It could also help us eradicate heritable diseases in dogs.

The real life romance sparked while making a merry romp of this endangered species protection success story could be the sequel!

The robot was part of a bigger mapping project that reveals the overall volume of ice in Antarctica, not just the ice cover.

This new map uses satellite technology to display the world's vegetation, and can be used for everything from weather predictions to deciding best land use practices.

To view the planet without being hindered by dense white clouds, just check out Google's latest high resolution images of Earth.

A group of the drones were sent to fly around the massive mountain and take HD photos that were then made into a rich 3D model.

The movement of air around the planet is fascinating, and has never been more clear thanks to this map. The modeling system used to make it can simulate worldwide weather at remarkable detail.

If you're in the Netherlands, your bikeshed must be huge, but what qualifies as a bikeshed in your city?

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.

The overhaul now includes the Voyager feature for deep exploration, not just satellite views.

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range

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

You may love the energy kick from coffee, but too much can be a bad thing. Try some of these greener, cleaner-burning 'fuels' that will wake you up, nourish your body, and keep you going longer.

'When Nestlé Comes To Town' tells the moving story of residents in Cascade Locks, Oregon, who have united to fight Nestlé and keep it from bottling their precious and sacred water.

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

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?

Hear me out...

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

The harshest snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard will remain as frequent in a warming world.

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.

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.

A series of newspaper articles ask the wrong question.

When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic.

The U.N. just came up with some climate change solutions, and none of them are "expect techy solutions to pull us out."

The largest greenhouse gas emitter wants wiggle room when it comes to cutting emissions.

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

Dictionary.com picks the perfect word for our dystopian future!

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...

After ten years of work, the Antarctic Heritage Trust has done an amazing job of restoring and preserving.

Even a species that has benefited from temperature increases in the past may be hurt by excessive warming.

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.

Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button.

This young man's mortgage-free home includes an interesting self-built version of the rare species known as the heated ceiling.

Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best.

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

And you have never used a styrofoam plate or take-out box.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.

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

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.

Some things were never meant to go in the blue bin.

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

Learning which plastics are most harmful to health is one thing you can do.

Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

The Triumph Elm is being set up on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in honor of Arbor Day this Friday (and you thought the fun ended with Earth Day!). The tree is part of a project by the Morton Arboretum to enlighten