A lesson in what happens when the humans disappear.

What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it?

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.

Explaining climate science to kids is challenging, which is why clever animated videos can help.

Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land

Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with

Great Lakes residents would be paying this off for 47 years ... but reaping the benefits for just as long.

Updated curriculum will help them to navigate the emotions associated with the climate crisis.

The robots have gathered new information that will help scientists determine how fast the ice is melting.

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action

New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic.

A posse of paper penguins has spread to major international cities in the past week, as part of a new Greenpeace campaign to protect Antarctica.

Australian Antarctic Division captures a vision of curious penguins ready for their close-up.

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.

This young man's mortgage-free home includes an interesting self-built version of the rare species known as the heated ceiling.

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

The 'mega cruises' are harming the environment, the island's aesthetic appeal, and local quality of life.

In two words: It's not.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Laura Laker of the Guardian describes growing complaints in Germany and the UK.

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.

Eating seaweed is healthy, but how is it harvested? For one Maine seaweed harvester, the job is a meditation on life.

One craftsman is on a mission. Not only is he reclaiming and repairing quality hand tools. He is taking on corporate hegemony in the process.

Some pretty smart designers, builders and consultants have a pretty good idea for a sensible building standard.

Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size.

Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.

American organic farmer Eliot Coleman explains how his innovative winter gardening methods work, allowing growers to harvest veggies year-round.

Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency?

Recently we pointed out the benefits of planting a tree with a child, and it seems like the folks at Doubletree Hotels are taking us up on the concept in a big way But it's great to see that they've actually been teaming up with the National Arbor

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of

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

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.

For the first time ever, a nursery for endangered ray pups and adolescents has been discovered – giving researchers hope to learn more about these rare gentle giants.

The howl of magnificent Zephyr at NY's Wolf Conservation Center gets Mother Nature's attention.

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

An object lesson in how not to do city-building.

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

TreeHugger's Lloyd Alter does radio

Perfect for tiny spaces, this multifunctional unit can be used as a kitchen, storage and workspace.

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.

The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed

Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for,

Florida's waterways are rapidly become gross slimy things.

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.

Fresh and seasonal, these recipes offer maximum flavor for minimal effort.

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida