U.S. hospitals waste thousands of tons of medical supplies every day. DOC2DOCK collects and redistributes these supplies to match the specific needs of hospitals in the developing world.

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

Slugs as we know them aren't the most colorful land-based creatures, but the shell-less mollusk known as nudibranchs (meaning "naked gills"), or sea slugs, are the complete opposite: The more than 3,000 different members

In Haida Gwaii the trees are so big that you could live in them.

You can see the opposition to the big pipe from the tar sands on every house and every stop sign.

There are 446 Bridges, Most with Pedestrian Sidewalks! This great video by our friend Clarence over at StreetFilms gives an excellent overview of Pittsburgh's bike culture and infrastructure. Having never been, and because Pittsburgh isn't as well

Ambitious thieves spend a month torching apart a Pennsylvania bridge

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.

Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way.

Provoked by questionable propaganda, a group of scientists is setting out to offer an antidote.

You can't help but notice the street kids in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Some of them, darting through the heavy traffic of tuk-tuks and motos on their hunt for crisp dollar bills, are so young they have yet to learn to talk. Other than scooping them off

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage

There are only an estimated 116 wild Asian elephants in Cambodia's Seima Protection Area, and until now most of the photographic evidence of them has be taken by camera traps. New footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society changes that. The

Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one

Metals from Cambodia's mines, left buried since its civil war, are recycled into elegant jewelry, made by locally trained and fairly paid artisans.

Fast fashion hurts real people, as this online series challenges three unsuspecting youngsters to go meet and work with the people who make their clothes.

It's time to talk about ... wait for it ... the problem with hangers.

"This is our last chance to avert a climate disaster. We must act now."

At TreeHugger, we like to keep things realistic, raise a skeptical eyebrow to potential vaporware, and to keep in check our giddy inner children that get sweaty palms when we see something like the VentureOne. After all, a bright idea, some capital, and

Anticipation hangs palpably ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show: what will German engineers bring to the green table? After bucking the trend for several years in favor of the already well-established "clean diesel" technology, German car

During a recent interview, BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer revealed that the German automaker was considering bringing a battery-powered vehicle to the U.S. market by 2012 in an effort to meet more stringent

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.

It's Blame the Victim time as the car company tells pedestrians to brighten up.

Ed. note: This is now the fifth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco.

Up until now, only solid materials have offered the ability to capture materials using the filtering power of pores

Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies.

From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.

Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.

And there are plenty of humans who would agree.

The incomparable Swedish medical doctor and statistician Hans Rosling tackles a very perverse and tenacious myth about overpopulation.

Buying products from solar farms is just one more way to support clean energy.

A lot of websites are saying so, but there is no evidence that it ever happened.

The device uses a tablet or smartphone to connect you with your pet during the day, give it treats and make sure it's not tearing up the furniture.

Researchers gathered data over two years by following 70 different dogs, from 37 different breeds, as they... defecated and urinated.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

It could also help us eradicate heritable diseases in dogs.

If you've trained a dog well, then you'll probably be fine when it comes to raising infants and young children.

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

The mapping technology will eventually be used to get precise solar power potential information for any location around the world.

A satellite that ran out of fuel two years ago is now giving scientists a huge wealth of data.

Clean drinking water is one of our basic human needs, but in many parts of the world, it's also hard to come by. Here's another look at some of the latest concepts for providing clean drinking water.

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

More carbon in the air means less brainpower.

It's time for some fareness.

Where have I seen this movie before?

Ever wonder what it would look like to be in the maw of a snow leopard? Wonder no more.