A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.

Actually, the student designs steal the show every year at ICFF, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair held annually in New York. This year was not quite up to Pratt's spectacular exhibit from last year, but was close. Parsons I think Parsons the

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a

One of my favorite things to do when I travel to new cities is check out their green shopping scenes. I was recently in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region of Israel and had a few hours to visit the area shops and outdoor

Chairs are us and there are lots of them on display at the Clerkenwell Design Week.

It makes sense in Europe. Too bad North Americans have so few alternatives.

They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less.

The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent.

The director of Celtic Connections questions the ethics of bringing in foreign artists to perform.

It helps you determine what it will cost to heat, and what you should do to seal it up.

As its reputation grows, the VeloBerlin film awards attract more talent

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?

An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes."

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

Between 1999 and 2004, there was one death a year due to the falling of trees or branches in Colombia's capital city, Bogota.

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

In this open source design project, Dos Uno shares cool, easy to make designs for chairs, tables and shelves using cheap readily available materials.

Hornets, yellow jackets, tarantula hawks oh my. Wasps might be scary, but a world without them would be a disaster.

Big fuzzy bumblebees do plants a favor, while smaller bee species steal pollen from plants with little in return

Katherine lives in rural Ontario. Margaret lives in New York City. The way they enjoy their summers is bound to be drastically different.

Americans work way too long and too hard.

You've heard them all before, but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of why these foods are destructive to our planet.

Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it.

A deeper look at Toronto's Bloor Street bike lanes finds more shoppers spending more money.

Way more people get traumatic injuries in the shower than they do on bikes, but almost nobody takes the most basic safety precautions.

The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt.

Sleeping and snacking are not meant to share the same space for some very good reasons.

These architects propose building a living space into the nacelle of giant offshore wind turbines. What could go wrong?

That's two and a half times longer than any existing wind turbine blade and that's not all that makes it unique.

No turbine blades in sight.

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is

In response to the question above, a former Stanford dean lists 8 essential skills for success in life - many of which are sadly neglected by parents today.

Who needs a dining hall when you've got a dorm kitchen available? Even if you don't, make it happen with a few basic tools and skills.

But the builders and the realtors are fighting sprinkler laws across the country.

TreeHugger isn't the only place to sing the virtues of the modern composting toilet. But Fox News? Really?

Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy

With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000

Insect hotels are architectural, recycled and perfectly formed. But you can't stay there: they are for the bugs.

Geothermal is a stable & plentiful source of clean energy available all around the world, including in the United States (especially in the West). But that industry is still in its infancy and very little of that resource's potential is being tapped.

The holidays are a time of joy, happiness, families and... waste? Estimates show that almost 25% of waste produced in the US comes from the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years. But we can change that, starting now.

It was hot last year, too.

A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.

Why can't we all just get along? New campaign humanizes cyclists.

WARNING: Driving cars kills. Should companies be able to market them as speedy, sexy objects of desire?

By all means, shop when you visit foreign countries, but do it thoughtfully.

Public transportation, while maybe not as enjoyable as commuting in your own personal vehicle, does ease congestion, reduce emissions. Need more convincing? Here's more info about public transportation.

Agenda 21 crazies, poison plastic people and hey, some green buildings and furniture!