Thanks to COVID-19 we are generating a lot more of it, and nobody wants to touch it. Time to try and go zero waste.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

Why are architects eschewing overhangs? Because they can.

Non-native species like zebra mussels make national news, but the dangerous plant variable milfoil is rarely discussed outside of lake communities.

A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."

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

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

The CO2 emissions from making stuff like concrete, plastic, aluminum and steel matter right now.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

It's a conversation most parents don't want to have, but it's necessary.

This intriguing film asks a question we should all be asking ourselves: "How might your life be better with less?"

Supporters think the Arctic Apple will be a game changer - the first GMO to be marketed directly to consumers as convenience food.

Dr. David Katz argues that poor nutrition is a greater threat than the coronavirus, but we think both are concerning.

A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

With a topic this complicated, parents need all the help they can get.

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

Watching a flock of 40 heritage birds grow proved to be an unexpected pleasure.

Anyone who knows dogs probably knows the answer to this question.

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central

In which we gush about all things H2O in celebration of World Water Day.

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.

Coronavirus has led to a shortage of hand sanitizers, but worry not: The CDC generally recommends hand-washing over hand sanitizers.

In a world of rapidly disseminated information, and misinformation, the WHO has published a list of mythbusters.

From how to cook butter beans to recipes and health benefits, here's the lowdown on the tastiest legume in the pantry.

Making cement puts out a lot of CO2. Making concrete needs a lot of sand. Both are big problems.

It is time we stopped cooking and heating with methane, a climate problem from source to stovetop.

A new logo is coming to dairy products near you, so learn what it's all about.

Here's everything to know about this year's unique September full moon.

Learn when the autumn equinox happens and what to expect as we bid farewell to summer.

Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.

From dancing tree fairies to the reality of spring fever, there’s more to the March equinox than almost-equal night and day.

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

'How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.' –Arthur C. Clarke

Here's what to know about Lynx rufus, the solitary wildcat that roams North America.

Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff.

And a look at Amazon's office morale.

Mother’s Day didn’t always involve buying cards, flowers, and candy, but it’s always been about showing moms love and appreciation.

Cobalt is used to build lithium-ion batteries found in mobile technology. Much of it comes from Congo, where men, women, and children endure dangerous and unhealthy conditions to satisfy our hunger for new devices. It's time we paid attention.

Like Kremlinology in the cold war, you take what you can get.

Modern building codes and zoning regulations, while helping to set safety standards that can save lives, can also serve as big barriers to building small, sensible, and affordable dwellings with alternative materials and techniques.

Nobody likes being beaten about the head with the eco-stick. As many of us have experienced, railing against friends and family about the state of the planet rarely produces favourable results, or in fact any result at all. That's why TreeHugger is a

It's a TreeHugger tradition, and it's time to declare our independence from these dangerous and polluting anachronisms.

In the north, a lot of people burn wood all year round, but even a single fire is worse than smoking cigarettes.

We spend 90 percent of our time indoors. We should worry more about what we are breathing there.

We have shown so many photos of shark fins drying on the roofs of Hong Kong; here's the ground floor.

Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening.

Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution.