Like many of our readers, we suspect this dude would be less than impressed with the recycled squirrel decanter we featured a while back. No matter, he’s too busy worrying about the lack of trees to be too concerned by human beings and their tacky

For Arbor Day, learn how to show damaged trees the love they deserve.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

When you watch the video do you see a triumph of nature or the beady eyes of a predator?

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.

From crayfish to parakeets, these species are at risk of disappearing from the planet.

Filters on buses and smog-eating towers are not the answer.

A child experiencing an asthma attack is admitted to the hospital every 20 minutes.

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.

Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.

EnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the new edible rockstar of urban farming?

Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink.

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.

It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.

There was a time when local currencies were usable only at food co-ops and yoga studios. When a city mayor elects to take his entire salary in local notes, you know things are changing.

Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features.

Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not

New York Times article asks a lot of questions, and doesn't deliver a lot of answers.

Study assessed the effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals on mice's desire to exercise and found that it makes them lazier.

A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.

There is no place for you in a healthy, circular economy, and this is nothing to celebrate

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native

A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up.

Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City.

Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl.

Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building.

Discovered in a cave, the surprising find reveals a fast and giant bird that weighed almost as much as a polar bear.

Pigeons sure, but urban eagles and city vultures? A beautifully illustrated new book, Urban Aviary, spills their secrets.

Our photo of the day comes from Cape San Blas, Florida.

Our photo of the day comes from Akumal, Mexico.

Few other animals are known to be intrinsically motivated to assist others in need.

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.

These multi-talented stairs do more than one thing in this apartment renovation in Brooklyn.

As we noted in our review of the New York Times Building communication stair, a standard principle of design today should be comfortable, bright stairs that serve as more than fire escapes, that encourage people to take the stairs instead of the

The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and

Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as

These apex predators play a much bigger role in ecosystems than most people suspect, and their absence causes all kinds of problems that we aren't always able to solve.

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.

Instead of combining the two poles of work and leisure, this simple and functional design separates them into distinct volumes.

Fed up with the disposable culture we all live in, two women from Portland, Oregon, founded a low-waste company to help the entire city cut back on plastic.

While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst

Barcelona wants to build an indoor carbon-neutral ski dome, taking waste energy from the gas industry to cool the hall and using renewable energy to power the rest... fact or fiction? Eco-friendly or greenwashing?

The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive."

By 2030, Britain hopes to demonstrate that even cement, steel and glass industries can operate at net zero emissions.

Swimming against the cultural tide of over-parenting is hard, and a word of encouragement goes a long way.