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Photo: Triumphant monarch feeds on the ironweed

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.




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Coffee leaf tea is the hottest new beverage

Not only is coffee leaf tea delicious and nutritious, but it also offers a more stable source of income for coffee growers in Latin America.




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Coffee versus tea: It's the ultimate hot drink face-off

What's it going to be? Check out this fun infographic to learn amusing and interesting facts about both popular beverages.




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The capsule hotel gets a remake

Schemata Architects gives it a new image and a nice sauna.




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Hot Rocks Energy Gets a $5 Million Nod from Govt

Much to the scepticism of our readers we’ve covered hot rocks at least once or twice before. In a nutshell, it’s a form geothermal energy derived from pumping water kilometres underground where it gets heated enough (by hot rocks!) to then rise back to




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Spring/Summer 2010: NatureVsFuture (Photos)

Brooklyn-based Nina Valenti's NatureVsFuture collection is a sophisticated fusion of eco-chic and street style. Nina incorporates sustainable and biodegradable fabrics--organic cotton, organic wool, hemp,




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5 Sexy + Sassy Sandals for Summer (Photos)

Ladies, summer is now truly upon us, well it certainly is here in London, and tis the season to have fun with our feet, though not, we must add, at the expense of the planet or people. Happily there is a wide range of seriously stylish ethical footwear




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Photo: Pelican flyby demonstrates perfect form

Our photo of the day comes from Florida's John D MacArthur Beach State Park.




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Photo: Dazzling blue bee visits the firebush

Florida's beautiful Frenchman's Forest Natural Area sets the stage for our photo of the day.




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Photo of the Day: An Ice Climber Ascending the Shoestring Gully in New Hampshire

As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls.




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Hong Kong's housing crisis seen through 40 sq.ft. "cubicle" apartments (Photos)

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.




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Amazing photos of high-density housing in Hong Kong

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.




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Photographer captures the tenacity of nature in Hong Kong

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.




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Photo: That's a moray

Our photo of the day comes from Sydney Harbour's Clifton Gardens.




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Photo: Demure seahorse plays coy in the coral

Our photo of the day comes from the waters off Sydney, Australia.




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Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot

Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens.




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See Ecocide Writ Large: NASA Photo Shows Humungous Philippine Coal Mine From Space

photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara




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First 3D printed hotel suite built in the Phillipines

It even has a giant 3D printed Jacuzzi tub




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Does shipping container architecture make sense? This hotel in London might

Because shipping containers are designed to move and these ones might have to.




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Funky Patchwork Daywear with a Peruvian Twist From Green Fashion Label Awamaki Lab (Photos)

Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles.




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Remarkable hotel hosts guests in clear capsules suspended 400 ft. on mountain (Video)

Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.




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The 20 most popular reader's photos of 2019

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.




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Cute animal photos boost your mental focus

Need help paying attention? Cue up the cute baby animals.




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Stair of the week is a loft bed in Singapore hotel

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.




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The ghost of Cassiopeia is a stunning thing (photo)

Hubble just took the most detailed image yet of the eerie and mysterious Ghost Nebula, some 550 light-years from Earth.




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Upcycled Rubber Design Products; A Flip Flop Story (Photos)

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.




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Photo: Zebra with mom

This photograph was taken at Nairobi National Park, which is located just four miles south of the city’s urban center.




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Photo: Sweet seal takes a roll in the Hawaiian sand

This endangered Hawaiian monk seal was photographed at the Poipu Beach Park in Kauai.




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On MNN: Robot hotels, over-conditioned offices, seasteading still sinks, and I Kondoed my phone!

A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.




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UK hotel chain promises solar on 70 more locations

Even with falling subsidies, solar still makes sense.




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Photo: Seagoing slug proves truth is stranger than fiction

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.




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Photo: Beautiful Isle of Skye offers news of birds

We are officially in love with Loch Pooltiel.




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Helicopter converted into one-of-a-kind hotel in Scotland

Another instance of creative adaptive reuse, where a decommissioned Sea King is transformed into a deluxe mini-hotel.




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How to build a solar-powered bike (lots of photos)

These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below).




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Turning household waste into hot water, new tech is a micro power plant for homes

The bin-sized device would turn household waste into fuel for heating hot water.




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Clever concave roof design harvests rainwater in hot climates

This bowl-like, double-roof design helps to collect rainwater before it evaporates, and also provides more shade for buildings in arid regions.




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Photo: Sea and sky conspire in beauty

Our photo of the day shows Mother Nature's flair for drama.




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Edward Burtynsky's stunning photos document our complicated relationship with water

Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.




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Amid the Chaos of the SF Giants Parade, a Gardener Finds Peace (Photo)

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.




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Turkish Photographers Capture Climate Change

Traveling exhibit in Turkey prompts audiences to put on their 'climate glasses' and see how floods, fires, and drought in the country are all connected.




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Stunning English Landscape Paintings by David Hockney...Made With an iPad (Photos)

Celebrated English painter David Hockney has turned to the iPad as his canvas -- embracing the latest technology despite his age.




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London Exhibit Explores the Mysterious Human Brain, With Samples From Geniuses and Body Snatchers (Photos)

"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.




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Prestigious Prix Pictet Photography Competition Winner is Luc Delahaye

It's the most prestigious photography prize (and best paid) and here's this year's winner.




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Photo: The tricky eye of a blushing phantom butterfly

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.




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Photo: Metallic green bee doing the good work

Our photo of the day is in praise of the pollinators!




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Photo: Pretty bee with flower reveals curious relationship

A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection?




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Photo: Pretty swallowtail visits a thistle

Our photo of the day comes from a pretty spot in Florida.




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Photo: The knowing gaze of a clearwing moth

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.




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Photo: Fancy tarantula shows off his frippery

Our photo of the day comes from the magical rainforest of Ecuador.




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Photo: Caterpillar impersonates plant

Our photo of the day illustrates the whimsical world of camouflage.