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

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.

New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS!

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.

Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car.

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."

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

Do international treaties mean anything when America needs fresh water?

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

A gigatonne of ice here, a gigatonne of ice there... Soon enough we're talking about a meaningful quantity!

We don't hear about the ozone layer as much as we used to anymore, but that doesn't mean that the problem has been solved.

The 10,000 year-old ice shelf is half the size of Rhode Island; its collapse will add greatly to global sea level rise.

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

Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.

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

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.

Why are architects eschewing overhangs? Because they can.

Non-native species like zebra mussels make national news, but the dangerous plant variable milfoil is rarely discussed outside of lake communities.

Trees are the longest living and largest living organisms on earth. One acre of forest absorbs six tones of carbon dioxide and puts out four tones of oxygen. Trees are good noise barriers, making a city and neighborhood quieter. This is just the tip of

Schools are also fundraising to supply face masks for children.

A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this?

Uber founder Travis Kalanick's new company runs "CloudKitchens" for cooks without restaurants. This will be big.

It is evidently big news in Toronto that condos are being sold without ovens, but it shouldn't surprise anyone.

Kelp isn't just for eating; this designer is experimenting with the fast-growing, large algae for lighting.

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

This looks like lungs, sort of, but it's really made out of meadow flowers.

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."

It is one thing to ban something, it is another thing to have something to replace it with at hand. We don't.

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

There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't.

Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. This is another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy.

It seems that you can build just about anything out of wood.

Our photo of the day features one of the smallest of North American owls.

Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey.

The Freedomky is a nicely done modular design

Because the greenest bomb shelter is the one that's already in the ground.

Examples of government looking out for the public good by rational regulation are resurfacing.

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now.

A debate between a child and teacher reveals all that's wrong with our education system today.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

It's a conversation most parents don't want to have, but it's necessary.