The material can also heal itself to keep medical devices running indefinitely.

Grow some of your own greens, veggies, and herbs indoors with one of these automated hydroponic growing systems.

In our hyperconnected and always-on culture, stepping away from our gadgets for one day can be a move in the right direction for slowing down and connecting with people, not screens.

The recovery of these beleaguered species proves that conservation action works.

In addition to its social conscience, Sweden is also extremely fashion conscious, and recent media debate plus campaigns by local group Rena Kläder (Clean Clothing) have brought ideas about ethical fashion to the forefront. Right on cue, in Sweden's

The outdoor gear retailer plans to certify 30 percent of its clothes as fair-trade by the end of 2017.

Recycled fabric, down insulation, and fair-trade sewing make this a top pick if you're in the market for a new coat.

The organization scored the biggest gadget makers on their products' environmental records.

Why do we always think other animals are so simple?

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The longer we wait, the more expensive (and dangerous) it gets.

After decades of increasingly complicated insomnia fixes, this one little thing changed everything.

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

Tokyo 2020's organizing committee will transform old smartphones, laptops, and digital cameras into a true treasure.

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

Starting in 2015, it will be illegal to leave computers and other electronic for curb-side pickup, as part of an effort to fight e-waste.

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

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

Everybody knows that change is happening, but thanks to the fossil fuel economy, we are all having such a good time.

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,

Can we hear them saying, "I told you so!" to the rest of the outdoor gear industry?

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.

Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling.

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?

Sometimes the best way to get an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.

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

It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the

Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

The Gwich'in people have been fighting this battle for decades, and now they need broader public support. Learn how you can help.

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

Two misfortunate advertising campaigns from Argentina use polar bears and tackiness to promote air conditioning.

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.

Researchers find that even just sleeping with a shirt that one's romantic partner has worn leads to improved slumber.

This just pushes every TreeHugger button.

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

With a carbon credit card, it doesn't have to be hard.

It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.

Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.

Because “the pursuit of speed is a moral imperative.”

A number of companies are flying SST Trial balloons, but we should all pop them now.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.