Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics.

Study assessed the effect of endocrine disrupting chemicals on mice's desire to exercise and found that it makes them lazier.

Nobody should be drinking canned beer. Period. But it is particularly bad for young women.

Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England,

Korean activists are spearheading efforts to plant trees in Mongolia, hoping to improve both the lives of nomadic desert herders there and the air quality their families are exposed to back home.

Our photo of the day comes from the Essex countryside.

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

A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.

Tomorrow's home urban farm may not need soil, just an Urban Farm Pod that doubles as an extra living space (emphasis on the "living").

Hand-made with high quality, sustainably harvested woods, this is one desk meant for both kids and grown-ups.

FC Modular, that "cracked the code" of tall modular, is no more.

Great coworking spaces aren't just about "sharing desks" -- just like other intentional communities where people share resources, they need a common vision and more.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

Prague-based permaculture activist Sophia Novack is raising funds to create a free online resource that can teach 'anyone (including you!) ... how to grow an incredibly productive backyard permaculture garden.'

Charred wood never looked so good.

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.

Because the greenest bomb shelter is the one that's already in the ground.

It comes with a tiny bar, housed in the distillery's old elevator.

This bright pink wonder is small, but packs in quite a bit of the basics.

Fed up with the disposable culture we all live in, two women from Portland, Oregon, founded a low-waste company to help the entire city cut back on plastic.

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production

Economists with the IMF crunched the numbers to quantify the economic value of a whale's life; what they found is astonishing.

This versatile ingredient can replace multiple others, allowing you to pack less.

Block off one day per week for athletic and outdoor excursions that otherwise would be difficult to schedule.

It turns out that some parents are less than thrilled.

Toronto illustrator Sarah Lazarovic's Buyerarchy of Needs urges people to consider other options before hitting the mall.

And for most debt-weary Americans, shopping is not on that list.

Designed with the ultra-minimalist office in mind, this all-wood desk has a lot of concealed places to stash your clutter.

The static, traditional lecture classroom is slowly on its way out. Here's how the flexible classroom of the future might be furnished.

Made with a patented energy- and wood-saving technique, this Corelam collection is perfect for those who move a lot.

The Lonna Sauna, designed by OOPEAA, warms my heart.

It has become a trillion dollar industry where nobody wins.

Why are so many people renting lockers when the stuff can be put to good use by people who really need it?

Chairs take up a lot of space, but not in this line of space-saving furniture.

From the chemicals to the lifespan to the landfill, it suffers many of the same problems as fast fashion.

Fast furniture is like fast food or fast fashion; here's why you should go slow and how you do it.

Deep from the innards of the TreeHugger test kitchen (ok, there's no TH test kitchen, just the hordes of us hungry bloggers trying to keep both budget and taste buds happy) emerges a new, quick, and decidedly healthy everyday

Rosh Hashana, also known as the Jewish New Year, was celebrated this past week. One of the iconic symbols of the holiday, is honey, which is eaten with challah and apples. Honey has important meaning for the celebrants of Rosh

Artist Jessica Rath uses sculpture and photography to highlight the problem with new hybrid apples and endangered varieties.

Don't just sit there, do something.

A design competition shows ideas that might soon be floating off French Polynesia

Not coming soon from a modular company near you.

Metsä Wood design competition produces very interesting entries, like this one from Sigurd Larsen.

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.

The new-to-science Amazonian glassfrog has skin so transparent that its tiny heart can be seen beating in its chest.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.

The title is deceptive; it is a real page-turner that will open your eyes to what really affects urban design.

That's what Kris de Decker did with Low-Tech magazine and it makes a lot of sense.

This book explains how "one of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare."

It's good for so much more than treating sunburns.