Our photo of the day comes from the state of Washington.

This apartment's built-in 'function wall' maximizes a small space by incorporating sleeping, sitting and storage.

Thousands of kilos of vegetables will hopefully prevent starvation in burned-out regions.

Four species of walking sharks have been discovered in the waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.

This Thanksgiving, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) express gratitude for another productive year working together toward common goals, including ...

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019, with National Teacher Day on May 7. Every year, Project Learning Tree (PLT) recognizes the educators who have made the most significant contributions to PLT with the Leadership in Education award.

Every year, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative community comes together to exchange ideas, share innovations, and inspire those who have a vision of a world that values and benefits from sustainably managed forests.

Despite a great need for future leaders in sustainable forestry, there are difficult barriers for many youths interested in pursuing related degrees. The Multicultural Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to change that.

The 2019 horseradish crop was battered by unusually harsh weather, and the effects are showing up in fast food joints.

I have complained about this building forever, but will admit that Norman Foster has designed a masterpiece.

Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost.

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.

Ten people. 2,200 miles through Central Asia. No itinerary. What will happen?

This small cat species is native to South America.

If your cat passes out from the sound of crinkling tin foil, she’s not alone.

This cascading staircase not only moves people, it can display books and other trinkets too.

This impressive home features a lot of great multifunctional ideas, plus a custom-built cat run for two felines in the back.

Access to affordable capital is one of the biggest challenges for expanding a young industry. For solar in Africa, crowdfunding is helping to change that

Paying homage to Denmark's historical relationship with wind, these public art sculptures would generate music and power from wind.

A handfull of states have been carrying the torch for rooftop solar.

The Bright ’N Green building is an experimental effort to combine sustainable technologies.

The technology could help keep buildings cooler in the warmer months.

Elora Hardy and her team of designers, artisans, and builders at Ibuku are reimagining sustainable building, using one of nature's strongest and most versatile materials.

The Earthship movement is more than just a bunch of dirty hippies living in a Mad Max-esque compound in the high desert of the American Southwest, as this short film illustrates.

Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.

Just in time for Halloween, welcome to the exquisite and eerie world of Karly Perez' art dolls.

Getting outside will clear your head and, at least for artist Sara Breakfield, inspires and incredible wealth of creativity and artistic spirit thanks to items found along trails.

From funky fork bracelets to bath bombs and sweater sleeve coffee warmers, we've got your quick DIY gifts covered.

A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.

The Brooklyn based artist participated in a local show covering a concrete playground in a mixture of knitted yarn and Brazilian ribbons.

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

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.

Spanish collective Basurama arrived in Niamey, Niger, to assist locals in the construction of new leisure spaces with local, low cost materials.

Though conventional 'deathcare' is hardly green, thanks to the use of embalming chemicals, concrete vaults and non-biodegradable caskets, burials are getting greener each year with various eco-friendly options and smarter

It is the perfect local renewable material, and a great insulator too.

It's one of the few areas where people buying a home have a lot of choices. Here's a Pecha Kucha look at how to make the right one.

Kitting out your home with a solar power system just got a bit easier in the state of Connecticut. Under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, qualifying low and moderate-income homeowners—those people whose household incomes is

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to

In a move which Connecticut governor Jodi Rell says will help position Connecticut as "the preferred location to grow clean tech jobs", the state has launch the Connecticut Clean Tech Fund to

Last month, a mountain lion was struck and killed by a car in Connecticut -- and new details have emerged suggesting the animal had an incredible, record-breaking journey before it met that sad end. Following the accident,

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.

This clever replacement window expands out to create a private semi-outdoor space for people who don't have a balcony.

Using a customized printer, these designers combined new technology with low sounds to create this modern collection of ceramics.

This versatile accessory keeps your infant close to your body, or it can become a cradle or rocker to be placed on a flat surface.

Plants get a stylish home with these eye-catching, handmade wooden planters made for the wall.

Have the leaves started to change yet where you are? Autumn is just around the corner, and the annual burst of color is about to begin!

Photographer Gaston Lacombe's beautiful and heartrending series of photographs of captive animals at zoos across five continents.

45 years ago today, the Apollo 8 astronauts took the photo that some say inspired the environmental movement.