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Bald eagles are littering Seattle backyards with landfill trash

Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards.




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Photo: Glorious great egret displays its prize

Our photo of the day comes from Hampton, New Hampshire.




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Photo: Great gray owl goes hunting

Our majestic photo of the day comes from Quebec, Canada.




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Artists create a tiny house in a loft

They also build a "tree house" for themselves. It's almost an indoor community.




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Salvage Supperclub teaches us how to eat everything

A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal.




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A 'Mosaic' of Green Features at New Prague Hotel

Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two




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Bohemian forest retreat balances incognito on boulder

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.




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Why 'trunk-or-treat' is a terrible idea

It assumes Halloween is all about the candy, when there's actually far more at play.




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3 reasons why Halloween is great for kids

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




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Cork bath toys are a great alternative to soft plastic ones

They're non-toxic, waterproof, and cute.




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Let's make recess great again

The schoolyard should be an exploratory classroom of sorts, not a holding pen for bored children.




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Yes, your kid can eat snow

It's safe as long as you teach them some basic guidelines.




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James Cameron wants us to stop treating the ocean like a toilet

The film director believes that ocean exploration could help us to prepare better for climate catastrophes.




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German politicians propose much higher meat tax

If the goal is to reduce meat consumption, then why not make it more expensive?




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Are plant-based meats ethical if they're funded by industrial livestock producers?

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.




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Wild Progenitors of Domestic Fruit & Nut Trees in Central Asia Threatened with Extinction

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The




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How to properly eat an apple, core and all (Video)

No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.




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Digital artist creates "visual sounds" from Amazonian birdsongs (Video)

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




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Brilliant tiny house features $500 DIY elevator bed built with free plans (Video)

This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.




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Join BookHugger in Reading <em>The Death and Life of Monterey Bay</em> and Get 30% Off Cover Price

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today to get ready for the live chat with the authors on June 13 at 3pm




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4 Key Lessons Learned From The Death and Rebirth of Monterey Bay (Book Review)

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




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Vital Mangroves On The Edge Of Extinction Thanks to All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp (Book Review)

Mangroves are a special ecosystem. Found all over the world, they thrive in the in-between zones of land and sea, and act as nurseries for a vast variety of animals, grocery stores for humans, a buffer between homes




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'The Reducetarian Cookbook' will show you how to cut out meat and dairy

It's the practical sequel to 'The Reducetarian Solution,' striving to get more people eating fewer animal products.




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'We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast' (book review)

Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.




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6 videos of tiny hamsters eating tiny food

Desperate times call for desperate measures.




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Cats, dogs responsible for up to 30% of meat environmental impact in US

If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study.




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New Packaging Tells You How to Reuse It Creatively

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to




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Norway's extreme reindeer are eating seaweed to cope with climate change

Svalbard's wild reindeer are surviving warmer winters by foraging on, yes, seaweed.




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Small apartment renovation features clever 10 degree rotation (Video)

Besides the usual hidden storage and mirrors to enlarge the space, this redesigned layout includes a slight rotation to improve circulation.




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Provocative Global Warming Rug Creates a Stir in the Blogosphere

This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a




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Artist's earth-inspired rugs feature luxurious landscapes

These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more.




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Flame retardant pollution in Great Lakes is a serious matter, commission says

The International Joint Commission has developed a strategy for how U.S. and Canadian governments can address this toxic problem.




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22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year

Lake Michigan alone receives the equivalent of 100 Olympic-sized pools full of plastic bottles each year.




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It's World Water Day, and the Great Lakes are at risk thanks to proposed EPA cutbacks

And it's not just lefty TreeHuggers who are outraged; Everybody is in on this war of words




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Plastic eating microbes to the rescue: evolution may be finding a solution to the problem of plastic waste

Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up?




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The Great Lakes are filling up with plastic

Plastic is often thought of as an ocean contaminant, but it's in our freshwater lakes, too.




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Who is responsible for the death of Elaine Hertzberg?

Was it the Uber car, the safety driver, the victim, or the traffic engineers who designed that road?




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Video Recreates Flying Amusement Park in Buenos Aires, Offers Refreshing View of the City

Cities can be a lot of fun seems to be the message of awesome video from Argentinean creator.




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Sliding Library Instantly Creates Extra Studio at Hip Buenos Aires Apartment

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.




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Mystery killer behind tragic right whale deaths likely identified

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.




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Grand theater in Buenos Aires is converted into bookstore

You don't get an experience like this online.




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Imaginative kids' bedroom features space-saving, cave-like bunk bed

Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way.




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"Save Fish, Eat Chips" and More Quirky Christmas Gift Ideas from DesignMarketo (Photos)

Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!




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Boerum Apparel sells classic sweatshirts with a fully transparent supply chain

When you buy a Boerum top, you'll know everything about where and how that item was produced.




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Meet Pact, maker of the greatest organic cotton basics

This is where your next pair of underwear needs to come from.




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Breathe easy with Knickey's fair-trade organic cotton underwear

It's a solid, sustainable choice all around.




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Matthew Mazzotta replaces blighted wreck with a theater in a box

In York, Alabama they now have public space where before they had a collapsing house.




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The Death of the Yoga Mat?

Authentic Hatha yoga is already pretty minimalist. Spotted in The New York Times style section, a small group of yogins is taking it further--opting to sun salute on straight up floor rather than on their sticky




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Today Is Boxing Day, A Great Idea That Turned into Wretched Excess

Celebrated outside of the United States, the holiday used to have a real meaning.




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Brazilian cheese breads are a quick and satisfying treat

Chewy, salty, and impossible to stop eating, they're the next best thing to an actual trip to Brazil (especially when paired with a caipirinha).