Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.

The most recent U.N. demographic projections show world population growing to 9.3 billion by 2050, an addition of 2.3 billion people.

Domes are tough. Here is a design that tries to make them comfortable. Does it live up to its billing?

New research reveals the first solid evidence that an animal (other than humans) can distinguish emotional expressions in another species.

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

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.

California has been going through a drought for about 3 years now, with 2013 being the driest year on record.

It seems that the biggest Saudi field is losing its punch.

With a warming climate, the remains of unlucky mountaineers are beginning to rise from the ice.

Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change.

A series of newspaper articles ask the wrong question.

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

The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies."

Who says we have to choose between jobs and the environment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is starting a sort of Public Works program for the Great Lakes --- prioritizing funding for restoration projects that put the

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment

Climate change is affecting sea ice, which will have a direct impact on survival for many colonies of Emperors.

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...

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

Award-winning photographer Sue Flood braved the extremes to bring us this marvelous new book, Emperor: The Perfect Penguin.

Or, how to make a super special meal with just a few ingredients.

Turn your bathroom into a spa with an exfoliating DIY body scrub. Here are 8 homemade scrubs made with ingredients already in your kitchen.

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

Perhaps yes, if our food system stays the way it is, but maybe that's what we should be challenging.

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.

"Bags for life," as they're called, do not get reused nearly as much as retailers would like to believe.

Judith Thornton questions the conventional wisdom about plastic packaging. She has a controversial point.

Once upon a time I put together a guide on how to green your wedding, and I even blogged about my own DIY-flavored eco-wedding. But my darling wife and I have been upstaged by Julia Davis and Andy

Preserving fisheries is crucial. But one fisherman argues that regulation can do more harm than good, and that fishing communities used to regulate themselves.

From oldest to tallest to most sacred and more, we present a brief who's-who of arboreal heros.

37 species under national protection have been observed in the Ziwuling area, thanks to massive reforestation efforts.

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.

A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions

Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine

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

We really do need more of this kind of thinking.

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

We know that bike commuting saves money, and that cycling to work combats obesity too. So it's no surprise when we hear that bike commuting is on the rise in many cities. One company is stepping out way ahead

Non-violent direct action is an important part of our democratic heritage. But occupation is a tactic, not an end goal.

The British city of Bristol hopes to promote local business with their own high-security scrip featuring local designs

As part of their larger Campus Sustainability Initiative, Emory University (GA) students are being asked to commit to each doing three green things in their personal life and on campus. While the program is voluntary, the university

Pandas, which are one of the better known endangered species out there, just aren't very good at breeding, making their survival more problematic than if, say, they had cubs by the bucketload every year.

Things don't quite work as they are supposed to when people stand up.

The Substitution Support Portal SUBSPORT launched this week, intending to give business improved tools for substituting hazardous chemicals with safer substitutes.

Scientists have found that the chemicals used to replace BPA over the past 20 years have the same damaging effects.

Imagine millions of these slithering out from the mud? The eggs of this alien desert crustacean remain dormant for years, waiting for a bout of rain to hatch.

Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. This is another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy.

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r

At least $40 million worth of carbon credits have been stolen in recent weeks from various registries across Europe, in what some are calling a growing black market for carbon credits.The Wall Street Journal explains that there are

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.

The inside of this updated caravan is surprisingly chic and comfortable.