Some moth species have evolved noise-cancelling abilities that are more efficient than today's sound engineering technology.

We visit the writer behind the Zero Waste blog TrashIsForTossers.com.

Consumerism is still ingrained, which is why we need to fight back with the 'Buy Nothing' movement.

It is, quite literally, the 'outfit of the day,' never to be seen again because it has been returned to the store.

The Lonna Sauna, designed by OOPEAA, warms my heart.

These reefs live in murky water with low levels of light and are likely to survive rising sea levels, researchers say.

The continue reduction in Amazon forest clearance is based on preliminary data however. Last year the final tally resulted in significantly higher levels of deforestation.

Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others.

Polar bear attacks are on the rise thanks to diminishing sea ice, but Alaska's Polar Bear Patrol is doing an incredible job of keeping the peace.

A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

Author Cal Newport argues that it's time to make hard decisions about our digital lives and embrace a 'philosophy of technology use.'

When two male Alston's singing mice meet, they sing an operatic duet that researchers say offers clues about our own speech.

Less work doesn't have to be a bad thing.

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.

Canada's Texas appears to be going green. And environmentalists and oil companies alike are celebrating.

Solar Sister showcased just some of the efforts taking place around the world. Here, the Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of Mauritania install solar panels in their villages. They received training in Rajasthan, India. Image: Barefoot Photographers of

War correspondent Gwynne Dyer says they should worry more about carbon and climate change.

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.

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.

The most prestigious prize in British architecture is given to the solidly green project rather than the flash in the pan.

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

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for

An experienced Chicago builder is making a big investment in it.

New research finds that a two-pronged approach is necessary to fight things like sea-level rise and ocean acidification.

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.

There are huge upfront carbon emissions from building new housing; a better approach is to be smarter about what we have.

The origins of Joseph Pilates' regimented workout program began when he was sequestered in an internment camp in England during WWI.

New research sheds new light on why Roman concrete is so strong and water resistant, but let's not get carried away here.

So much for my New Year's resolution to stop writing about concrete planters in the sky.

When it comes to communicating an alignment with personal values, it doesn’t get more personal than social media.

Using various vintage fabrics, many with a story behind them, this artist portrays ordinary people and historical figures with an artful eye.

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

A new study found pollution is dangerous for the brain ... especially if you're male.

If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it.

All 2,800 stores will go paper or reusable bag only... eventually.

Using shipping containers for housing near a Danish rock music museum makes sense, sort of.

Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink.

Droughts and possible water rationing have been in the news recently in California, Israel, Mexico, and Australia. As much of the water used is these regions is for watering gardens and lawns

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

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

You have heard of "fast fashion." Get ready for fast architecture in container-sized modules.

The promise of prefab was healthy, cost-effective, energy efficient homes designed by talented architects. Is it finally here?

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling.

Yes, but we still have a problem, says Carl A. Zimrig in a new book "Aluminum Upcycled: sustainable design in historical perspective." Because we are using too much of the stuff.

Made in Australia out of a solar-powered workshop, this gorgeous little home incorporates a great layout and clever features.

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

A new study predicts that up to 21 million acres of rubber plantations will be required to meet our growing needs, spelling doom for biodiversity in parts of Southeast Asia.<