These lovingly photographed, colourful rowhouses are what's left after all the neigbouring ones have been demolished.

In Haida Gwaii the trees are so big that you could live in them.

In 2007, villagers captured a mysterious young woman in a remote region of Cambodia who, by all accounts, was completely isolated from human society, a feral child living in the forests. News of her discovery

How to slow it? Access to voluntary family planning for all women. It more than pays for itself, reducing unwanted pregnancies, abortions, unplanned births... And helps reduce humanity's environmental impact.

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

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

To view the planet without being hindered by dense white clouds, just check out Google's latest high resolution images of Earth.

The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe.

A recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded that 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition. When we see a number like that we might not realize how many rivers there are in the US...

Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps.

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

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.

Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps.

The software gets a facelift, letting users virtually travel the world in even greater detail.

The overhaul now includes the Voyager feature for deep exploration, not just satellite views.

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.

Hawaii's most populated island is implementing tough new rules for packaging.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

Some 200 bald eagles are scavenging the goods at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill and dumping the leftovers in suburban backyards.

Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey.

The reward for information leading to an arrest has climbed to $12,000.

It is, quite literally, the 'outfit of the day,' never to be seen again because it has been returned to the store.

Victory gardens have come back ever bigger - garden magazines and home gardening tools sales are good even in this recessionary economy. The harvest season is almost upon us, and an extension of that urban victory garden idea is to glean the fruit (and

A new feature allows users to travel up the amazon, along rainforest trails, and through communities in one of the world's most remote regions.

Author Peter Gleick joins TreeHugger for a live chat about the story behind bottled water and what it means for our culture and environment.

When the team at nature-minded Spanish architecture firm Urbanarbolismo decided to build a tree house, they set some high standards. Working with a centuries old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.

If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it.

All 2,800 stores will go paper or reusable bag only... eventually.

Google's St. Ghislain, Belgium data center is its most efficient thanks in part to letting the server areas run at temperatures up to 95 degrees.

What if the Google Street View car took thermal energy scans of all the country's buildings and then built a database of building energy efficiency information? That's the concept behind startup company Essess's approach to home energy audits.

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

It is hard to imagine a greener product than natural tree bark.

But Amazon has some work to do.

It's a TreeHugger tradition, and it's time to declare our independence from these dangerous and polluting anachronisms.

Boring old bee hives get exciting with these curly shaped structures, built by bees that don't sting.

Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning.

As the war on plastics heats up, could the alternatives be worse for sustainability?

Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs

The trick is to get comfortable asking one question.

Teamwork pushes bold initiatives through.

It resents the world for criticizing the industry, yet understands that some things need to change.

See this fascinating documentary about the dedicated man who created a forest the size of Central Park.

Google Reader is gone on July 1, but our RSS feed isn't going anywhere.

Through trial and error, these are the indoor plants that have taken well to living in my bathroom.

Rob Riggle Stars alongside Brice Williams in the newest Easter Seals Dixon Center PSA, directed by Jim Fabio with support from Judd Apatow

Our photo of the day is brought to you by the dark night sky.

Over the next five years, it plans to eliminate shopping bags, straws, takeout food containers, and more.