Scientists will be able to easier monitor the population of penguins, thanks to a high-tech solar-powered remote camera setup.

A gigatonne of ice here, a gigatonne of ice there... Soon enough we're talking about a meaningful quantity!

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

Climate change is affecting sea ice, which will have a direct impact on survival for many colonies of Emperors.

We don't hear about the ozone layer as much as we used to anymore, but that doesn't mean that the problem has been solved.

The robots have gathered new information that will help scientists determine how fast the ice is melting.

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...

After ten years of work, the Antarctic Heritage Trust has done an amazing job of restoring and preserving.

Another signs that the poles are warming fast.

The 10,000 year-old ice shelf is half the size of Rhode Island; its collapse will add greatly to global sea level rise.

By 'fertilizing the oceans,' icebergs are actually helping to sequester more carbon. But that doesn't mean we should keep on polluting.

Even a species that has benefited from temperature increases in the past may be hurt by excessive warming.

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action

... the Emperor Penguin! It vows to call for marine reserves in Antarctica to protect its imperilled species.

New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic.

Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.

Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice.

The source of Antarctica's eerie blood red falls has baffled scientists for more than a century; now new secrets have been revealed.

A posse of paper penguins has spread to major international cities in the past week, as part of a new Greenpeace campaign to protect Antarctica.

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a 3-month Antarctic expedition, supporting an international proposal for the world’s largest protected area.

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

Australian Antarctic Division captures a vision of curious penguins ready for their close-up.

Wind on the snow dunes of the Ross Ice Shelf causes a near-constant hum that is as beautiful as it is haunting.

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.

Award-winning photographer Sue Flood braved the extremes to bring us this marvelous new book, Emperor: The Perfect Penguin.

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.

These bags are built to last, both in terms of usability and style.

Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button.

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

Turn your bathroom into a spa with an exfoliating DIY body scrub. Here are 8 homemade scrubs made with ingredients already in your kitchen.

Or, how to get glowing skin with just a few simple ingredients.

As plastic microbead bans take effect, you'll need to find alternative ways to give your skin a good scrubbing.

These high-end kits make converting a van into a home-on-wheels an easier proposition.

It's a miracle of sorts, transforming a pile of sticks into a traveling machine.

Take subversive action in small ways.

This young man's mortgage-free home includes an interesting self-built version of the rare species known as the heated ceiling.

It's a surprisingly simple DIY project.

These will make your task easier, more efficient, and altogether more pleasant.

Yes, it's actually possible!

Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best.

These are the ones that also had a green slant to them, making them special to TreeHugger's heart.

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.

I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid.

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

And you have never used a styrofoam plate or take-out box.

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

They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic.

What is vinyl? Let's explore how this ubiquitous and versatile plastic is made, what its uses are, and all of its safety concerns.