Mattresses have plenty of reusable materials, but most recyclers don't want them. Landfills don't like them either. But a Tennessee nonprofit does.

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.

Outfitted with smart home tech and lots of storage space for outdoor gear, this small home feels 'just right'.

A new report by Barclays Capital suggests a dark side to the building boom in places like China, India, and Turkey.

Using a dishwasher for storage makes a lot of sense; finally a dishwasher designed around the idea

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

This compact shelter is a place for a family to spend their summers in the middle of nature.

Dave Roberts and Richard Florida don't like it.

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.

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.

When John Doerr talks, people listen. As one of Silicon Valley's most prolific venture capitalists, having earned upwards of $1 billion betting on tech heavyweights like Amazon, Compaq and Google, investors and businessmen paid close attention when he

TreeHugger Founder Graham Hill stopped by the TED Conference recently to outline his LifeEdited project—and explain why a keen ability to edit will be the most important skill of the next century.

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.

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

New eavesdropping Barbie records your child’s conversations and transmits them to a corporation that analyzes your kid’s likes and dislikes. And then things get weird.

Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy.

Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity.

Toy innovation has stagnated in recent years and kids are bored. Who's at fault?

Their hugely successful petition has even gotten a response – and a promise – from the fast food giant.

They've requested no day camps, just two empty months.

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.

Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.

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

It is exhilarating to have a bike anywhere you want it. It is depressing to see the state of the bikes.

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of

The bad guys bought abandoned or repossessed homes, ripped out interior walls, illegally tapped into power and water, and grew pot commercially. What starts in

The largest collection of prefab houses in the UK is about to be demolished. Built by German and Italian prisoners of war in 1945, these small bungalows are a remnant of war-time years when housing was at a premium.

It's time to take David Cain's advice and "talk like we used to."

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.

The fight to "follow the money" heats up in as Washington prepares to vote on GMO labeling.

Consumer Reports finds that most products advertised as “natural” contain genetically modified ingredients.

We are very civilized here at TreeHugger and rarely criticize other writers when we disagree with their posts, and never fight in the comments. (unlike at Grist where you can see Dave Roberts and Jason Scorse go at it hammer and tongs over mercury in

They look so cute on their polyurethane sofa, in front of the wall of vinyl windows and doors, in the stock shot from the Canadian vinyl industry. The Vinyl salesmen are also

He is one of Asia's emerging architects, famous for building stunning, affordable and durable buildings out of bamboo.

Our favorite Vietnamese architect builds a giant wall of white planters... again.

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

It has one of the biggest pipelines of proposed new coal plants. But now those plans may be changing.

Strong and lightweight bamboo features prominently in this beautiful renovation of a rooftop cafe.

There is a man dressed in a silver lamé suit jumping about with extraordinary energy in a wind blown field in West Wales. His name is Steve Edge and his motto in life is:

Yesterday I introduced the Do Lectures 2011 with a flash of party glitter from Steve Edge and the statement, Things are not just the way they are. This first emerging

So far in our Do Lectures 2011 series we've talked about the fact that Things Are Not Just The Way They Are, we always need to ask difficult questions and challenge the

Yesterday for our third post in the Do Lectures 2011 series we encouraged you to Start Where You Live. You never know quite how far you will travel. In the

Over the past few weeks we've been sharing the amazing ideas and themes that emerged from the Do Lectures 2011. This year's inspiring talks are now being launched online in

Leave the office behind. Sierra Club is offering a wild summer ride. It even pays real money.

Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it.

The rise of clean energy jobs is outpacing the loss of fossil fuel ones.

If you're already on TreeHugger it's safe to assume that you've got an interested in what lies under the great green umbrella. And, now, if you've also got an

Adventurous, and eco-friendly, travelers often seek out off-beat lodging options, staying in yurts or on organic farms, both to soak up more local color and to avoid the

With all the recent brouhaha over inaccurate and since retracted statements in the 2007 IPCC climate change report about the speed with which Himalayan glaciers are melting, a recent series of posts over at China Dialogue is