The biggest illegal ivory stockpile in the world will be destroyed by incineration
It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.
It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.
An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.
We live in turbulent times, but this beautiful animation offers a systemic approach to facing up to change.
The horsemeat scandal in the UK and Europe could make more people turn to vegetarianism.
These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.
If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal).
In China, it's shark fin soup, in Japan it's blue fin tuna for sashimi and sushi, and in the U.S. it's our love of nice thick fish fillets and billions of fish sticks consumed annually - these cultural habits are
They were thought extinct, but in light of new DNA findings, scientists are echoing a very tortoise-y mantra: 'not so fast'.
The stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid to conserve its unique habitat.
News Corporation, parent company of Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and most recently of The Daily for the iPad, was the first global media company to commit to and then achieve the goal of becoming carbon neutral.
The goal is to uncover what businesses are doing, or what they need to be doing, to thrive as global competition intensifies for strategic resources.
Margaret Wente trots out every 20-year-old trope spouted by tired old discredited climate change deniers.
This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry.
A new study finds that music helps alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue in cancer patients, while also boosting their quality of life.
The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations.
It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody!
Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.
A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail
Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half
Campbell Soup Company will soon be sourcing about 15 percent of the energy used at its factory in Napoleon, Ohio (the company's largest) from solar power generated by a just-announced power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease
Two days after the earthquake caused by a nearby fracking well the mayor said, "I called my insurance man and got earthquake insurance.”
Philadelphia architects Interface Studio are known to TreeHugger for their work with PostGreen and on the 100K house. They have also just completed a modular student residence at Temple University that really does demonstrate
Quoting directly from the Philadelphia Eagles presser: "The Eagles have contracted with Orlando FL-based SolarBlue, a
I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?
Almost two years after a ketchup snub sparked a patriotic backlash in Ontario, sales for French's ketchup remain strong.
Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe.
A skeleton of the bizarre land-walking whale provides answers about how whales first spread around the world.
It harms retailers, drives overconsumption, and contributes to traffic jams and pollution. What's the point?
It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.
An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.
Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.
Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.