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Rocking & rolling office chair lets you fidget & sit in different positions (Video)

This intriguing design brings in more healthy rocking and rolling movement as you sit, work and socialize.




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Split design on sit-stand adjustable height desk lets you do both (Video)

This modern work desk lets more than one person sit and stand -- at the same time.




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Here's a clever triple bunk bed for three kids in Brooklyn

A cluttered apartment room becomes a modern place to sleep and play for three siblings.




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Robotic smart furniture system retracts bed & storage up into ceiling (Video)

This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.




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Chairs hidden everywhere in this multifunctional furniture collection (Video)

Chairs take up a lot of space, but not in this line of space-saving furniture.




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Store things in the floor with this space-saving system (Video)

The modular MoreFloor system lets you store things in your floor -- clothes, shoes, even a bed.




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Elegant furniture made with discarded cables from Golden Gate Bridge

These old, thick cable ropes have done their job: now it's time to reuse them in a beautiful way.




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Why you should avoid "fast furniture"

From the chemicals to the lifespan to the landfill, it suffers many of the same problems as fast fashion.




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Owlet orphaned by fallen tree gets adopted by new family (video)

Here's what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet.




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12 Fruits with the Most Pesticides

Peaches top the list of most pesticide-ridden fruits, with some combination of up to 53 pesticides found on all the peaches in the study...yikes. With their relatively thin skin, peeling and washing can only do so much, so this one tops the list of fruits




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12 Fruits with the Most Pesticides (Slideshow)

"Eat organic," you hear, over and over again. But it can be tough to find organic versions of your favorite fruits and vegetables all the time, so, how do you know which are most important to eat organic?




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New York Subway Train Filled With Apples Is Emptied Onto Platform, Illustrates Food Waste (Video)

Every day, New York City residents waste 270,000 pounds of food. Want to know what that looks like? Here's an unforgettable way to imagine it - fill up a subway train with the equivalent amount of apples, and release it onto the




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The Week in Pictures: New Zealand Oil Spill, How Steve Jobs Changed the World, and More (Slideshow)

Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.




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Ask Pablo: Which Favorite Holiday Pie Is The Greenest to Bake?

Which holiday pie is greenest? Pumpkin, apple, or pecan? Find out in this week's Ask Pablo!




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Art Photo of the Day: Jessica Rath Uses Sculpture to Highlight Hybrid and Endangered Apples

Artist Jessica Rath uses sculpture and photography to highlight the problem with new hybrid apples and endangered varieties.




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How to properly eat an apple, core and all (Video)

No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.




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A look at this year's Carbuncle Cup candidates

It's all a facade, as architects compete to see who can design the ugliest exterior.




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Zaha Hadid Architects to build wooden soccer stadium

As the Guardian notes in its headline, Wood you believe it?




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Fancy food guide adds sustainability symbol to highlight green restaurants

Considered to be the highest award a restaurant can receive, the Michelin Guide's 2020 French edition now gives a nod to environmentally minded restaurants.




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Why aren't people more worried about the epidemic of poor diet?

Dr. David Katz argues that poor nutrition is a greater threat than the coronavirus, but we think both are concerning.




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Low-income kids need school lunches more than ever now

School administrators have asked the USDA for greater flexibility in providing emergency meals.




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Grocery shopping in a time of COVID-19

Established food shopping routines have been turned upside down. Here's how to navigate the strange new world.




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Coworking-inspired school gets kids to learn through interactive play

Created by BIG and WeWork, this open-plan school in NYC offers another model for education.




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Enchanting off-grid floating home can be yours for $210K

This inviting, one-bedroom canal boat is in the 600-square-foot range and has all the comforts of home.




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Could These Spider-Like, Human-Sized Webs Refine Rainforest Research?

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.




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Newly Discovered Spider Builds Lifelike Decoys

For one tiny spider recently discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, creating an incredibly convincing decoy of itself seems to come naturally.




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Meet the extraordinary catfish that travels the width of South America

The dorado catfish swims more than 7,200 miles, making it the world champion of freshwater fish migration.




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Digital artist creates "visual sounds" from Amazonian birdsongs (Video)

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.




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65 ft. woven tree evokes spiritual visions of the rainforest (Video)

Woven in collaboration with an indigenous Amazonian people, this enormous sculpture invites visitors to enter a space for ritual and contemplation.




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Ancient people farmed the Amazon 4,500 years ago ... and they did it better than we do

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.




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Why are these butterflies drinking turtle tears? (Video)

The answer is pretty surprising.




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'Critter cams' capture life from a bear's point of view (Video)

Biologists are now beginning to get a better idea of what urban bears are up to when they think no one is watching.




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Snow & cold no excuse — a warm climate doesn't increase bicycle ridership

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.




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Alaskan mom builds lovely tiny house -- and is offering the plans for free (Video)

With the aim of inspiring others to start building things, this self-taught carpenter mother of two is giving away the DIY plans for this tiny house and the furniture inside for free.




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Brilliant tiny house features $500 DIY elevator bed built with free plans (Video)

This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.




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Betsy the rogue rodeo cow has been hiding in the woods for months

Not even the real-life cowboys can get Betsy out of Anchorage's 4,000-acre park.




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Interview With David W. Orr

Yesterday, I published my review of David W. Orr's new book, a compilation of essays from the past three decades. As a follow up, here's a Q&A; that I did with professor Orr, who was gracious enough to answer all my questions.




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Join Author David Orr for a Live Discussion on TreeHugger, Today at 3pm Eastern

This month, BookHugger presents Hope Is and Imperative by David Orr. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with Orr on May 25 at 3pm Eastern. (NOTE: The chat has been postponed one day and will




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Author Kennedy Warne Discusses the True Cost of Seafood (Video)

This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy.Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com Vital Mangroves On The Edge Of




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Jane Jacobs "Ideas That Matter" - Even More So Today (Book Review)

Jacob's unpublished writings, essays and speeches from half a century ago seem just as vital and current as the day they were written.




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The Weight of the Evidence: How We Know the Planet is Warming

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors explain why we're standing at a climate crossroads&dmash;and how serious the next decision really is.




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Nature Anatomy is a charming guide for the urban naturalist

A pull between city life and the slower pace of nature inspired author and illustrator Julia Rothmans to create “Nature Anatomy.”




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'Life Without Plastic: The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep Your Family and the Planet Healthy' (book review)

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.




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'The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life' by Joshua Becker (book review)

Becker's latest work is not only a how-to guide, but an invitation to reevaluate all aspects of your life.




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This book makes it easier to talk to kids about climate change

With a topic this complicated, parents need all the help they can get.




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The Midcentury Kitchen is a riot of color, from avocado green to harvest gold (book review)

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.




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'The Art of Noticing' is a guidebook to seeing the world with fresh eyes

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.




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6 videos of tiny hamsters eating tiny food

Desperate times call for desperate measures.




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Sky the avalanche dog is having a beautiful retirement (video)

After spending most of her life in search and rescue, this grand 13-year-old Australian Shepherd is enjoying her golden years with her companion human.




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Mexico navy announces Frida the rescue dog is retiring

The heroic lab saved 12 lives and recovered 41 bodies during her career as a search and rescue dog.