From palm oil invaders to adorable Sumatran rhinos, this story about a recent environmental victory will inspire you.

It's an unlikely match between a 47-year-old Peruvian subsistence farmer and a giant American mining corporation, and yet the former is winning the battle.

From ants and pantry moths to black flies and fruit flies, these non-toxic DIY solutions are safer and more eco-friendly than traditional pesticides.

What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser, a local waste collection and urban

Also spotted at the recent edition of the Feria Puro Diseno, Buenos Aires biggest design show, this simple yet interesting wooden home accessory goes in line with some of our favorite concepts: multi-purpose objects and small

Sure, a bicycle can replace your car -- but as Frank Zappa demonstrates, it could replace your drum-set, too.

Yet another sign that the oil industry is facing significant headwinds.

This may, possibly, be the oldest building in the world to go solar.

Archeologists unearthed some eerie graffiti in history's most famous graveyard.

Built on a gooseneck trailer, this big tiny home features a lot of clever small-space design ideas.

This micro-home is a customized, winter-proofed dwelling for two.

A pinch of ingenuity can transform sad-looking ingredients into something desirable.

It creates as much CO2 as a million transatlantic flights. Why isn't this a bigger deal?

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids.

The disks are coated with zinc oxide nanorods that break apart organic molecules in sewage.

The smartphone market isn't slowing down any time soon, but many people are returning to simpler, older phone models for a host of reasons.

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.

Donating your old cell phones to these causes will keep them out of landfills and help others too.

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

From 50 million tons of e-waste generated annually to 350,000 cell phones thrown away every day, the numbers behind our digital addiction are staggering.

Of course, when purchasing a new appliance, it makes sense to go with the most efficient energy star rated appliance. BUT, buying a brand new efficient energy star rated appliance is not always greener or less expensive

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

It looks a lot better than the usual kind, cleans the air and absorbs noise.

This modern, Scandinavian take on the hostel includes private rooms and a jacuzzi in the old vault.

Cornell students and Toronto company figure out how to upcycle old clothes on an industrial scale.

While global warming naysayers seem content to continue flouting the overwhelming scientific consensus in favor of this anthropogenic phenomenon, they seem to have gotten one point largely right: hurricanes didn't suddenly begin massing over the past

On land, slugs are far from nature's most beautiful creatures--but underwater, the family of shell-less creatures known as nudibranchs come in bright neons, glowing pastels, and vibrant primary colors. The 3,000 different kinds of nudibranchs get their

Slugs as we know them aren't the most colorful land-based creatures, but the shell-less mollusk known as nudibranchs (meaning "naked gills"), or sea slugs, are the complete opposite: The more than 3,000 different members

In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature

A last-minute menu change has switched out fish for mushrooms.

A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle.

Flame retardants build up in the DNA of Great Lakes fish. Not cool.

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment

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

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

These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.

With fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild, the 'panda of the sea' is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Now a crazy plan might just save them.

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

Proof that buildings from the 70s and 80s can be fixed well instead of demolished: Perkins + WIll gets the highest LEED score in America.

A charming treehouse is made from recycled wood and glass.

A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers.

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.

These old, thick cable ropes have done their job: now it's time to reuse them in a beautiful way.

"How are we going to protect it if we don't understand what's at stake?"

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.

Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction.

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

A gentle reminder to never, ever, Free Willy your goldfish.

Let this 14-inch goldfish caught in the Niagara River be your answer.