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Scientists say this is the only way to feed 10 billion people without causing catastrophic damage to the planet.

It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.

Carbon sequestration, the technology taking carbon dioxide out of fossil fuel emissions, just got a boost

Just a quick one on ethanol and Southeast Asia: Chinaview.cn is reporting that Cambodia has opened the nation’s first ethanol production facility. Using cassava as a feedstock, at least initially all of the

At TreeHugger, we've been big fans of car-sharing services for a long time. ZipCar has long dominated the field, pushing the envelope recently by adding hybrid vehicles and expanding into new

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.

CFL bulbs, or compact fluorescent light bulbs: energy savings Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps or compact fluorescent light bulbs, the energy-saving bulbs have escaped the stereotype of buzzing, flickery, washed-out lights to

The local food movement, eating local, being on the "100 mile diet" or being a locavore are all synonymous with local food, whose consumption has risen to prominence as an

We all have to change the way we live or we are in big trouble. But let's be real about it.

And there are plenty of humans who would agree.

Population growth is in fact slowing down but everyone is using more of everything.

Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material.

Apparently people are eating less of it.

The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.

Researchers gathered data over two years by following 70 different dogs, from 37 different breeds, as they... defecated and urinated.

Dogs have been trained to sniff out a devastating avocado tree disease before it becomes fatal – and they are really, really good at it.

The drought was so bad it made our region a little lighter.

A great gesture that allows you to zoom into a map with one hand on your smart phone.

New street view images suggest that one of the Google maps cars was in an accident

Who needs GPS? Nothing beats a trusty paper map for navigating a foreign city.

Lack of rain has reduced potato crop yields to a third of what they usually are.

A new study suggests we look to the past for guidance on how to cope going forward.

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.

A lot of people believe the Earth is flat. It's silly ... or is it?

In a new video, Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot explain that we must use nature to fix our broken climate.

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

"There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." (Kenneth Grahame)

These 'living fossils' have survived mass extinctions over the course of their eons of existence, but it just might be two youngsters that save them from the human threats they face today.

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.

Why are architects eschewing overhangs? Because they can.

A sweeping new survey reveals that Americans on average have a surprising amount of leisure time.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

When you watch the video do you see a triumph of nature or the beady eyes of a predator?

With fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild, the 'panda of the sea' is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Now a crazy plan might just save them.

The 'puffin patrol' is saving baby puffins by the handful.

Filters on buses and smog-eating towers are not the answer.

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.

The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.

Once you start buying fennel, you won't be able to stop.

This week former Vice-President Al Gore made a stop by Atlanta last week to talk about...well, climate change. But while he was there, he took the time out to talk to one of the NFLs most green athletes, Atlanta Falcons fullback Ovie Mughelli. Still

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

Here is an interesting juxtaposition of stories; Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard picks up on a study about how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in America. He quotes Transportation for America: In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than

It's summertime, and the living is easy, and we are talking about air conditioning.

From Wangaari Maathai's Billion Tree campaign to lush permaculture landscapes in Jordan, we've seen how individuals and communities can reverse desertification and bring life back to arid soils. Now a new dramatized documentary

Imagine millions of these slithering out from the mud? The eggs of this alien desert crustacean remain dormant for years, waiting for a bout of rain to hatch.

It took me hours, but I finally found this guy.