The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.

A ban on gas and diesel cars is the latest in Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's ongoing crackdown on air pollution.

Electric carmakers need more cobalt for their lithium-ion batteries. Tiny Cobalt, Ontario, aims to become a sizable supplier.

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'

SwimCity is a housing concept for young Swedes who don't mind donning goggles or hopping in a canoe as part of their commute.

Environmentalist Peter Bahouth shares the inspiration behind Atlanta's most leafy and lovely Airbnb listing.

Forget Pat Conroy ... nothing says 'summer reading' like upcycling bibles and tiny house memoirs.

Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light.

Here are 10 historic shopping centers that are still thriving today.

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

A solar-powered home that can charge a car is one thing. But what if power flowed the other way, as well?

Why move to the woods when you can live in a tower that doubles as a coniferous forest?

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.

Tiny houses have become the darlings of budget-minded minimalists, and Ryan Mitchell's book, "Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials," explores them.

Faircompanies gives a tour of an unusual Omaha, Nebraska, dwelling that consists of three concrete domes tucked underground.

Located in the rural town of Brumunddal in Norway, Mjøsa Tower nabs the title of world's tallest wooden building.

There were once less than 1,000 of them left in Mexico and the U.S.

When people see animals everywhere in pop culture, they assume they're everywhere in real life.

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.

The mountain gorilla population is rebounding in the Virunga Volcanoes Region, according to census results announced by the African Wildlife Foundation.

White Oak in Florida promotes conservation with innovative programs for animals (and the humans who want to see them.)

The Sisters of the Monastery of the Dominican of Order have cared for the rare salamanders for 150 years.

Native only to Madagascar, 105 lemurs species have been evaluated as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable by the IUCN.

This report highlights 25 apes, monkeys, lemurs, lorises and other primates on the brink of extinction.

Conservation efforts pay off for mountain gorillas, which have been re-classified from "critically endangered" to "endangered" by IUCN.

19 of the 450 remaining whales died from 2017-2018, pushing the species even closer to the edge of extinction.

In Florida, not even the iconic Florida panther — the endangered state animal — is safe from new development.

The 2019 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is open to children in grades K-12.

Two mother-and-calf pairs of North Atlantic right whales have been spotted so far this year in Cape Cod Bay.

England is poised to introduce a sweeping ban on the import of endangered animal parts, including those from "trophy" kills.

2019 has been a record year for the threatened species, even after Hurricane Dorian destroyed sea turtle nests in the state.

Don't know the difference between "free range" and Certified Humane? Learn what the labels on your chickens and eggs mean.

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general.

At GBK gift lounge, the famous get goodies and charities benefit.

Give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

After you read the last page of this new book for kids, you can start a discussion about food, farmers and eating.

We've rounded up the best last-minute gifts: presents you can send your loved ones digitally that will arrive in email immediately.

With college grad gifting season upon us, here's a handful of useful, unique and starter apartment-friendly household items.

From animal welfare to marine protection to climate change, these environmental charities are sure to put your money to good use.

This small-batch recipe is a treat for a small gathering or a holiday gift the kids can make.

13 terrific tools to gift the DIYer in your life

Tips from people who are really great at giving the best gifts that the rest of us need to read.

A floating sheet of pumice could bring an infusion of life to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

The answer to this depends on the definition of hybrid, and how long it would take to "convert" each car on the road to a hybrid. One thing's for sure -- emissi

The shipping industry embraces fuel efficiency with hybrid delivery fleets.

The incredibly fuel-efficient Bright Idea isn't aimed at jam band fans who follow Phish: It's targeting fleet customers like Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and Cox Commun