Major, major kudos to Ann Kagawa Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, winner of Cheap Chic Wedding's annual toilet-paper wedding dress contest, who made this mind-boggling matrimonial ensemble out of bathroom tissue—a textile fit

More love, less waste. That's the idea behind a new gift registry. And it's an idea that might just take off.

For the couple that wants to avoid a big wedding and all the trappings of large event venues, Tiny Chapel Weddings offers a decidedly smaller way to get married.

Send one of these video bloggers to cover World Environment Day.

The United Nations Environment Programme and goodwill ambassador Don Cheadle have selected a winner. See the video here.

Design a logo for this year’s World Environment Day and win a trip to Milan, Italy.

In anticipation of World Environment Day on June 5, the United Nations Environment Programme is hosting a blogging competition to raise awareness about this year’s theme of sustainable consumption.

The chemicals that make your personal products silky smooth are banned from all cosmetics that are washed off after use.

South African women have had to change the way they approach showering, hair care, and menstruation, due to the lack of water.

Two teens send a powerful message about the effects of plastic pollution.

We asked the question on Facebook and got all kinds of interesting responses.

Here is a fun and spicy twist on a classic margarita using fresh cilantro and jalapeño.

The global production of wine isn't keeping up with demand.

The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease.

Perhaps our perceptions are predicated on the packaging.

So for this 4th of July, I want to honor the Victory Garden! Well, that and booze. Here are some fun and tasty cocktails, fresh from the garden.

Suddenly, and without any warning, a rap song appeared on social media, produced by three young men – who were unheard of up to that moment – and racked up millions of views in record time. The track was entitled "Long Live the People", based on the slogan of the revolutionary youth (especially notable in the 20F’s manifestations) directed against the monarchist slogan: “long live the king”. The track topped the list of most-watched Moroccan videos on YouTube. This is unprecedented for an agitational song, as the top spot has typically been occupied by pop trifles.

The coronavirus pandemic is a turning point in history. The world economy is receiving one savage blow after another. Healthcare systems are totally overwhelmed in the advanced capitalist countries as a result of decades of attacks on living standards. The inefficient and ghastly nature of capitalism is in full display in the west, where people until recently enjoyed at least a semi-civilised existence. In Africa, Asia and Latin America the consequences of a full-scale outbreak will be catastrophic.

But they're not alone: a new report finds that most Americans are considered lonely.

Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries.

It is a brave new world of "reducing vegetation" and "fuel reduction" and a lotta logging.

A eccentric design hangs living cacti and lighting from the ceiling, a vegan cobbler is delicious, a luxury treehouse is a great escape in Bangkok, and more.

The arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand proves just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about the demise of an endangered species.

Using a series of overlapping mezzanines and spaces, this accessible, urban housing prototype explores the possibilities of living small but comfortably in the city.

A species of wasp discovered in Thailand has been named for evil spirits invented by J. K. Rowling in her Harry Potter books.

Many exotic ingredients aren't on shelves because people ask for them, but more so because the governments of those countries are actively promoting them.

Our photo of the day comes from beautiful Erawan National Park in Western Thailand.

This experimental co-living design scheme aims to foster communication, responsibility and human relationships.

They are people who bike or walk, not some separate species.

"The time for complacency has passed. We must treat this crisis as if our lives, and the lives of our friends, families, and neighbors, depend on it. "

The stuff you notice that no one else does, that's the most important!

The World Green Building Council has some tips about ventilation, insulation and lighting.

Calls came into emergency centers and even the Griffith Observatory from LA residents who described seeing a “giant silvery cloud.”

When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever

To make this small space more livable, there is an emphasis on filling out the vertical space. Plus, a great tatami-inspired seating area.

Draped in moss, orchids, lilies, and ferns, this city bus transports riders to a whole new world.

Sydney is white Australia's birthplace, settled as a penal colony in 1788. Many of its first white inhabitants would be very surprised to learn that it is now often recognized as one of the world's top ten most liveable cities. Earlier this year it was

Green Star is to Australian commercial and government buildings, what LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is to American structures of a similar ilk. The 5 Green Star rated Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in inner

A recent post that claimed readers absorb less from e-books. I wonder (and so do many commenters) if that's really true.

This is one area of measurement where perhaps the Americans, Liberians and Burmese get it right.

Hosed by this theory or greenwashed? Photo by Tony Stl via Flickr On ABC's 20/20 last Friday, Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft's former chief technology officer, and founder/CEO of Intellectual Ventures (IV), resurrected the idea of stretching a 2-inch

There's no doubt that geoengineering brings out passionate emotions both pro and con, as recent debate on TreeHugger about the sort of-moratorium on some research coming out of the Convention on Biological Diversity

There's been lots of back and forth in the past year on biochar, ranging from research showing it has huge potential for absorbing carbon emissions on one side, to uncertainty about its potential, to outright

We can and should go back and forth about the merits, demerits, risks and potential rewards of the spectrum of geoengineering techniques, from the simple but slow and effective (like afforestation) to the well, more fraught with potential catastrophic

Researchers are working on "reprogramming" cells to create customized organisms that can be used for everything from new medicines to environmental clean-up crews.

The first field test of injecting sulfate particles into the atmosphere is proposed for New Mexico; ocean iron fertilization experiment shows more promise than previous ones.

It may have also been done under falsely obtained consent...

Because the iron dumped in the ocean off British Columbia wasn't dumped as waste, it didn't violate international law.

The Economist puts Melbourne in number 1 spot, Vancouver in 3. They're not.

An old warehouse is transformed into a three-level open office with lots of shared spaces for a tech company in Vancouver.