A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of

There is a new use for your smashed iPhone: a clock.

Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh. "... one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices." A model

It's one thing to drive to the mall, but one fifth of Canadian shoppers are driving to another country. That's crazy.

The happiness you feel in a shopping spree may feel as good as the happiness from helping someone, but gene expression reveals a dangerous difference: could shopping cause disease?

A look at the intersection of three ways to deal with this weekend about shopping.

A good followup to Buy Nothing Day.

This year, take a side in the war on the car, and support stores on your neighborhood bike lane or transit route.

A relentless sweet tooth, naïveté, and sneaky marketing are conspiring to create a health disaster in every corner of this country.

Built as part of a community training project, this multifunctional structure acts as a place for visitors to stay, as well as an extra office or a place for the kids to play.

While the federal government may be turning its back on the environment, these American cities are stepping up.

The results of our annual survey are often surprising.

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.

The batteries could provide back-up power for small solar power systems.

Tiny scales along the animals' bodies improve the efficiency of their movements through water. These structures could do the same for aircraft.

Because “the pursuit of speed is a moral imperative.”

We have standing room in landbuses, so why not airbuses?

It's about time more cities did this.

Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it.

Upcycling workshops, electric deliveries and limited parking spaces. What's not to like?

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,

The U.S.’s top nutritional panel has recommended that Americans eat less meat, both for their health and to help protect the planet.

The poetic and ephemeral fifth basic taste, umami, is the talk of the town; you can find it in these all-natural ingredients.

The iPod of thermostats gets updated with new energy saving features and increased functionality in its mobile apps.

With the first heatwave of the summer behind us, let's start thinking about how we can adapt ourselves to the heat, rather than just complaining about it or pushing it away via air conditioning.

The smart thermostat is now compatible with most home heating and cooling systems in the U.S. and Canada.

The smart thermostat will help people save even more money and help utilities curb peak demand loads.

This might be one of the smartest ways to use a smart thermostat.

The smartest features of a smart thermostat may actually be the pretty simple.

Almost half of the land on Earth is now farmland.

Are we really going to let this happen on our watch?

It is all about the progression through the spaces.

A medical practice in Manchester, England is giving patients indoor plants to help boost wellness.

Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff.

Researchers are developing computer simulations that can improve agricultural success.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. But the vast educational opportunities it offers aren’t reserved only for Ivy League students.

Giving a kid a phone "feels a little like trying to teach your kid how to use cocaine, but in a balanced way."

Fight Apple’s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.

We're traveling with UNEP to cover World Environment Day and document how the host country of Mongolia is adapting to a changing climate.

Here's a glimpse of what life is like during Southeast Asia's worst fires in more than a decade.

Because why shouldn't cats get a beautiful sofa of their own?

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

Built by campers, this structure uses pedal power to produce flour for bread, enough to feed a camp full of kids.

The Earthship movement is more than just a bunch of dirty hippies living in a Mad Max-esque compound in the high desert of the American Southwest, as this short film illustrates.

It's not every day the more industrial inner workings of a school district are featured on the front page of TreeHugger, but if you’re looking for a school that’s on the cutting edge of energy conservation and making smart use of taxpayer dollars look

DNA testing of cougar crap left along a 1,055-mile trail has established that a young male Puma walked all the way from South Dakota to New England in search of a mate. The poor cat's

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

The things nature does to sand and rock are amazing. You may think this is an alien planet with bizarre stone houses for extraterrestrials, but no, this is New Mexico in all its mind-blowing glory.