Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

The World Green Building Council has some tips about ventilation, insulation and lighting.

This design is a hybrid of existing concrete sea defenses that can hold a mangrove seedling inside.

A small child's bedroom becomes a magical little place to sleep and play.

Sydney sees cycling skyrocket as it implements its 2030 green city plan.

It would save fuel and be safer for pedestrians and cyclists. But is it too complicated?

The results are often surprising.

The results of our annual survey are often surprising.

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to

Hosed by this theory or greenwashed? Photo by Tony Stl via Flickr On ABC's 20/20 last Friday, Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft's former chief technology officer, and founder/CEO of Intellectual Ventures (IV), resurrected the idea of stretching a 2-inch

We rely on the sun for everything from powering up our electronics to basic heat and warmth for survival, but this massive star does more than just send light our way: It's a huge nuclear reactor with explosions, eruptions, storms,

While preservation of the planet's dwindling biodiversity itself has rightly grabbed the headlines at the ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan, Science Insider points out an important geoengineering

Billions of chopsticks are thrown out each year worldwide. This Vancouver company is trying to turn some of of these into new items for the home.

Yet another bizarre, fact-free, and infuriating ruling has been handed down by British Columbia's Ministry of Children and Family Development.

A small apartment is made to feel larger with custom cabinetry and more.

High rents in the city prompted this young woman to look for an alternative -- in a van conversion.

The Eye on Earth Summit aims to harness the power of data and new data gathering technologies to help the environment and support sustainable development.

The United Nations says it's time to overturn the myth that pesticides can feed the world and come up with better, safer ways of producing our food.

Looking for that perfect something for the fashion buff in your life? Some are easy to buy for: They'll take any random piece of clothing--from a vintage fringed dress to a Stella McCartney coat--and make it look fashionable

The Heath Ledger-directed Modest Mouse video for "King Rat," released Tuesday, follows the animated adventures of a ship helmed by whales on the hunt for humans--harpoons and all.Ledger developed the video to draw attention to

Fashion designer and Planet Green contributor Cree McCree has found a source for pelts to use in her fashions that is arguably one of the most sustainable - nutria, a large invasive rodent. The animals are killed by hunters and

The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.

The wave glider created by Iquid Robotics has passed quite a test for robustness. It coasted through the superstorm and provided real time weather data nonstop.

After a storm hit Tennessee last Sunday and Nashville saw record-shattering rainfall, the Cumberland River swelled to overflowing and the city experienced an epic flood. As soon as it was safe, residents were out

From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students, TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury.

Simple but striking, this small treehouse retreat was built by hand and furnished with repurposed flea market finds.

This ingenious design features a roll-up garage door and a drop-down deck on either side, allowing the home to feel even more spacious.

"This is not concrete, this is nature!"

These "plug-and-play" donkeys, equipped with solar panels, allow sheepherders to catch up on the news and socializing while out on their rounds.

Thousands of pairs of unwanted eyewear are collected and transformed into a unique, twinkling facade for an Istanbul museum.

The organic snack bar company has created the first geo-location Twitter campaign to promote its trail mix bar.

More bikers take to Twitter to mock bike haters.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their 'static kill' procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working -- so far. In other green news, the

It's a TreeHugger's dream come true. Leafsnap is a new free app that identifies trees.

We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.

Jared Keller's essay for Aeon Magazine on the significance of "food porn" photos that have become popular on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites got me thinking about my Instagram food photos and why I shared them.

TreeHugger goes on and on (and on) about why design matters; here, legendary designer Philippe Stark gives us his own captivating take on the topic at TED in March 2007.

Innovation may be a fundamental part of

" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."

Simran Sethi's recent TEDx talk offers some powerful advice on how to and how not to create environmental and social change.

Tiny homes aren't just about owning a home debt-free, it's also about more intangible, but equally important things, says tiny home builder Andrew Morrison.

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.

One scientist speaks about how the knee-jerk reaction to "save the corals" needs to deepen into a real love for these fascinating creatures.

Swedes enjoy an interesting "close-to-nature" lifestyle -- this informal study shows how it might help visitors from other countries.

Now that's an infrastructure project!

Naturally, official Nordic eating guidelines include things like: "Eat more food from wild landscapes."

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

Need a helping hand? This self-adjusting piece of furniture comes to you.

In some countries, it is standard practice; in others, not so much.

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.