Frugality blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames has outfitted her house and family with thrifted finds. This is her advice.

Women may sleep better next to dogs than people

A great gesture that allows you to zoom into a map with one hand on your smart phone.

Who needs GPS? Nothing beats a trusty paper map for navigating a foreign city.

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range

The bigger question: why is the industry playing into the hands of the anti-fracking activists?

A Toronto city councillor is going to try.

A 1.5-degrees-Celsius warmer world would bring bigger gusts of wind more regularly.

Hear me out...

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

Along with climate-killing CO2, there are a lot of people-killing pollutants. Perhaps we should change our message.

Trump would rather keep humans out of the country than saltwater.

Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change.

It's time for some fareness.

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact.

Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk

The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies."

Explaining climate science to kids is challenging, which is why clever animated videos can help.

The U.N. just came up with some climate change solutions, and none of them are "expect techy solutions to pull us out."

Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling.

A study from Stanford University reveals the interconnectedness of politics and the environment.

More than 90 percent of weather stations studied showed the climate was warming, a percentage too high to purely be from natural climate variability, say researchers

Updated curriculum will help them to navigate the emotions associated with the climate crisis.

By 'fertilizing the oceans,' icebergs are actually helping to sequester more carbon. But that doesn't mean we should keep on polluting.

Even a species that has benefited from temperature increases in the past may be hurt by excessive warming.

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Made by NPR, it explains what's recyclable, what becomes trash, and why.

One craftsman is on a mission. Not only is he reclaiming and repairing quality hand tools. He is taking on corporate hegemony in the process.

A sweeping new survey reveals that Americans on average have a surprising amount of leisure time.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

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

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency.

Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine

Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale,

Stunning Art Project Projects Impacts of Climate Change TreeHugger was founded on the idea that art and design can help solve the ecological crisis we are facing - most recently evidenced by our round up of environmental artists shaking up the art

The Severn Barrage could create 50,000 jobs and provide 5% of the UK's electricity needs. Critics say we can do better than that.

Beer cans are lined with the stuff, but hey, thats the price you pay for convenience.

It seems that the only people who benefit from this rule change are the members of the American Chemistry Council who make BPA.

Nobody should be drinking canned beer. Period. But it is particularly bad for young women.

At first it sounds like any other reality show: "Candidates will be put through a series of tough physical

A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until

As it turns out, personal energy choices can be contagious.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.