Circadian rhythm lighting products won't fix body clock problems.

Are they good for everyone or just about making money and getting rid of workers?

There's no doubt that geoengineering brings out passionate emotions both pro and con, as recent debate on TreeHugger about the sort of-moratorium on some research coming out of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Researchers are working on "reprogramming" cells to create customized organisms that can be used for everything from new medicines to environmental clean-up crews.

The world had a bunch of big goals it didn't succeed in making by this year. Now the UN is creating an even bigger set of goals - finally taking the environment into account. But how to educate the world about the goals? Turn to comics.

1) In a popular topic we've visited several times, Forums user moseph is "wondering, big or small, what is

Sad Anniversary digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/one-year-later-tva-toxic-coal-ash-spill-tennessee.php';A year ago, a massive coal ash spill took place in Tennessee. About 5.4 million cubic yards of ash ended up in a river and

Who could possibly complain about brutalist architecture especially when it's framed with flowers

Nature and the environment are still a big part of this protest.

In “fishing” for plastic to create new things, Plastic Whale Circular Furniture tackles a number of problems at once.

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

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

Canada's environmental regulatory agency has allowed genetically engineered salmon eggs to be commercially produced.

Photo: Toyota The Japanese Government Told Toyota to do the Same Now's not a good time for Toyota, and it's not a good time for the 2010 Prius hybrid, a kind of "halo" car for the company. Yesterday, I wrote about an acceleration problem that Apple

Photo: Toyota Update: Kaizen Fail: Toyota Recalls 437,000 Hybrids Worldwide, Mostly 2010 Prius Models 311,000 Third Generation Prius Hybrids to be Recalled by Toyota It seems like Toyota has yet to hit rock bottom. Last week the NHTSA announced that it

Apologies for the bad Photoshop job... Photo: Zipcar Logo, Toyota Less Than 1% of Zipcar Fleet, But... I'm pretty sure that many TreeHugger readers are also Zipcar customers (car-sharing in general is booming), and chances are that with that crowd, the

Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if

Should the stuff be kept away from kids? The American Public Health Association thinks so.

In one cartoon he solves a long list of issues that have kept it from going mainstream.

These flowery sculptures seem to grow and flourish, out of repurposed dead animal skulls.

Because of the weather, some of the country's famed cherry trees are having a surprise autumn bloom instead of in spring.

Timely but not fleeting, flouncy but not frilly, unique but not unwearable, clever but never over the top -- Mr. Larkin's Spring 2010 collection was everything green fashion should be. A relative newcomer on the eco-scene, the

Shoppers can now choose to support a broader range of social issues.

A special task force has been set up, but whether the talk and research turns into action is another matter.

From recycled yarns to fair-trade sewing to reclaimed fabrics, these swimsuits will make you feel good, both inside and out.

Beyond the headline, a really great overview of how globalization may well be entirely reshaped by energy constraints, for the betterment of local economies in places where manufacturing has been outsourced for years.

So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Looking to tiny houses for design inspiration, these new student housing units have been constructed in a former Rotterdam office.

The city hopes to combat overtourism by getting visitors off the beaten track and doing more useful things.

The wheels on the desk go round and round.

And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it.

Because people gotta move.

This series of composting furniture designs aims to "integrate worms and people into interdependent domestic bliss."

We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification.

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.

Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.

Earlier research found evidence of a wildlife wonderland at the disaster site, now the first camera study validates an abundance of wolves, boars, foxes and more.

It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.

A consumer product guide compiled along with iFixit shows which brands make it easy to fix our gadgets and which don't.

There are everywhere, they are fun, and there is so much to learn from them.

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.

Report accuses wood burners of being naively careless when they should be worried