Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions.

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.

Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?

And will gas cars suffer as a result?

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels

Sewage overflow is a major problem in the Big Apple, but with a little more green on city rooftops, the overflow could be prevented.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

A fading fairytale village will become Switzerland's first 'scattered hotel' thanks to a foundation committed to saving it.

We all have to change the way we live or we are in big trouble. But let's be real about it.

On National Book Lovers Day, we celebrate the ultimate slow hobby.

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.

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

Take one of the world's most beautiful places, add dappled sunlight, and voila.

A mix of cultural practices and smart infrastructure investments has created a city that's a true pleasure to visit.

Our photo of the day comes from above the Pacific Ocean.

An alarming case study in the North Atlantic bolsters Greenpeace's call for a Global Ocean Treaty.

Joshua Becker, author and minimalism guru, argues for the many benefits of raising kids in an uncluttered, simplified space.

Deep from the innards of the TreeHugger test kitchen (ok, there's no TH test kitchen, just the hordes of us hungry bloggers trying to keep both budget and taste buds happy) emerges a new, quick, and decidedly healthy everyday

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects win design competition.

The answer is pretty surprising.

I went to Costa Rica for surf camp at the world's most sustainable surf school – it was amazing.

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

Our mothers taught us (well, some of us) to send thank-you notes and to bring a gift when staying at someone's house or cottage as a guest. But what to bring? You don't know their taste, or you don't like their taste or you know that they don't need

Concerned citizens want Parks Canada to consider visitor quotas.

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!

It's sad, but it is happening everywhere.

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.

Learn how to master the mashed potato with a few simple tweaks.

Using various vintage fabrics, many with a story behind them, this artist portrays ordinary people and historical figures with an artful eye.

25 years after the start of Mission Zero, they advance to Climate Take Back.

Because store-bought guacamole has too much packaging and potentially strange ingredients; and bad homemade guacamole is sad.

They show that the struggle is real, and you're not alone.

Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in your garden with these plants and tips.

From love potion plants and heart-shaped leaves to love goddess blooms, these plants are like a valentine from Mother Nature.

Roll over everything and get on and off easily on this powerful fatbike.

Now you can handwrite letters on your computer.

There's much more to public libraries than book stacks; they're a treasure trove of resources.

Because there's far more to it than meets the eye. Here's why I knit.

A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

The project is one of the winners of a Performance Architecture contest to celebrate Guimarães as European Capital of Culture.

It's all natural, renewable, healthy and has zero embodied carbon. What's not to love?

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30

For some of us, the key to staying organized is shockingly old-fashioned – putting pen to paper.

The director of Celtic Connections questions the ethics of bringing in foreign artists to perform.

The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special.

Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house.

This might be the perfect bed for a New York apartment.

From boosting focus and cleaning the air to improving wellness in general, these easy indoor plants are a great addition to dorm decor.