This apartment's new design unifies the small space with a simple palette of materials over three levels.

Multifunctional zones and a sleeping loft enlarge this small apartment in Taipei.

Once a centrally located piano practice space, it's been converted into a comfortable little apartment with the help of some smart space-saving strategies.

Alfalfa House provides low-cost, ethically-produced and minimally-packaged wholefoods which are predominately organic, biodynamic, as well as

With everything happening in one space, studio apartments can often feel too cluttered. This Sydney apartments gets a space makeover with the addition of a clever multifunctional unit that partitions the space and stores things out of sight.

Decluttering techniques are a big trend now. This small apartment is designed with organizational principles right from the start.

A recent post that claimed readers absorb less from e-books. I wonder (and so do many commenters) if that's really true.

It would save fuel and be safer for pedestrians and cyclists. But is it too complicated?

Good news: The ban on CFC-based asthma inhalers is rapidly approaching. Inhalers are going green and by December 31, all inhalers must be powered by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) instead of the ozone-harming chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Plus, spewing sulfate into sky to stop warming won't fully work (redux); what Singapore's doing to make sure sea level rise doesn't swamp their city. Here's what caught our eye this morning.

The quest to find a last-ditch techno-fix for climate change is more intense and globe-spanning than you possibly could have imagined. See for yourself.

Naomi Klein's latest book is about more than just science. She explores the extractivist mentality and historic decisions that have led us to where we now find ourselves, living in a totally unsustainable way.

A small apartment is made to feel larger with custom cabinetry and more.

And that's just the way the architect and developer like it.

Delegates from United Nations member states meet to discuss a global environmental agenda.

The World Happiness Report 2015 takes a look at well-being for the good of social progress and public policy.

Who wins this year's crown of contentment? The results are in for the UN's World Happiness Report 2016.

Humane Society International investigation reveals that real fur is being sold as fake.

This promising source of clean energy is facing an uphill battle.

The wave energy generators would help to both generate power and dissipate the power of the waves crashing against the shore.

Regardless of the outcome of high profile public debate--viz Waterkeeper Bobby Kennedy Jr v. Dirty Coal Don Blankenship smackdown tomorrow night at the University of Charleston--or vehement protest from the likes of youth

From a $50,000 portable recycled house to a tiny green egg house for Chinese students, TreeHugger has already offered plenty of posts that prove that green living doesn't have to mean high-end LEED certified luxury.

It may be old, dirty and coal powered now, but it was once a vision of a brighter future, was a giant stimulus project and helped win WWII.

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

This renovated apartment incorporates some interesting storage concepts for a cleaner, brighter space.

A "moot court" will be held over Twitter for the first time ever, and students from 5 major Canadian law schools will argue an environmental law.

Come one, come all, witness The Twittertape Machine that prints a feed of your tweets and mentions on Twitter.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their 'static kill' procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working -- so far. In other green news, the

Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve: a mysterious "bearded" antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from

It's a TreeHugger's dream come true. Leafsnap is a new free app that identifies trees.

For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying

This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.

We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.

An isolated winter scene beats out the competition in the annual awards ceremony.

Samuel James captures must-see photos of bootleg oil refining taking place in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

The sharing economy is all about access instead of ownership. Can this mindset be expanded to help hunters rethink what they value when it comes to trophy hunting?

Behold, wet-handed readers, there's a better way.

This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space.

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

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

A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.

We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.

It's become a very tasty ritual.

A new patent filing suggests that the tech giant has fuel cells in mind for future computers and gadgets.

Hydrogen is abundant in water and full of energy. We just need a cheap way to get the hydrogen where we need it.

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.

I have always wondered why a sandwich of polystyrene and concrete is considered green, and have taken significant abuse for my position on insulated concrete forms (ICF). Now an interim report from the impressive-sounding MIT Concrete

Dear Pablo: I have a tough one for you: shall we recycle our paper? There are both the CO2 and the chemical aspects to consider, and there's arguments against recycling paper in each case.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption.

Learn about the extent of ocean plastic pollution and what you can do to help.