ever, all new building should be Passive House.

Toronto project pushes every TreeHugger button

A new poll conducted for the League of Conservation Voters found strong views among young voters, including young Republicans, regarding climate change denial.

The 6.3kW solar array might not produce enough energy to power the White House, but its symbolism is important.

Lets give a high five to these scientists who show that shaking hands is a filthy idea.

The TreeHugger view is that hey, we like trees, and parks are precious, especially when they are designed by the likes of Frederick Law Olmsted.

Along with the iconic Hunter rainboot, the company has a huge collection of items that have no animal materials or animal by-products during the manufacturing process.

A handy kit makes it easy to clean, protect, and maintain boots and shoes of all kinds.

And the way they're made is less wasteful than conventional shoe production.

This reduces demand on animals, diverts waste, and minimizes environmental impact.

Analysts say people are chasing affordability.

We'll always have Paris.

They will also likely offer a new definition of 'sustainable design'.

Transportation has a much bigger impact on urban design than we think.

Urbanists are rethinking what's important about our cities in view of the pandemic.

In many cities, politicians are looking at the world through their windshields.

Supple and glowing is preferable to chapped and flaky.

After years of no-shampoo approaches, I found a way to clean my hair that actually works for me.

It cuts through grease, makes glass shine, and deodorizes thoroughly – all thanks to a nifty chemical reaction.

Consumer Reports explains why the curing source for processed meats doesn't matter. It's all bad for you.

Teams operating in remote sites on military or humanitarian missions can be stalled by broken equipment. They could soon be turning their own wastes into raw materials for 3D printing parts needed to get their job done.

Is the idyllic, organic farm worse for our balance with nature?

Ruling protects the organization behind a unique project to re-establish European bison in the wild

When you're biting the head off a chocolate bunny this weekend, the last thing you want to be thinking about is whether your sweet treat was the product of child slave labor. Don't let that happen to you. Buy good chocolate, people!

The natural chemicals in common foods and beverages can be turned into a useful antibacterial coating

It's hard, in these days when we worry about sugar and additives and obesity. What to do?

I've eaten a lot of fabulous fair trade chocolate, and this is undoubtedly the yummiest I've ever had!

Researchers from the University of Maine have linked habitual chocolate consumption to improved cognitive function.

There are many reasons to celebrate chocolate, not least of all for the surprising health benefits a bar of high-quality dark chocolate brings with it. What are you waiting for?

Mighty Earth has released a scorecard for chocolate brands and retailers to help you make a good choice.

What could be lovelier than a butterfly; even when it is made out of a can of beer.

Can you bear to look at these intimate and frightening photos of grizzly bears.

Bottled water companies are doing this because of public concerns about single use plastic.

Beck nails it again with the Automated Nailing Head.

It's an ingenious design that means you'll never have to choose between the two again.

Photographer Corrie White has a skill for making water pose for the camera in amazing ways.

This company seems to think there's a chance you'll be safer in the water if you look a teensy bit like a lionfish. We remain, um, skeptical.

National parks never go out of style, just like these retro posters.

No real butterflies were harmed in the making of these magical pieces that flutter and float with the wind.

Slow fashion vlogger Alyssa Beltempo offers cold-weather styling tips.

If you've been following the world of architecture, you've probably feasted your eyes on the Metropol Parasol, which has been one of the most popular and talked about structures of 2011. Currently the world's largest wooden structure, the Parasol's

On Wednesday, a bull scheduled for slaughter in a halal butcher's shop in Queens, New York decided that it wasn't on board with its fate. So it broke out and didn't look back, sprinting down Liberty Avenue (how appropriate!),

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Australia's Who Gives a Crap makes 100% bamboo toilet paper that also claims to be "so soft it'll make your bottom smile."

They were better in 1904 than they are today.

They have not changed much since Archimedes' time.

Or is it actually good for you?

These things should be banned, or at least they should come with a real warning.

We have to stop building highways and start building toilets as we face a whole new public bathroom crisis.