No one likes the rampant spending that goes along with gift-giving traditions, but all have different ideas for how to cope.

This intriguing film asks a question we should all be asking ourselves: "How might your life be better with less?"

Toronto illustrator Sarah Lazarovic's Buyerarchy of Needs urges people to consider other options before hitting the mall.

Discover the once-gorgeous South Pacific island where all your plastic trash ends up.

Taking a stance against our consumer culture is a challenge, which is why you'll need rules to live by.

This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.

We’ve reported on Transition City Bristol before, one of the first city-wide Transition Town initiatives [Disclaimer: This author has good friends involved in the project, but we’d be writing about it even if we didn’t]. It looks like things are

Yum...there's nothing like homemade applesauce. It always tastes better when you've made it yourself. Our question is: How many food miles will this DIY job add?

Deep from the innards of the TreeHugger test kitchen (ok, there's no TH test kitchen, just the hordes of us hungry bloggers trying to keep both budget and taste buds happy) emerges a new, quick, and decidedly healthy everyday

The Dirty Dozen is back. No, we're not talking about the movie—it's the recently released, fifth edition of The Environmental Working Group's (EWG) list of the 12 conventionally grown fruits and veggies with the

Hundreds of people weathered the blizzard last Sunday to support New Amsterdam's Wintermarket in lower Manhattan. The New Amsterdam Market is not your

Richard Shilling's apples help me appreciate the wondrous variety found in nature.

Artist Jessica Rath uses sculpture and photography to highlight the problem with new hybrid apples and endangered varieties.

This modern and comfortable two-bed treehouse in Texas is open to guests.

An old garage shed is transformed into a spacious little home for one grandmother, living near her kids and grandkids.

Steve Webb thinks we should tax upfront carbon like cigarettes, and we should build in wood and stone.

Love chocolate? Help protect endangered cacao trees and the livelihoods of the Asháninka people.

"How are we going to protect it if we don't understand what's at stake?"

Heart attacks and strokes are virtually unknown among the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest. What can we learn from this?

The new-to-science Amazonian glassfrog has skin so transparent that its tiny heart can be seen beating in its chest.

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.

The answer is pretty surprising.

So often we read books on ecology that detail the downfall of a species or habitat. Finally, here is a book that does the opposite, explaining instead the incredible comeback of one of the most important locales for marine

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.

Kathryn Kellogg explains why delaying gratification is beneficial all around.

Those struck by Cupid's arrow are expected to spend $27.4 billion this year, up 32 percent from last year’s record $20.7 billion.

This ad from the flu pandemic of 101 years ago has held up well.

In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to satisfy

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.

Exceptions will be made for subsistence hunting and fishing.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

Subjects like literature and history may become a thing of the past.

The sci-fi show pulls no punches when it comes to humanity's complicated relationship with work and nature.

The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic.

Take a breathtaking 9-minute journey with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier through the beautifully bleak frozen North, you won’t be sorry.

This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

Looking to reduce waste, increase local food security and create a "circular economy," this permaculture project is growing food in the Arctic.

A team of scientists have developed a novel way to determine the age of these long-lived marine animals.

They call it a "one-off" but it is the shape of things to come.

A couple, their parrot, plus one mother-in-law and her cat have their own private and communal spaces in this renovated apartment in Hong Kong.

Besides the usual hidden storage and mirrors to enlarge the space, this redesigned layout includes a slight rotation to improve circulation.

Located in the heart of Florence, Italy, this small apartment features a minimalist stair, sleeping loft, and a view out onto the city's Renaissance treasures.