Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!

The robot was part of a bigger mapping project that reveals the overall volume of ice in Antarctica, not just the ice cover.

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

The mapping technology will eventually be used to get precise solar power potential information for any location around the world.

This new map uses satellite technology to display the world's vegetation, and can be used for everything from weather predictions to deciding best land use practices.

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.

The movement of air around the planet is fascinating, and has never been more clear thanks to this map. The modeling system used to make it can simulate worldwide weather at remarkable detail.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

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.

A satellite that ran out of fuel two years ago is now giving scientists a huge wealth of data.

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

Who needs GPS? Nothing beats a trusty paper map for navigating a foreign city.

The Revolve Tap Water Filtration system is an easy way to start choosing to drink tap water over bottled water.

It's time we made water bottles part of our every day carry (EDC) kit. This handy little bottle squishes down small enough to go everywhere you do.

You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body.

Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that.

The monthly vegetarian gathering will also host policy makers to discuss various aspects of climate change.

Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too?

Along with her large-scale drawings, artist Zaria Forman has recorded the eerie song of a warming planet.

Or, how to make a super special meal with just a few ingredients.

Take subversive action in small ways.

It's a surprisingly simple DIY project.

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

Judith Thornton questions the conventional wisdom about plastic packaging. She has a controversial point.

Paper Age reports that "total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6.4% in August compared to August 2010." Burrowing in, Fortress Specialty Cellulose echos the

A new study suggests a sweet spot for daytime snoozes.

The howl of magnificent Zephyr at NY's Wolf Conservation Center gets Mother Nature's attention.

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.

The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.

It is evidently big news in Toronto that condos are being sold without ovens, but it shouldn't surprise anyone.

Take one of the world's most beautiful places, add dappled sunlight, and voila.

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida

Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

More and more stores are getting rid of paper receipts and offering to send electronic versions by email.

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

A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here's why it's a big deal.

There is no place for you in a healthy, circular economy, and this is nothing to celebrate

The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have

A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until

Check out these photos of a surprise 10-mile lake that popped up in Death Valley, California.

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.

The play bombed in Oxbow for promoting a green agenda.

It's killing everything, including renewable energy.

If you guessed that climate-crisis-fueled, disease-carrying mosquitoes are wiping them out, you may be correct.

Although the term “Passive House” might seem to refer to single family homes, these concepts can be applied to all kinds of buildings.

In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels.