Philly has more than 2X the number of bike commuters per capita of NYC.

The mayor has portrayed the controversial soda tax as a great source of revenue with which to do fabulous things for the city, rather than a benefit for public health.

They are as gutsy and gritty as ever.

The Timber Towers Project seeks to demonstrate the viability of a mass timber high-rise.

A great demonstration of how to develop tiny lots.

It makes a lot of sense in a country with no workers and five other permanent stadia.

A contemporary design for an earthquake-resistant, modular home.

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.

Almost two years after a ketchup snub sparked a patriotic backlash in Ontario, sales for French's ketchup remain strong.

Wiarton Willie saw his shadow this morning, which means the cold weather will stick around.

Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet.

220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

Biologists believe that oil companies are to blame for the recent dolphin deaths.

Find all your sunny-day basics made with fair-trade fabrics and natural dyes.

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.

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

Did you know that cheetahs sound a lot like your housecat?

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

It seems that these days you can build just about anything with a CNC machine.

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

World hydroelectric power generation has risen steadily by an average 3 percent annually over the past four decades.

Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you'll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device.

Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, *and* you need to charge your smartphone? Try this.

Petrochemicals are becoming increasingly important to the oil industry as cars go electric.

Palm oil is found in nearly everything, yet have you ever wondered who makes it? how it's processed? what palm fruit looks like? Take a tour through a Honduran palm oil plantation to learn more.

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

The same inventor who brought us the body heat-powered flashlight is at it again.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

A new report calls for international collaboration to fight the crime organizations behind the illegal trade in wood and wildlife.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

This short film, while focused on the island of Kauai, highlights the challenges and crises we will all have to face on our island planet.

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

More than two years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, the situation is worse than ever.

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.

Mushrooms and game meat in European regions where Chernobyl fallout was most intense still have excess radiation, but Burgundy truffles get the green light; foodies rejoice.

It's a job even too tough for robots.

The technology turns the problem of nuclear waste into a source of safe nuclear energy.

Can a rare metal travel without a passport?

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

A look at our favorite posts from our sister site.

and really, are Christmas lights screwing up your Wi-Fi?

And a self-driving chair, a computer in your phone and learning to listen.

A review of posts about aging baby boomers on the Mother Nature Network.

Scientists hope the technology that filmed it can make fishing more sustainable.

The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his

The debate over the true ecological sustainability of biofuels, the effects on global food prices, and their oft-heard claims of carbon-neutrality has been played out on TreeHugger in great detail. Adding a new

Since the Viet Nam war, Canadians (and some Americans) have been sewing Canadian flag patches on their backpacks when they travel to distinguish themselves from their neighbours. But they will be ripping them off soon, as the country becomes an

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.