"People are visible Wednesday, June 6, 2007, on the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., where a section of the $4 million protective sand berm was washed away by higher-than-usual tides over the weekend. An intact section of the berm can be seen in the

Last weekend, January 22nd - 23rd , over 500 volunteers from Alabama and across the country came together in Mobile Bay to lay the beginnings of oyster reefs. The volunteers strapped on boots

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

You may think it sounds like an oxymoron, but travelling to faraway places with little ones in tow can actually be quite fun. Here are some ways to make it a lot easier.

This tender, buttery, flaky crust is one of the easiest I've ever made, and also the most delicious.

Need some last-minute inspiration? We've gather together our favorite vegetarian and vegan recipes from which to choose.

The top how-to food stories can be summed up in one word: COMFORT.

We can't keep building useless things like this.

The carbon footprint of air freight is ten times that of truck freight; perhaps it's time for "slow shopping."

What do you do when there's no more carry-on room?

Each year, the US uses over 3 million trees and 9 billion gallons of water to make toxin-tainted paper receipts.

More than 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, but thankfully because of a 40 foot thick layer of clay beneath the field, the oil has been relatively contained and is not believed to have reached a water source.

After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline.

Why make exceptions like this?

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

The project in Denmark is a good object lesson.

They don't know how they are going to do it, but it is a bold promise.

Last week, we revealed the winner for our Participate! contest, Vinay Gupta's Hexayurt Project. This week, we are profiling two more great entries, the Participate! runners-up. Yesterday, we showed you easy to assemble, 100 percent recycled plastic

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

Who says wheat-free can't mean indulgent? Best-selling cookbook author Karen Morgan offers up irresistible (and also vegetarian) main courses, snacks, and desserts.

This could keep people from overheating in their wearable electronic outfits or simply in the heat of the ever-warming days

Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in your garden with these plants and tips.

Sometimes shipping container architecture makes perfect sense.

In cars, houses, furniture and electronics, The trend was toward increasing repairability and simplifying recycling. Apple goes its own way.

People have complained about his building since they started pouring the concrete.

He was a pioneer of sustainable design.

Built using aluminum, stainless steel and wood, this modular prefab is designed to be easily assembled and disassembled.

Our photo of the day comes from the state of Washington.

Screen-Free Week lasts until May 6, so it’s not too late to unplug and play. Born out of a concern that digital entertainment dominates the lives of too many kids, SFW is a call to spend less time online.

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.

This Thanksgiving, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) express gratitude for another productive year working together toward common goals, including ...

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.

Things are moving quickly; Apple employees might get updated offices before Mac users get updated computers.

At a recent talk Chamath Palihapitiya said he "doesn't use that sh**" and his kids aren't allowed to either.

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

Pets bring so much joy and extend our lives. A new study looks at some of our pet maintenance choices.

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.

Armani has some explaining to do. But she is, of course, an anteater, and they're notoriously tight-lipped.

With 58 straight days (and counting) of unhealthy air, officials are urging some to stay inside.

A new study suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in rates of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Five tons of ivory was crushed earlier this year in Manila at the wildlife bureau compound, in an effort to change it's image as one of the world's hotspots for illegal ivory trading.

It's my favorite new memory trick.

A new study suggests Zipcar users are less inclined to look after vehicles, and don't trust their fellow users. What does that mean for collaborative consumption?

It could move goods, transport hydrogen, reduce CO2 and water the lawn all at once.

The NYC Department of Education has promised no repercussions for skipping class on September 20.

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.

A roundup of our Blankenship coverage over the years, and what led up to this tragedy and this indictment.

But this is probably not the last we will hear from him.

In this open source design project, Dos Uno shares cool, easy to make designs for chairs, tables and shelves using cheap readily available materials.