Need a helping hand? This self-adjusting piece of furniture comes to you.

Emerging out of a park in Seoul, South Korea, this dynamic piece of urban furniture offers a place to sit, walk and play.

The company will spend $1 billion and employ a team of 100 to find a sustainable alternative.

Fed up of shoddy plastic toys? This modular kit of sturdy parts lets parents and kids construct a wide range of awesome kid-powered vehicles.

Building with blocks and construction toys is a great unstructured activity for kids, and Ollies Wooden Blocks are a superb new addition to the category.

"Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys.

It's win-win: you don't heat up the kitchen and you still get the best dessert ever.

The Florida legislation will go into effect in 2021 in an effort to protect the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem.

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.

It’s downright Victorian, but alas, our rice is rife with arsenic – here’s how to enjoy it without the poison.

These delicious, healthy meals can be on the table within half an hour.

Our best recipes for autumn, when we crave warm, comforting food to counter the falling leaves and frosty bite in the air. These recipes offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

Forty companies just pledged to do their part to serve more veggies, helping the environment in the process.

The tiny fuel cell is long-lasting, low-cost and could power our tablets and smartphones with clean energy.

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

A long-suspected secret behavior of water molecules in ice is seen for the first time using a new technique that could help develop energy alternatives.

The Redox Power System will use technology to produce energy more efficiently for far less money.

Replacing diesel systems with fuel cells could give refrigerated a clean-energy makeover.

Hydrogen is abundant in water and full of energy. We just need a cheap way to get the hydrogen where we need it.

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.

We have to rebuild our cities to use less energy and house more people, and Passivhaus design is a useful tool for both problems.

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

I have always wondered why a sandwich of polystyrene and concrete is considered green, and have taken significant abuse for my position on insulated concrete forms (ICF). Now an interim report from the impressive-sounding MIT Concrete

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the

This lovely looking Victorian house in west London seems deceptively straightforward except for a tiny plaque on the front door. It notes that this is the second house in the UK to reach PassivHaus standards. And that is no mean

The road to mandatory labels is still long, with a 5-state trigger before the requirement goes into effect.

The fight to "follow the money" heats up in as Washington prepares to vote on GMO labeling.

Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.

The new labeling law isn’t enough; if you’re looking to avoid GMOs in your diet, start here.

For almost 30 years the Council has been fighting against regulation that would limit balloons for environmental reasons.

The island nation in the western Pacific wants to protect its coral reefs from toxic sunscreen runoff.

Alex Weber, 18, has just published a study that analyzes how these balls enter and degrade in the water.

Whether it's laundry or dishes, turn down the dial for environmental savings and gleaming results.

Diminutive but Electrifying The Toyota FT-EV electric car concept that debuted at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is based on the platform of the 57 MPG Toyota iQ microcar that recently went on sale in Europe and that is apparently already a hit in

This is one of those comparison posts that that could draw many angry comments: like Could Hype Sell An Inferior Hybrid? - Ford Fusion versus Toyota Camry did. Please carefully read the caveats.

Photo: Michael Graham RichardPrius Might Become a Family, 8 New Hybrid Models ComingMaybe the rumors that have been floating around for a long time were true... Toyota said during its press event at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show that they are considering

More than 8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles have been recalled worldwide (including the 2010 Prius), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has linked at least 52 deaths to unexpected acceleration in these vehicles. Although floormats

It's ugly, but it sure can keep that car from cooking, and it is going to be seen from a long distance.

And why 'ethical' grocery shopping isn't going to save the world.

Wallpaper for commercial applications must be a hardy, sturdy product to withstand daily wear and tear. But vinyl is a TreeHugger no-way…unless it is recycled. LSI Wallcovering is making wallcovering waves with the market's first ever recycled vinyl

Years ago, whilst working as a researcher for Greenpeace, looking at how effective its campaign had been to make the Sydney Olympics PVC-free, it became apparent to me how polyvinyl chloride so dominates certain industries. This is certainly true of

Joining gDiapers, the US Postal Service and more, Surface iQ's commercial wallcoverings have earned Cradle to Cradle certification. The only printed commercial grade wallcovering to have earned this certification, Surface iQ's products have an

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children's clothing items off the market. According to the