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This pediatric care unit showcases how sustainable and kid-friendly design can come together.

Religious communities may be wide open to fighting climate change, new evidence reveals.

Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health.

It's a big step forward for the high-tech timber industry.

A new study on chicken embryos may help researchers understand how humans developed their sensitive daylight vision.

A pinch of ingenuity can transform sad-looking ingredients into something desirable.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has taken to releasing massive amounts of the Colorado River from dams, here's why.

Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag.

When you try and go too fast it says, "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

That was the advice of Shakespeare's Polonius, but then there is the sharing economy. Which is it?

This is not your usual trading site; it is much more of a community.

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

Also called "carbon lock-in," it's about time.

Wait, there's more! It slices! It dices!

And they don't stop there. Their products also feature recycled plastic, fabric, silicone, and more.

A big publisher says the former; an author says the latter. What do you think?

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients

Do posh bees make better honey? These bees, living in the heart of Mayfair, only forage in the best places such as St. James Park and Buckingham Palace.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are

"For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

New wind and solar will be cheaper than 96% of all existing coal by 2030.

A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.

Living some 6,000 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that the oil spill often seems like an abstraction to me. A big, big abstraction, but still.

The queen led her minions to the engine of a Delta airplane, delaying the flight until the protected bees could be professionally removed

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

Fast fashion hurts real people, as this online series challenges three unsuspecting youngsters to go meet and work with the people who make their clothes.

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

Ed. note: This is now the fifth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and

How to slow it? Access to voluntary family planning for all women. It more than pays for itself, reducing unwanted pregnancies, abortions, unplanned births... And helps reduce humanity's environmental impact.

Pollinator power, y'all.

Robert Rubin saves " the last, monumental prototype that Bucky was working on when he died".

A dozen units survive, according to Alastair Gordon in the New York Times

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.

A heat wave vulnerability map goes viral, boosting interactive technology that helps make important environmental data accessible.

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.

As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices.

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...

New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic.

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey may survive because of work by communities, NGOs and the Myanmar and Chinese governments.

How do you design a green, sustainable and healthy kitchen?

Hint: It's all about putting women in their place.

This year, NOAA predicts a massive "dead zone" the size of New Jersey will bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Brian Merchant reports on the cause and consequences of dead zones.

Take one of the world's most beautiful places, add dappled sunlight, and voila.

Non-violent direct action is an important part of our democratic heritage. But occupation is a tactic, not an end goal.

The British city of Bristol hopes to promote local business with their own high-security scrip featuring local designs