These devices help solar lighting move beyond the flatness of traditional photovoltaic cells.

The inventors of the innovative LuminAID solar lantern are Kickstarting another version of their device, this time with the added feature of a charging port for portable electronics.

With temperatures soaring even before the calendar turns to June, the shade of the solar tree will be as welcome as its many functions

It's counterintuitive, but this prefab panel system from Messana makes a lot of sense.

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.

In the northeastern reaches of Turkey, outside the city of Kars, I came across one of the most bucolic scenes I'd ever laid eyes on in the

In the latest example of how tough life can be for would-be women cyclists around the world, the new police chief of the Iranian city of Esfahan has decreed it a crime for women to ride a bike

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

In stark contrast to other flat-pack furniture designs, Groovebox is meant to be as simple to put together as possible, with no fasteners, tools, or mammoth assembly instructions needed.

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.

Working with nature instead of against it, forest gardens promise abundance, as well as the kind of resilience a changing climate demands.

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.

Why would an engineer at Apple quit his job to design a product to help gardeners propagate plants?

Over the past three days, one of Helsinki's tram lines has been carrying some unusual cargo -- living plants donated by passengers for inclusion in a roller-coaster-themed urban garden.

Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier

It's time to end this destructive practice, and Appalachian residents descended upon Washington, D.C., this week to demand action.

Chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the industrial waste industry are exempt from a law requiring companies handling hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment - and vulnerable communities are at risk.

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Our photo of the day comes from the magical rainforest of Ecuador.

Our photo of the day illustrates the whimsical world of camouflage.

One smartphone user makes a case for using old-fashioned items like alarm clocks and newspapers.

The happy country that set a Guinness record for planting 49,672 trees in just one hour welcomes the birth of a new prince by more than doubling that planting.

Uttar Pradesh is going to be looking a lot greener after a marathon 24-hour tree-planting frenzy.

These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.

That's way sooner than almost anyone expected.

Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about?

Jackson McLean is the face of a new vegan food movement on this remote Canadian island that's long been defined by fishing.

The so-called "bleeding" veggie burger is bleedin' everywhere these days.

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.

If these drugs have a fattening effect on livestock animals, it's logical that they would do the same for humans.

The fast food chain has taken last year's promise to eliminate antibiotics from pizza a step further.

Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.

But what about the future we need?

The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time!

Planting trees may be a great way to help save the environment, but thanks to one Catholic diocese in Brazil, it's having a similar effect on parishioners' immortal souls. In an effort to bring a bit of green back

We often criticize climate denialists for being anti-science, and yet many environmentalists reject science that clashes with their own worldview.

Well, giant shrimp the size of your forearm are now a thing we can worry about.

This 10-minute video was shot by a man who was supposed to be at the MusiCafé bar that was engulfed by flames on july 6.

This is a beautiful house, but it raises a lot of questions about what "respect for the environment" means.

In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will

A typical pacemaker could be powered by solar cells as small as 3.6 square centimeters, which could be implanted under the skin, thereby avoiding the need for periodic battery replacements.

Researchers are poring over an important medieval medical text with 360 recipes, many of which might have successfully fought infection long before modern science.

Pinpointing the sources of myths that threaten the health of children could help get the truth out to where it is needed

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

If it seems like you've read a variation of the above headline before you're not wrong, and as much as anything it's a sign of the rock road cellulosic ethanol and biofuels in general have had in the past few years. The details: The Department of

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions.

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.