A 1.5-degrees-Celsius warmer world would bring bigger gusts of wind more regularly.

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

More carbon in the air means less brainpower.

As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices.

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.

These bags are built to last, both in terms of usability and style.

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency.

Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.

We mentioned Ecotricity’s new 'Merchant Wind Power' project at Avonmouth Docks near Bristol, UK earlier this year, but we couldn’t help posting a picture of the now completed initiative. Located in the ultra-industrialized port, surrounded by storage

With science pointing to all the pitfalls of sugar on human health and longevity, I have ever more reason to curb desserts and hidden sugars. Sadly, "reason" lacks in my vocabulary during the holidays. On

Without a hint of irony, FDA maintains several web pages with helpful information for parents and others wishing to avoid BPA, such as: “What You Can Do to Minimize Your Infant’s Exposure to BPA.”

And that was after one week of avoiding foods that may have come into contact with the notorious hormone-disrupting chemical!

Scientists have found that the chemicals used to replace BPA over the past 20 years have the same damaging effects.

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.

Photographer Joan Sullivan documents the drama of their construction.

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

Barcelona wants to build an indoor carbon-neutral ski dome, taking waste energy from the gas industry to cool the hall and using renewable energy to power the rest... fact or fiction? Eco-friendly or greenwashing?

By 2030, Britain hopes to demonstrate that even cement, steel and glass industries can operate at net zero emissions.

A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines steps to a circular fashion economy.

Remember pallets? Remember infographics? We have both in one post!

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.

Supporters think the Arctic Apple will be a game changer - the first GMO to be marketed directly to consumers as convenience food.

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

They really do live up to their billing this year.

"The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines."

Where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two-hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

‘You can't argue for the protection of an area without knowing what is there.’

Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction.

Two very different views of public transit, from two authors that will be on Bookhugger this afternoon

A follow-up to the book by the same name, this intriguing film shows how one American family has weaned itself off fossil fuels.

The 2019 rating by EWG finds that most sunscreens contain sketchy ingredients and/or don't offer adequate protection.

Researchers tested the calming effect of music for kitties during vet visits; 'cat-specific' music was the winner.

Not only is it Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday, but it's also an extra-special 8-digit palindrome day.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.

Tens of thousands of walrus haul out on Alaska’s shore.

Svalbard's wild reindeer are surviving warmer winters by foraging on, yes, seaweed.

"Come touch the Greenland ice sheet and be touched by it."

A report from GAIA reveals how old carpets go straight to landfill or get burned because many manufacturers haven't developed closed-loop production.

Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up?

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.

Is the oil industry starting to be worried about electric vehicles?

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.

An article in the latest issue of the journal Current Science raises serious questions about the long-term viability of genetically-modified Bt cotton to actually do what it's intended to do, increase pest resistance.

The holiday season is in full swing, and that means one thing: the spirit of

Cotton is ubiquitous in modern life but the long trail between the fields in which the crop grows and the store at which a finished item is purchased is seldom considered.

Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.