Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.

Made by NextDesk, the Encore is ideally green, with bamboo top, recycled aluminum frame, and VOC-free coating - perfect for this TreeHugger writer!

This tiny verdant island, called Vulcan Point or sometimes Vulcan Island, lies at the center of a strange-but-entirely-true natural wonder. It's known for being the world's largest volcanic island that's on a lake, on a

Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways.

It's déjà vu all over again, with the old guard trying to stop the newcomers...

It's déjà vu all over again, again! Auto dealers have been fighting Tesla Motors on multiple fronts for a while now, trying to either force them to do business with the traditional sales model, or be prohibited from selling in certain states.

Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield?

No green energy issue is too small for the rampaging Premier.

Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.

Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.

Get rid of slugs (and snails) without the use of pesticides that harm beneficial creatures and pollute our waterways.

Norwegian architect Tron Meyer cuts a stair out of solid engineered wood.

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

Now in its sixth day, the forest fire threatens critical habitats and precious water sources.

Solar City and Tesla take the Kinks out of solar power with plenty of PowerPacks

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...

The device is so thin it could be woven into fabric without changing the feel of it.

Personal lighting just took a huge leap forward with the Kogalla RA.

Capt. Neill's Seafood Inc. said its blue crab meat was American-grown, but it was imported from South America and Asia.

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

Cruise ships and Disney's 'Frozen' have led to crowds of unprecedented size, about which Norwegians are not entirely happy.

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

We are officially in love with Loch Pooltiel.

Semi-wild and isolated to a 270-acre stretch of shoreline, the North Ronaldsay sheep are one of only two land animals that live exclusively on seaweed.

This family lives, works and travels in this modern tiny house, now located on a remote Scottish island.

Turn down the thermostat, crack a window, and ditch the blankets for some science-backed health benefits.

Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan,

Health care providers are alarmed by the rise in sleep disorders, but is it the kids or the parents who are in need of education?

Over 3 weeks, researchers trained night owls to reset their sleep patterns; the results are pretty remarkable.

A new study shows how adolescents quickly improved their sleep time and quality in just one week's time.

Trade the morning shower for one before bed for better sleep and more.

One in 300 people are extreme early birds, and it may be genetic.

Hosted by Jocelyn K. Glei, these wonderful interviews boost productivity, creativity, and resilience in surprising ways.

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.

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In today's weekly newsletter, we go on about why cold showers are good for you (not the reasons you think); show off some very fancy LED lights in a very old fixture design and whine about the designs of tiny houses.

I predicted trouble in winter, but they appear to still open even when buried in snow.

A Colorado family that had long ago given up on finding their cat got some incredible news this week, when Willow was found in New York City -- five years later and 1,800 miles from home.

Packed with smart advice, this downloadable PDF is full of delicious recipes that can save you money and hassle.

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

In which we learn a new and useful word: techno-chauvinism.

This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.

Alice + Whittles makes use of high-quality materials that would otherwise go to waste.