TreeHugger just keeps on having to eat its hat with these guys.

Huge wind turbines, solar, wave power, battery storage and a lot of electric cars—these remote Scottish islands may provide a glimpse of the future.

Corn mills, water pumps, blenders and more: the bicycle as a tool for self-empowerment.

It might cost $125 a bottle, but it tells a cool story about sustainability.

While the federal government may be turning its back on the environment, these American cities are stepping up.

New research finds that a two-pronged approach is necessary to fight things like sea-level rise and ocean acidification.

It's part of a statewide effort to crack down on plastic waste.

Andrew Scheer is a climate arsonist.

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.

NASA finds that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying out – here's why.

There are huge upfront carbon emissions from building new housing; a better approach is to be smarter about what we have.

A hopeful report by Greenpeace envisions a future where supermarkets have gotten rid of superfluous waste.

It's a mix of speculative fiction and informed prediction. Which do you think is most plausible?

Unless they're specially branded Keep Cups that reduce the likelihood of catering staff getting burned.

Everybody is hopping on the hydrogen train, but it's being driven by natural gas.

Making things more efficient is not enough; we have to ask ourselves what we really need.

The results of our annual survey are often surprising.

The city of New Orleans had given up on glass recycling. Enterprising students from Tulane University decided to step up to the challenge and bring back free glass recycling citywide in spring 2020.

Even a full day later, a one-hour shift in the clock is hard to adjust to.

The Story of Stuff's latest film underscores the importance of putting deposits on all cans and bottles.

While in the midst of a global pandemic, we can't forget the ongoing climate crisis. Here's how you can participate in Earth Day 2020.

From the world's largest to ones that were here long before the Mayflower, these noble trees are nothing less than U.S. national treasures.

Have you ever gone to the moon and back? Moon trees made the journey — or rather, their seeds did.

Researchers studying fossil clams in Florida believe they found the souvenirs of an ancient meteorite.

There is a spectacular nature show happening above, all you have to do is look up.

There's no better way to enjoy a sky full of shooting stars than to sleep beneath them.

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

We talk a lot about the devastation of a warming planet, but what if things went the other way? A new study confirms the worst.

This tidal phenomenon is making waves, so to speak, as Hurricane Dorian approaches.

Historically we've looked to nature to help forecast the weather; here are some indicators gleaned from generations of folk wisdom.

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

The answer may surprise you.

After a month under rubble, a nearly lifeless callery pear tree was found by 9/11 workers who were determined to save it.

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.

Don't forget to spend some time in nature! Let the 2019 US fall foliage forecast help.

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

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.

Are you up for the Fall Cloud Challenge?

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

The world's weirdest living thing should encourage us to rethink what we think about intelligence.

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds.

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.

A NASA scientist shows us the three-fifths of the planet's surface that we don't get to see.

In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't.

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

Researchers are able to detect and measure things they could not before, while many species flourish amid the silence.

Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.

These architects propose building a living space into the nacelle of giant offshore wind turbines. What could go wrong?

Crowdfunding the latest gizmo is one way to be an early adopter, but all you get out of it is a gadget. Crowdfunding a renewable energy project, on the other hand, could deliver clean energy to your home.