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The wave energy generators would help to both generate power and dissipate the power of the waves crashing against the shore.

Come one, come all, witness The Twittertape Machine that prints a feed of your tweets and mentions on Twitter.

Another Nordic cultural concept to prove that Scandinavians have it all figured out … but this one could help the rest of us sleep better too.

These sets of precision-cut oak blocks and planks, combined with clever connectors, are intended to help spark creativity and imagination in kids, and to "make playtime more meaningful."

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.

This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration.

Celebrities, and their various efforts to go green, can be a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it's great that high-profile, highly-visible folks are affecting positive change by both reducing their impact on

Bottlenose dolphins have close bonds that last for years based on common interests.

Combining low-maintenance air plants with reused sea urchin shells, these unique creations look very much like mysterious jellyfish.

Activists deliver a "No Tar Sands!" message to Sustainable Brands corporate conference via kayak flotilla

This small 118-square-foot apartment holds a few pleasant, space-saving surprises.

A NYC-based artist and programmer makes music out of pollution; listen to it here.

I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?

Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet.

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

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

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

For those of us who actually live in rustic homes in cold climates, the household items that define the 'hygge' decorating trend are a matter of survival.

At the rate we’re killing them, we may soon see it firsthand.

With its embrace of wild swimming, foraging, and stargazing, this cultural trend is spot-on for the modern world.

Inspired by origami and looking a bit like an accordion, this no-tools-required bookshelf sets up in seconds to adapt to any space.

These pre-assembled pieces of furniture can fold completely flat, and when needed, are opened up into three-dimensional functionality.

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

I move around a lot - between being home, at school, and now living abroad, I've lived in seven different apartments or rooms in the last five years. And I don't see myself settling down any time soon. That's why I'm

Because we are not called TreeHugger for nothing.

This pediatric care unit showcases how sustainable and kid-friendly design can come together.

An existing storage shed in the forest is transformed into a small modern home with a striking form.

When I stumbled across some of da Vinci's favorite vegetarian recipes, I knew I had to try them. Here's how it went...

Research reveals that rivers deliver up to 4 million metric tons of plastic debris to the sea every year, with up to 95% coming from just 10 of them.

While AirBnB allows people to rent out lodging, from the smallest room to the biggest Irish castle, AirPnP has a smaller, though not less useful, ambition.

There is sharing, there is abuse, and there is theft. Susie Cagle takes a tough look at the subject.

The HRP-5Ps were created by man. They evolved. There are many copies. And they have a plan.

Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."

Why doesn't form follow function?

Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself.

Name calling is so much fun. Maryland State Senator Richard Colburn, R-Cambridge, thought he was having some at our expense when he characterized

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

This reconstruction scheme in China encourages resilience and self-sufficiency.

An ecological economist says humans have been thinking about themselves all wrong.

We want to extend National Talk Like A Pirate Day just a few more days, especially since it is helping to spread the word about clean sailing and boating. The Sierra Club has put together a fun set of questions to not only get you in the

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.

The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.

Says the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

If you've trained a dog well, then you'll probably be fine when it comes to raising infants and young children.

In which we tackle one of life's more pressing queries.

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?

Along with her large-scale drawings, artist Zaria Forman has recorded the eerie song of a warming planet.