In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.

Take subversive action in small ways.

I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid.

There are approximately 2 million reasons to love trees ... but we'll start with these.

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.

Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England,

Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building.

Our photo of the day proves that size doesn't matter.

Economists with the IMF crunched the numbers to quantify the economic value of a whale's life; what they found is astonishing.

Enough with the negativity. Let's talk about why this spooky celebration rocks.

Personal finance writer Michelle McGagh weighs in on how to save money effectively.

Discover the once-gorgeous South Pacific island where all your plastic trash ends up.

You don't want it in your life. Do everything to avoid it.

The next two months represent the highest rate of consumption during the year, but it doesn't have to be that way.

Fast furniture is like fast food or fast fashion; here's why you should go slow and how you do it.

The Dirty Dozen is back. No, we're not talking about the movie—it's the recently released, fifth edition of The Environmental Working Group's (EWG) list of the 12 conventionally grown fruits and veggies with the

Really, there is a lot to love about his work that applies to green building. Really.

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

Though accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone.

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

The planet is facing some major problems. Just how much impact can a single person's actions have?

The stubborn hero refused to leave his goats ... miraculously, they all survived the firestorm.

A visit to the French capital offers great lessons in how to make less waste.

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.

The LightCycle follows our circadian rhythms via your phone and GPS.

"Come touch the Greenland ice sheet and be touched by it."

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.

Designed for safety and comfort, this sharing bike looks similar to a standard bike, allowing friends to easily hop on and off.

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.

Heavy Eco sells bags, t-shirts and accessories, all made with recycled or organic materials and designed and produced by inmates in Estonian prisons.

It's only happening in half the world. The rest of us can keep using plastic sticks. (Don't they know about ocean currents?)

I write often about the lessons that one can learn from old buildings, usually discussing ventilation and lighting. It turns out that there are lessons in security and defence as well; Eli Lehrer of Frum Forum notices some

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

After weekly ping pong sessions, participants in a pilot study had significant improvements in speech, handwriting, getting dressed, getting out of bed, and walking.

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

It's time for a rethink about what's really important in a home.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

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

The carbon footprint of air freight is ten times that of truck freight; perhaps it's time for "slow shopping."

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.

Influenced by realism and mythology, these impressive works impart a sense of wonder about the natural world.

Austria's Wörthersee football stadium is now thriving with life in an installation that is as beautiful as it is chilling.

So, last week approximately 7,500 songbirds flew into a giant flame and died. Maybe this is a good time to talk about the wastefulness and damage caused by natural gas flaring?

Stand around a fire and sip mulled wine. Skip the last-minute shopping. Give time, not stuff.

With more than 22,000 acres newly opened up to the iconic mammal, the release of bison onto new turf is a profound thing to see.