Tiny houses have become the darlings of budget-minded minimalists, and Ryan Mitchell's book, "Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials," explores them.

This biophilic home owned by Gennaro Brooks-Church, founder of Eco Brooklyn Living Walls, is so green it boasts a turtle sanctuary.

Give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

You’ll refer to this guide that’s printed on biodegradable fabric with non-toxic ink almost every time you need to convert a recipe.

They make the perfect gift for your favorite binge-watcher.

In 1911, the Society for the Prevention Useless Giving (SPUG) began a movement against useless Christmas gifts. It's time for a comeback.

Looking for stocking stuffer ideas for your favorite home cooks? Here are some suggestions for super useful tools that they’ll love.

Blind brothers ask you to take a leap of faith to help find a cure for blindness.

The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, account for two-thirds of global emissions.

Energy-related CO2 emissions will be 7 percent lower than their 2005 level of nearly 6 billion metric tons in 2020, according to new government data.

Want to reduce your carbon footprint for the big move? Here's how to haul all of your worldly possessions from point A to point B with minimal eco-impact.

There are a number of reasons our houses are getting bigger, and it's a real problem.

Christmas is the season for many things, including a massive carbon footprint.

Kevin Judd enjoys programming elaborate holiday light shows at his Riverside, Calif. home. But after a video of last Halloween's 'Party Rock Anthem' display wen

Here's what you can do with your incandescent bulbs as they fade away and are replaced by their more energy-efficient cousins.

This step-by-step Kindle book will help families of all sizes get home-cooked meals on the table.

In addition to providing a quick way to read your friends' updates, the app will include content will come from well-known publications and 'emerging voices.'

After breaking up a fight between two dogs, Arizona mother Laura Toone needed medical attention.

Orangutans are great communicators, whether through sign language, gestures or sounds. Now, trainers at Jungle Island in Miami are using technology to help the

Dog trainer Anna Jane Grossman provides private iPad lessons to dogs, where she teaches them to nose the screen to activate apps.

In the U.S., however, walking or biking to school has become less common over the last 50 years.

Now there's science to prove what many women have been feeling for years.

Learn how kids in Ghana are turning their youthful energy into power for their whole community.

Judah Tyreman lost rocks and fossils worth thousands, but thanks to the Internet, he'll replace them and even add some more.

One climate change skeptic says derailing the EPA's plans to regulate carbon emissions should be a priority for Congress.

It's time to break out the contraband Kinder eggs and get decorating with these handmade and eco-friendly Easter/springtime decor picks.

Home furnishings retailer IKEA uses about 1 percent of the world's commercial wood supply to make its products.

As parts of the country enter day three of a heat wave, it's time to consider breaking out the big guns: Ice straws and stainless steel popsicle molds.

A human home inevitably contains about 100 kinds of arthropods, research shows, but most are harmless and some can be helpful.

On Nature Photography Day, take your camera outside to make a difference for wildlife!

Millipedes are poison-filled arthropods that are surprisingly essential to the health of conifer forests in the Northwest.

Octopuses are weird, fascinating and for the most part, entirely unknown. Yet these behaviors are reminders we shouldn't put anything past them.

The mouse deer. Or the pig deer. Or the little goat. Whatever you call the chevrotain, this is a truly distinct looking (and tiny!) ungulate.

The disintegration of a giant Antarctic ice shelf that had been stable for millennia was caused by a chain reaction of lakes draining on top of the ice.

About half of the surface warming that's helping shrink Greenland's glaciers is due to temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Bob Sakala bought his Toyota Prius Hybrid to save gas. In the week since Hurricane Sandy, he powered his home on three-quarters of a tank of gas.

Yet another reason to invest in a hybrid and electric vehicle: During storm-related blackouts they — with the compulsory assistance of an inverter — can pre

Castile soap can be used to clean a variety of things, including you, your dog and your vegetables.

Hanging a birdhouse means considering not only the birds but also the tree. Here's how to protect your trees and your feathered friends.

You can't eat rhubarb leaves because they're high in oxalic acid, but they're still useful. Here's what to do with them.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Keep lemons handy for all these great tips.

Designer Benjamin Jones wants to erect the Sustainable TreeHouse, an eco-friendly 'interactive playground' on New York City's Governors Island. But he needs you

Here’s a look at 18 of the world’s most stunning treehouses and the unique stories behind them.

This talented illustrator used recycled materials to draw attention to what is thrown away.

Have you ever thought, why are my ears ringing? Find out the causes of tinittus, plus treatment options and how to prevent it in the first place.

From what the new labels mean to how to properly apply it, here are the essentials to help keep your skin healthy in the sun.

Instead of 'climate change' or 'global warming,' new research finds another term might be more effective in capturing people's attention.

Princeton University study finds that rats get fatter on high fructose corn syrup than on sugar, even when caloric intake is the same.

San Jose City Council selects two sites for "sleeper cabin"-based housing communities for the homeless, after years of discussion and local opposition.

Denmark's Green Free School in Copenhagen focuses on creating a sustainable future for all.