This stair does it all: it's a connector, a partition, a bench, a counter and a concealer of clutter.

Denmark’s last wolf was killed in 1813, but after a female travels 340 miles from Germany and meets some males, cubs are expected soon.

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

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

They don't know how they are going to do it, but it is a bold promise.

Just yesterday I joked seated at my neighborhood's dive-y, not-concerned-about-clean-food diner that the likely hormone-injected milk I stirred into my coffee might spur the growth of a third boob. It was a risk I was

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

The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the

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

The poetic and ephemeral fifth basic taste, umami, is the talk of the town; you can find it in these all-natural ingredients.

Social distancing and quarantines don't mean you have to live on canned soup alone.

The pace of cooking has slowed down because we suddenly have extra time.

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

They show that the struggle is real, and you're not alone.

New research finds that on just two remote islands alone, nearly 600,000 crabs are killed every year by plastic debris.

Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not

In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border

Stand at the edge of a reservoir, river, or ocean and it's hard to imagine that the planet could ever run out of water; even just a day at the beach makes your one small shower a day seem like less of a threat. But with

At the tech company's New Mexico data center, it found that oil-submerged servers require far less energy for cooling and actually perform better.

The thermostat add-on lets consumers set a limit to what they want to spend on cooling and heating and then it controls the temperature to keep energy use in check.

This might be one of the smartest ways to use a smart thermostat.

Octogenarian couple united by a love of entomology

The secret to a diet that makes the microbes in your gut healthy, for fighting obesity and disease

You are not alone. Even when you are...

It's an industrial design approach, a product that is refined almost to perfection.

With aging baby boomers and young people who can't afford housing, there's going to be a huge market for these.

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Adam Werbach about coral bleaching and youth-powered activism in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green.

Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann talks to Eric Corey Freed about his book Green Building for Dummies, disco balls and the death of Pergo floors in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Eric is the principal architect at organicARCHITECT, and

Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Prudence Ferreira about the three criteria for Passivhaus certification. Prudence is the founder of Integral Impact Inc, a green building firm with a strong focus on zero energy buildings. As the president of

Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Michael M. Wheeler about government messaging in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Michael is currently the Energy Adviser to California Commissioner Dian Grueneich, he has also worked for the EPA and the DOE

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann interviews Barry Hooper from SFEnvironment about government policy for new and existing buildings in San Francisco in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Barry Hooper collaborates with design

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Peter Yost from BuildingGreen about working with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on energy efficient window treatments in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Peter Yost has been

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Hunter Lovins from Natural Capitalism Solutions in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Hunter is a professor, speaker and author on changing the conversation around business to

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

An affordable, long-lasting and attractive chair made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic, designed in Barcelona by Estudio Mariscal. Need it far away? Then just buy the seat and get local legs!

In cars, houses, furniture and electronics, The trend was toward increasing repairability and simplifying recycling. Apple goes its own way.

Nobody cared much about this a few years ago. They do now.

Some houseplants love mist, others not so much. Here's what to know.

Or why the trend toward simplicity is not all it's cracked up to be.

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

You can't call an aluminum guest house dropped by helicopter green, but you sure can call it cute.

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling.

Yes, but we still have a problem, says Carl A. Zimrig in a new book "Aluminum Upcycled: sustainable design in historical perspective." Because we are using too much of the stuff.

Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff.

But hey, it's all in the interest of national security; Americans have to be ready to defend themselves from Canada.

Recycling isn't enough when demand for aluminum is soaring. We have to use less of the stuff and eliminate single-use packaging.

There is an alumina crisis right now. Making it is dirty and polluting, and it's back in the USA.

Built using aluminum, stainless steel and wood, this modular prefab is designed to be easily assembled and disassembled.

Remember how aluminum cans are "100 percent recyclable into pure aluminum"? They lied.

In order to prevent future pandemics, we need to change our relationship with wildlife