With the price of scrap metal in the dumper, ScrapArtsMusic has turned piles from dumpsters into green music. The discarded metal, accordion parts, artillery shells, and other junked items salvaged

We have been fans of Seattle's Graypants for a while; Seth, Jonathan and Jon "strive to come up with designs and ideas that are thoughtful and have an impact, whether it be furniture, lighting, architecture or graphics." Most of the work we have shown

The flood of toxic red sludge, which burst forth from a containment pond in Ajka, Hungary and covered several villages earlier in the week, reached a branch of the River Danube today. According to the head of the

Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco

You can't call an aluminum guest house dropped by helicopter green, but you sure can call it cute.

The toxic red line that runs through this town -- as photographed by Palíndromo Mészáros -- is shocking evidence of what can go wrong.

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.

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

Recycling isn't enough when demand for aluminum is soaring. We have to use less of the stuff and eliminate single-use packaging.

There is an alumina crisis right now. Making it is dirty and polluting, and it's back in the USA.

Is this really the future we want?

Remember how aluminum cans are "100 percent recyclable into pure aluminum"? They lied.

Declawing cats often leads to long-term pain and unwanted behaviors.

A new book, Allowed to Grow Old, reveals beautiful portraits of something we don't get to see very often: Elderly farm animals.

Environmental and animal protection groups have sued the administration over the Trump-Bernhardt 'extinction plan.'

It will soon be illegal to sell, trade, or donate furs of any kind.

In order to prevent future pandemics, we need to change our relationship with wildlife

And a look at Amazon's office morale.

Google and Save the Elephants teamed up to bring Street View to the Kenyan wildlife reserve to show its residents and spread the need for conservation.

The underwater data center is an innovative attempt by the company to create more sustainable, energy efficient data centers.

So much intelligence and so much technology, to what end.

Designer Ludwig Rensch thinks it is, and so do a lot of other people.

It may well be all most people need as a computer, and it may well be what we have been waiting for.

It's impossible for a human to know all of the hundreds of thousands of species of flowers on our planet, so Microsoft has developed flower learning software.

Now you can handwrite letters on your computer.

The findings could help us deal with environmental changes happening now and in the future.

Aircraft will have to fly new routes to avoid major bumps.

Researchers are developing computer simulations that can improve agricultural success.

The tech giant just agreed to purchase all of the energy from GE's Tullahennel wind farm.

Researchers combine social media and artificial intelligence to better predict damage from global sea level changes

This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.

Our photo of the day is a lesson in efficiency.

Our photo of the day comes from Merced, California.

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

Our photo of the day comes from Davis, California.

Our photo of the day comes from a cloudforest in the Andes of Ecuador.

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

Aiming to spark conversations about marine conservation, these beautiful works reimagine the oceans in their pristine state.

This apartment's built-in 'function wall' maximizes a small space by incorporating sleeping, sitting and storage.

Think global, act local.

This redesigned space in a 1920s Art Deco building features a new layout that better maximizes space and light.

This lovely little home was built for a woman who wants to be closer to her loved ones, without losing her autonomy.

Why are we not surprised?

Students will have to take home any waste that is not recyclable or compostable.

Though it sounds like a technical term more suited for computer programming, avicaching is actually a growing practice that encourages birders to collect and share their data from bird-watching through an internationally known phone app.

A diverse team of women from the forest product sector got together for a green cause.

As we recognize African American History Month, it is important to highlight a lesser known part of this history - the legacy of forest ownership among the black community, and the leaders who are working to preserve it.

Whoever you are, wherever you are, water is your human right. That’s the theme of World Water Day 2019. It’s a day made official by the United Nations General Assembly that takes place every year on March 22.

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, 2019, with National Teacher Day on May 7. Every year, Project Learning Tree (PLT) recognizes the educators who have made the most significant contributions to PLT with the Leadership in Education award.