Before U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw his country from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018, Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister and the nuclear agreement’s chief Iranian architect, was the most popular public figure in his country. A year after the withdrawal, a University of Maryland poll shows, Zarif’s popularity was…

Since the beginning of the healthcare crisis, the decrees issued by the Conte government have, one after the other, increased the number of restrictions. This is on top of the ordinances from the different regions. A campaign has developed and has promoted social distancing through calls to stay at home, hashtags and appeals. But all this fervour did not affect the millions of workers forced to continue going to work in non-essential companies and services.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions tried to prepare for social isolation like they would for a blizzard—stocking up not just on toilet paper and sanitizer, but also on pantry basics like milk, eggs, flour, and beans. Faced with this sudden surge in demand, grocery stores across the country were completely overwhelmed. Not just shelves but entire stores were cleared out, so “one-per-customer” rules were established on select items and notices were posted detailing which were out of stock. As we have written elsewhere, the capitalists can’t efficiently sustain supply chains through a crisis such as this.

Calling all believers in science! The next big march is being planned, this time in the name of science. Here's what you need to know.

Environmentalists aren't the only ones considering divestment anymore.

Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something

They are all over the internet today; here are some that relate to buildings we have shown on TreeHugger

The differences between the new prefabs by Philippe Starck for RIKO and the Bright Built Homes are instructive.

Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly

Mark Siddall of LEAP measures and calculates everything, thinks about it, and then calculates it again.

When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever

An old basement is transformed into a beautiful new shared multipurpose space for working, learning and leisure.

Some would pick a third option: vermin.

In July of 2007, the East Coast was slammed by a record-setting heat wave. From New York City to Washington, DC, temperatures averaged above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, causing more than 40 deaths.

Left: Ozone in Earth's stratosphere at an altitude of approximately 12 miles (20 kilometers) in mid-March 2011, near the peak of the 2011 Arctic ozone loss. Right: chlorine monoxide - the primary agent of chemical ozone destruction in the cold polar

While preservation of the planet's dwindling biodiversity itself has rightly grabbed the headlines at the ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan, Science Insider points out an important geoengineering

The Vancouver architect is famous for "tall wood" but still has a knack for little good wood buildings too.

Ahead of the U.N. climate negotiations in Paris, hundreds of marches were held around the world to call for strong climate action.

These sand "castles" are not your usual holiday beach creations.

From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students, TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury.

Late last month, when officer Shelley Hammonds of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency received word of an animal in distress, it might have sounded like a routine rescue operation. Witnesses described

The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia issues a challenge: Design a four-person home made entirely of materials from a 100-mile radius around Vancouver.

TreeHugger goes on and on (and on) about why design matters; here, legendary designer Philippe Stark gives us his own captivating take on the topic at TED in March 2007.

If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.

Researchers have used abundant and inexpensive materials to create a tandem solar cell that can store solar energy as hydrogen for use at any time of day.

Virginia Tech researchers figure out how to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant which could drive down fuel cell costs.

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

He is one of Asia's emerging architects, famous for building stunning, affordable and durable buildings out of bamboo.

Referencing traditional terraced agriculture, this modern house with terraces has an integrated rainwater collection and irrigation system that would allow it to grow greenery.

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.

Could human urine be used on a commercial scale to fertilize the food we eat?

You are not just buying a box but a full service design/build package. Could this take container architecture mainstream?

This week is all about climate change and its myriad ripple effects. Melting Arctic ice has opened up an international controversy over deep-sea land rights, and Russia will now make a bold move by planting its flag 14,000 feet below the surface. New

And they even claim it's green.

Good Guy Leo strikes again!

Equipped with two bedrooms and a secondary loft, there's plenty of space to grow in this small home.

A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air.

Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.

It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles.

This digitally fabricated project revives a traditional material with new building technologies.

A new proposal for Hong Kong tries to fit people into pipes.

Seven architects have created massive and impressive new structures inside a building from the 1700's.

Earlier in the week, the New York Times reported that bees in Brooklyn had started turning red, and their honey was looking like bright red goo. It turned out that

Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and

It tells you when to get up and to sit down, and checks up on you too.

Because shipping containers are designed to move and these ones might have to.

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.

It's partially built out of Cross Laminated Timber; it "immerses students in this relatively new product."

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.