This standing desk is packed with clever organization features, and can be customized for left or right-handed people.

The move comes as a result of a petition from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which asserts that GM crops can cause serious health issues.

The best ideas aren't always the most expensive ones.

Authorities in Ohio are warning residents to remain inside their houses after dozens of exotic animals had apparently broken free of an area wildlife farm and taken to the streets and highways. Police haven't said exactly

The wood and plastics industry prefers Green Globes and is designing laws around it. Paging Jerry Yudelson.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.

Not only did he have a startlingly brilliant brain for physics, but Stephen Hawking had a pretty good knack for life as well.

For billions of years, a tiny moon has been slyly orbiting the ice giant – now the little lovely has a poetic name, as well as a surprisingly violent backstory.

Hubble's image of Messier 3 reveals what astronomers say is one of the prettiest "globular clusters" in the universe.

Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.

Current events could lead to another oil embargo by Saudi Arabia, and it could be 1973 all over again

Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

A new report calls for international collaboration to fight the crime organizations behind the illegal trade in wood and wildlife.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.

Help Treehugger founder Graham Hill design his compact, off grid, energy positive compound in Maui.

Since before he started TreeHugger, Graham Hill has delivered the same message: sustainability can be beautiful and fun.

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.

The number of wolves alone around Chernobyl is more than 7 times greater than can be found in other nature reserves.

Earlier research found evidence of a wildlife wonderland at the disaster site, now the first camera study validates an abundance of wolves, boars, foxes and more.

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.

And a really nice solar decathlon winner.

Scientists argue over whether some animals have the brains for suffering.

It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.

George Monbiot is at it again, causing controversy by saying "Environmentalism may be emotional but it should always be based on science, not like the wishful thinking behind natural remedies."-Environmentalism must be fact based and there is no room

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...

Fortunately, that's not the only change in their building regulations.

Mandatory solar panels are not the biggest deal here.

In the 30+ years since the disaster zone was evacuated, rare and endangered animals are flourishing.

We've written about e-paper here and while the idea seems nifty, it's hard not to think that improving online readers might be the best option rather than adding another electronic gadget to the overladen waste stream. But in a new study from the

We are at the end of our LostGen2 quest for the world's best city

We are officially in love with Loch Pooltiel.

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

Previously titled "4 reasons why heat pumps are not going to save the planet" which was mean to heat pumps.

Michael Sivak shows us the numbers.

Eighty percent of garment workers are young women between 18 and 24. They are overworked, underpaid, and abused. That's where the real female empowerment needs to start.

They’re a recently established group of about a hundred teens, but students in Claremont, California are busy making a difference by creating a model environmental structure out of earth and biodegradable materials using Super Adobe, a form of earth

It's about time that someone did, too.

A custom-made addition to this small condo packs in extra features and functionality, creating more spaces in one.

Air quality in San Francisco is the worst in the world right now.

Motoi Yamamoto's salt labyrinths and intricate installations are as stunning as they are sustainable.

Latino students are exposed to higher levels of pesticides. But the EPA and parents clash over what should be done.

Klein, author of 'This Changes Everything,' launched the Leap Manifesto at the Toronto International Film Festival. Read and sign it here to join the call for a more sustainable and equitable future.

The husband and wife have spent 25 years buying up wasteland farmers no longer wanted; now elephants, tigers and leopards roam free there.

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.

The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.

The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.