Yep, people can do pretty amazing things when they set their sights on it. These are some of our favorite (sometimes crazy) human accomplishments and amazing feats of strength.

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.

Biologists are now beginning to get a better idea of what urban bears are up to when they think no one is watching.

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.

The largest wildlife refuge in the United States needs protection from oil & gas development.

Long admired for its beneficial medicinal properties, Alaskan farmers are happy to find that this Siberian herb loves their climate.

Study indicates the effects of low levels of oil contamination are worse than anticipated

Anthony Thistleton makes a persuasive case in a new book, 100 Projects UK CLT.

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

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to

Looking more like the delicate work of a fiber artist, this wow-worthy insect has clearly mastered the art of blending in.

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

An Arctic explorer calls for 'party ships' to be kept out of this sensitive and remote part of the world.

How do you make good design accessible to people with small spaces and small budgets?

TreeHugger writers have a lot of experience with this.

I wasn't sure if we’d covered Earth Weave’s wool and hemp carpets, but I was wrong. Years ago, Kara had mentioned them in a nice little primer on Finding Solutions to Toxic Carpeting. What makes Earth Weave noteworthy is that they claim their Bio-Floor

"We are working on the design of communities and begin with what we call the Essay of Clues. We look at things like the sun, the wind, the water, the biological history and the culture of the site. Then we imagine that we are birds that evolved for that

This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects

They say it has minerals and probiotics, but what else could be swimming around in it?

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?

Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks.

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.

Distracted driving isn't just caused by cellphones.

It will be electric, autonomous and shared. Where have we heard that before?

Cities can be a lot of fun seems to be the message of awesome video from Argentinean creator.

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.

It's controversial and probably cost the party leader his job, but there is much to like in it.

"'If you give people more places to hide, more naughty things will be done"

Or is it all a big political show?

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.

British journalist Stacey Dooley reveals what our fast fashion addiction is doing to the planet.

However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that

This biomimicry success promises advanced hearing aids as the headphone generation ages

TreeHugger just keeps on having to eat its hat with these guys.

The diet appears to act on gut bacteria in a way that helps hinder physical frailty and reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find.

There is a lot of research that shows that it does more harm than good.

US Department of Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has reported on a compromise between three Southern US Governors who had been struggling over diminished access to shared surface waters. The language used to report this progress indicates a small

I'm not saying you can directly attribute this one to climate change, but coming on the heals of NOAA saying the past April was the warmest on record, it's likely at least a sign of things to come: The Alabama Cooperative

It's one thing to drive to the mall, but one fifth of Canadian shoppers are driving to another country. That's crazy.

Building "combines affordable housing with wood construction and the promotion of new technologies."

If a building doesn't meet these basic and necessary criteria, it doesn't deserve an award.

A clever redo of a small 376-square-foot apartment in São Paulo that uses lots of glass and reflective surfaces.