One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

It's time to rethink how we dress for work.

"Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big.

Could you live on a One Tonne Diet?

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

From the best U.S.-based fashion brand to the best volunteer vacation, eco-savvy (and oh-so-clever) shoes, cheeky t-shirt, and more, read on for our Best of Green 2012 winners in the Living category.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

Katherine and Margaret share their tips for green travel.

Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production.

A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible?

A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume.

Despite the fact that livestock production contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transport sector, there is an appalling unwillingness to change eating habits in order to make a difference.

Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it.

What nutrition labels do, and do not, tell us about what goes into our food

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.

Under perfect circumstances, grazing cattle do sequester carbon, but most of the time that's not the case.

"Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent."

Bigger wheels mean more stability and regular-bike feel, but it comes at a price.

At least until you ride it to a public meeting, where your bike is part of a vast, bike-wing conspiracy.

The streets are deadly and the cops don't care, but we now have David Shellnutt.

If you're not into bar soap, here's an innovative option for liquid hand soap.

Save time, money, and food by taking a structured approach.

Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house.

Conventional cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop out there, so slip into these sustainable options instead.

How to waste a whole lot of technology and energy to do a very simple thing

In general flax has a relatively small environmental impact - and it gets even better when its organic. That's why companies like Libeco have decided to make organic lines.

This might be the perfect bed for a New York apartment.

If you're looking to upgrade your bed with an eco-friendly option, but don't want to replace the mattress, a natural latex topper might just be the ticket.

A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box.

Unlike conventional mattresses, which contain petroleum-based synthetics, this all-natural mattress by Latex for Less is as clean and green as they come.

Homestead is a California-based company that sells high-end ethical bedding at reasonable prices.

UK brewer Seven Brothers has partnered with Kellogg's to use some of its less-than-perfect cereals.

Fairbanks, Alaska, will be home to the demonstration project of the next generation Buoyant Airborne Turbine, which will fly 1000 feet off the ground.

The Nautilus shell-shaped turbines could fit on rooftops of houses or buildings in urban environments.

The turbines leave no room for the eye-sore excuse.

When wind speeds are higher than a turbine can effectively use, the extra energy is stored for when the wind slows.

There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.

He’s a fierce defender of his family and helped nurse two of his offspring back from leopard attacks. He likes to nap with his feet in the air, and he hums while he eats.

After breaking into a game reserve to hunt rhinos, not much was left of the three poachers.

Ethiopia’s ambitious national reforestation program seeks to plant 4 billion trees by October.

Purr, snuggle, awww, repeat.

Fashion designer Alexander Julian has clearly had enough of the University of North Carolina's aqua graduation gowns, he's gone and given his alma

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world? Toast this accomplishment with one of the 10 earth-conscious gifts in this guide -- from major purchases, like cars and jewelry, to simpler mement

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is no small task. This

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is

Starting in September, I embark on a nationwide book tour for my new book entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future. The tour will take me to more than 20 universities and colleges across

Big surprises can come in little packages - and that's what I found when I visited Winthrop University during my book tour stop at the school. The campus is located just south of Charlotte, NC in