One hundred years later, we are still playing chicken with peoples' lives.

Barley doesn't like rising temperatures, and neither will beer lovers.

From blending beef with mushrooms, to boosting plant-based menu items, companies are doing a lot to cut back on meat.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

The big Danish design competition really has similar goals to TreeHugger: to promote good green design that makes the world better

A look at some of the nominees which are brilliant, and others that are something else.

Using shipping containers for housing near a Danish rock music museum makes sense, sort of.

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

It's cow bliss at a dairy in Hertfordshire, England run by the Hare Krishnas. There are only 44 of them but life is sweet: On this farm all the cows have names, they are hand-milked whilst listening to Sanskrit music and

What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction

There is scant evidence that it actually boosts libido and sexual performance, and it could be harmful.

Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

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

The mysterious organism looks like a mushroom but acts like an animal, and it's one of my favorite beings ever.

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.

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

Another reason to electrify everything.

It's a lot more than just a box, it's packaging as a service.

Consumer demand for meat, soy, palm oil, and more has resulted in 60% of primate species facing extinction.

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

An ambitious scheme to build a number of solar power stations along the Mediterranean shores of the Middle East and northern Africa could generate enough electricity to supply one sixth of the European Union's needs. The generators, individually fitted

XEROX/PARC Spiral Water Filtration Technology A typical water-treatment plant is very big and very expensive. XEROX's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has come up with a new technology that could make the whole process cheaper and simpler, potentially

From making homemade pasta and bread crumbs to cauliflower rice and so much more, the humble box grater is a genius, multi-talented workhorse.

The technology uses radiative sky cooling to help cool buildings without electricity.

This could keep people from overheating in their wearable electronic outfits or simply in the heat of the ever-warming days

From brilliant pink lady katydids to devil-faced orchids, this year's list of new-to-science wonders proves Mother Nature is full of surprises.

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

But does building it out of refurbished shipping containers make any sense?

West Coast Green was this past week here in San Francisco, California. With speakers like Van Jones, Arianna Huffington and Michelle Kaufmann, the trade show was a nexus for greenies far and wide. Michelle Kaufmann was

This is probably one of the most beautiful and awesome ads I have ever come across, thanks to Frame and Form. Watch the Xylophone of the Forest, and before you shrug it off because trees might have been killed for the making of this clip, hear me

It seems like everybody who knows the Cradle-to-Cradle principles thinks they're brilliant, yet adoption of the methodology and design philosophy seems slow. What is holding it back? William McDonough answers.

A medical practice in Manchester, England is giving patients indoor plants to help boost wellness.

A new study reveals stress-reducing benefits for office workers when even just viewing a small plant on their desk.

Four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing in Hungary as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in three counties. A

The flood of toxic red sludge, which burst forth from a containment pond in Ajka, Hungary and covered several villages earlier in the week, reached a branch of the River Danube today. According to the head of the

Two months after the Indian government stopped plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to put a bauxite mine on a mountain held sacred by two indigenous tribal groups in Orissa, on the

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco

How about using the light from already existing street lamps to spark off the festive season? Here are some off-the-grid parasite lamps so to speak, that look good by day!

The toxic red line that runs through this town -- as photographed by Palíndromo Mészáros -- is shocking evidence of what can go wrong.

So much intelligence and so much technology, to what end.

There's a lot for TreeHuggers to love about the little operating system.

The tech giant just agreed to purchase all of the energy from GE's Tullahennel wind farm.

This company creates modern, energy-efficient versions of the backyard 'granny flat'.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. But the vast educational opportunities it offers aren’t reserved only for Ivy League students.

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "

A new "do not disturb while driving" feature is coming with the next OS update. Will people use it?

At a recent talk Chamath Palihapitiya said he "doesn't use that sh**" and his kids aren't allowed to either.

Fight Apple’s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.

A cautionary tale for picky eaters.

Ten people. 2,200 miles through Central Asia. No itinerary. What will happen?