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

The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere

This month's issue of Wallpaper* magazine is dominated by the 2007 Design Directory, their hand-picked favorite architects and designers from the past year. Always the epitome of cool, the mag's slick picks

Pollution from power plants, cars, and other transportation is a well-known contributor to outdoor air pollution, but our indoor air quality is often worse; it can be up to 10 times worse for you than the air outside. Microbial pollutants like mold,

Resolve to make these simple changes month by month as a graceful way to ease into a more sustainable lifestyle.

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

80% of diseases in developing countries trace back to contaminated water. Could a simple ingredient from the kitchen shelf solve the problem?

The monthly vegetarian gathering will also host policy makers to discuss various aspects of climate change.

The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from

Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land

Scientists will be able to easier monitor the population of penguins, thanks to a high-tech solar-powered remote camera setup.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey may survive because of work by communities, NGOs and the Myanmar and Chinese governments.

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely

The British city of Bristol hopes to promote local business with their own high-security scrip featuring local designs

Korean activists are spearheading efforts to plant trees in Mongolia, hoping to improve both the lives of nomadic desert herders there and the air quality their families are exposed to back home.

Common Good was started by Sacha Dunn and her husband Edmund Levine out of their personal desire to have refillable and eco-friendly option when it comes to cleaning supplies.

Already suffering a perilous decline, the deaths of 4 North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month doesn't bode well for the species.

Photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar via Flickr/Creative Commonsdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/scientists-develop-rot-proof-apple-stays-fresh-four-months.php';Scientists in Australia have developed an apple that won't rot. Or, won't rot

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

Where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two-hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

Not even the real-life cowboys can get Betsy out of Anchorage's 4,000-acre park.

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today to get ready for the live chat with the authors on June 13 at 3pm

So often we read books on ecology that detail the downfall of a species or habitat. Finally, here is a book that does the opposite, explaining instead the incredible comeback of one of the most important locales for marine

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

He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

But what is the best criterion?

Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have a blockbuster piece of reporting on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of Argentina.

Built as a high-end addition for an extra office or guest room, this prefabricated structure can be erected within six to eight weeks.

A seasoned dumpster diver who lived without cash for a year, Mark Boyle—aka the Moneyless Man—knows more than most about getting by without money. Having explored how to travel without cash, he's

It's one thing to drive to the mall, but one fifth of Canadian shoppers are driving to another country. That's crazy.

There are certain things I've hardly missed, and others I've missed more than I expected.

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.

Even a full day later, a one-hour shift in the clock is hard to adjust to.

Design for deconstruction out of low-carbon materials is the way of the future.

This artist mixes and matches up jigsaw puzzle pieces from different vintage puzzles to create mind-bending collages.

The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the

Search on the terms "hay pollutant epa" and you'll see hundreds of recent links with statements inferring that USEPA has 'declared hay to be a pollutant.' The source most often cited

I've made it through the first month of my thrifty New Year's resolution.

Here's what to know about Lynx rufus, the solitary wildcat that roams North America.

Octogenarian couple united by a love of entomology

It's an industrial design approach, a product that is refined almost to perfection.

This vegetarian tidepool dweller could be an answer to dietary protein in times of climate crisis, but who could ever eat a charmer like this?

Google and Save the Elephants teamed up to bring Street View to the Kenyan wildlife reserve to show its residents and spread the need for conservation.

After a few big players entered the ring, the environment was spared some 1.5 billion plastic shopping bags in under 100 days.

We're traveling with UNEP to cover World Environment Day and document how the host country of Mongolia is adapting to a changing climate.