San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.

These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.

Dr. David Jenkins is the man who came up with the glycemic index. His own diet may surprise you.

For thousands of years, people have wondered how these monuments in Egypt were made.

We often criticize climate denialists for being anti-science, and yet many environmentalists reject science that clashes with their own worldview.

Not in the ocean. Below it.

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

After reviewing the major religions of the world's stances on the environment, it seems pretty clear to me that there are more commonalities than differences. In the realm of metaphysics there are genuine and significant

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.

The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them.

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

Strange things happen when roofs touch the ground.

Kids have been digging in salt mines for thousands of years.

Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way.

More importantly, it reminds scientists not to lose sight of the importance of human behavior in the search for answers about the physical processes of climate change

The researchers have found a simple way to create an energy source for fuel cells using CO2 in the air.

Move over, regular solar panels.

First we have to declare 'peak livestock', then eat less beef and more beans.

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

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population.

The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies."

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.

On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert-dwellers' existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters,

Studies of humans, mice, monkeys, and sheep all point to the same scary conclusion -- that BPA wreaks havoc on the female reproductive system.

The Power of Making is the new craft show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It's a mix of craft and science: a coming-together of the disciplines.

Photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar via Flickr/Creative Commonsdigg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/scientists-develop-rot-proof-apple-stays-fresh-four-months.php';Scientists in Australia have developed an apple that won't rot. Or, won't rot

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

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

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

NASA's monthly Puzzler is meant to puzzle readers; this one has the experts puzzled as well.

These pink and blue-tinted photographs suggest that our biology has a big influence on the way we perceive reality.

Heavy Eco sells bags, t-shirts and accessories, all made with recycled or organic materials and designed and produced by inmates in Estonian prisons.

Floating residues from the ongoing BP oil 'blowout' in the Gulf are expansive enough to be easily visible from space. Satellite photos of oil on salt water

... in the place where people understand the risks of living in an anti-globalist, post-fact era

Perhaps now our body clocks will get the attention they deserve.

Yes, but not necessarily in the way you think.

When it comes to communicating an alignment with personal values, it doesn’t get more personal than social media.

These fascinating works explore how folding might push the frontiers of flexible photovoltaics, self-assembling materials and nano-forms.

Photo: The Art Archive digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/scientists-attempt-to-resurrect-extinct-giant-ox.php'; Two million years ago, an enormous species of ox, called Aurochs, emerged from regions of northern India and migrated into

Researchers are able to detect and measure things they could not before, while many species flourish amid the silence.

Welcome to almost 30 percent of the world's forest cover.

With only two members of the species left, a successful egg harvest and fertilization could mean all is not lost.

Among other things, the data reveals answers about the size of blue whales, the largest organisms to have ever lived on Earth.

Jellywatch.org has tapped into the power of citizen scientists to collect data on jellyfish populations and you can help.

Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due

A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact.

Secrets of bed bug success can be read in their genes -- can the knowledge help you fight bed bug infestations?

There are only two northern white rhinos left, and they are both female; but now scientists have created two viable embryos and there is hope.