From saucy to the divine, the origins of some flower names add even more to the loveliness of their blooms.

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

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling.

Smaller, faster, cheaper! Single board computer (SBC) innovations are jumpstarting a whole new wave of DIY devices.

Spoiler: your city will be much warmer year round.

The computing facility will help researchers with NASA missions while reducing its environmental impact.

An existing 1960s studio apartment in Melbourne has been transformed into a more efficient one-bedroom apartment.

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.

Great things are happening for the environment at schools across the U.S. Thirty-five schools, 14 school districts, and four postsecondary institutions have been honored as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) for 2019.

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.

Allison Arieff asks that and a lot of other questions.

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.

Pets, they’re not just for cuddling anymore!

Huge decline surprises scientists who say that the world’s fastest land animal won’t escape extinction unless urgent conservation action is taken.

Wanting to make a massive life change, this man makes his exit from the corporate world -- with his feline friend and a self-renovated van.

FANAF separates cats from people in tiny Shanghai apartment.

From knocking out fleas and ticks to fighting the havoc of hairballs, these simple, all-natural remedies are both planet and pet approved.

Many houseplants are toxic for curious cats and dogs. These ones are all pet-friendly.

These feline species are on the verge of disappearing forever.

Two 'active' walls enable this small living space to become flexible and adaptable throughout the day.

This small, efficient renovation of a former maid's room in Paris hides a stealthy little table.

An old, cramped apartment in Tasmania is updated with skylights, plenty of clever space-saving concepts, and a touch of hidden glamor.

Are you looking for a DIY construction technique for building an affordable earthquake-, flood-, and bullet-resistant home? Look no further.

Hold on to your wallets, because this little dwelling isn't for sale yet, but it is a promising development in the tiny house movement.

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

From cocktail shakers to terrariums, is there anything the mighty mason jar can't do? Rethink this humble vessel with new uses for an old standby.

An interesting mix of fine art and fine childrearing!

Who says you have to say goodbye to a favorite old sweater? Breathe new life into it with these fun, creative, DIY projects.

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

Give virgin paper and plastic bows the heave-ho-ho-ho with these chic and earth-friendly alternatives -- several costing nothing at all!

Wrapping up our coverage of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, we look at who came, who bailed out, what happened, and what didn't.

The London Olympics are only beginning, but the next ones are already underway with Rio's ambitious urbanization plan. Its latest inauguration: the city's third largest green area.

Image Credit: Ivo Canelas Cork has fascinated me for a long time; it's fully renewable and you don't even have to cut the whole tree, it's biodegradable and has curious characteristic such as insulating and shock absorbance. I came across many ugly

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

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,

Welcome to the world of planner mania! Here you will discover the hottest planners on the market. If only we could use every single one...

These lovely packs are made from upycled waste materials, biodegradable natural fabrics, recycled polyester, and more.

Luxury fashion designer Balenciaga has released a Italian leather version of IKEA's iconic utilitarian shopping bag, leading one to assume the world has lost its mind.

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

September's most loved images from our Photo of the Day series.

For consumers, biodegradable and compostable products have mostly been a bust. Still, it is good news that the swiss company Freitag has succeeded making jeans that will break down on commercial compost piles.

These are the items that keep my bag light and my life easy.

Cars spit out tons of pollution. Luckily there are many ways to reduce your emissions - we've summarized the top tips for you.

These are the items I'd buy again because they're well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.

Record breaking extreme weather isn't just plaguing the Midwest: Colombia has had 5-6 times more rainfall than usual for the past ten months--which has killed 425 people so far, covered 1 million hectares with water, and left 3 million people as what

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

Make your garden attractive to bees by planting specific plants, but be sure they're organic and indigenous to your region.

One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

Could you live on a One Tonne Diet?

And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful.