Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.

Who says you can't take it with you? This micro wind turbine folds into a foot-long cylinder for a portable solution to charging gadgets with clean renewable energy.

If you're interested in learning how to build your own renewable energy devices, this DIY vertical axis wind turbine is a great place to start.

At the risk of getting slammed with comments claiming that small wind turbines aren't viable, here's a look at another bladeless wind generator hoping to disrupt the wind energy industry.

Even in the wild world of offbeat wind energy machines, Tyer Wind's design stands out.

One of America's fastest growing professions, wind turbine technician, attracts people with a unique set of skills, as demonstrated by climber and composer Jessica Kilroy.

The moral of the story is: Some people are awful, some people are heroes, and baby chimps are irresistable.

Smartphones, laptops, and electric car batteries rely on cobalt, most of which comes from Congolese mines that employ children.

The Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs, a recipient of the 2018 Lush Spring Prize, provides basic gardening kits and lesson packs to teachers in order to teach valuable agricultural skills.

After breaking into a game reserve to hunt rhinos, not much was left of the three poachers.

An increase in maximum sentences for wildlife crimes are being delivered by the Republic of Congo – here's how one gang's arrest and conviction went down.

Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.

Before 2015, the Mozambique reserve lost many thousands of elephants due to rampant poaching – now they’ve just had a full year without any illegal deaths.

New short narrative film strives to deepen the global discussion around the illegal wildlife trade.

Ethiopia’s ambitious national reforestation program seeks to plant 4 billion trees by October.

There are only two northern white rhinos left, and they are both female; but now scientists have created two viable embryos and there is hope.

Starting in September, I embark on a nationwide book tour for my new book entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future. The tour will take me to more than 20 universities and colleges across

We've scratched the surface of Sierra magazine's Cool Schools list on Treehugger before, but this time I've decided to dig into one of the schools so we can learn more about what

Who needs a dining hall when you've got a dorm kitchen available? Even if you don't, make it happen with a few basic tools and skills.

This beautiful area near Salida, Colorado, could become the next national monument, with your help.

What these cars are capable of will come as no surprise to EV fans, but winning the King of the Mountain title puts another feather in the EV cap

EPA to blame for the catastrophe on the Animas.

Who said politicians never did anything good?

This kind of trailer means you can eliminate the head-banging sleeping loft.

The newfound fossils shed light on the early evolution of one of the planet’s most mysterious amphibians.

This tiny house builder and architect just built himself and his wife a bigger (but still tiny) home, equipped with a space-saving elevator bed.

This contemporary small dwelling has both a main-floor bedroom and a secondary sleeping loft.

Probably, the decade of e-mobility

A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars.

Here's the drill on the Earth Drill toilet.

Here's the hot poop on a toilet with a conveyor belt to move the stuff out of sight, out of mind.

Who says loos have to be boring and utilitarian?

Aiming to live a lighter-impact lifestyle, this green lifestyle activist lives in a self-built tiny house and experiments with growing and foraging his own food.

New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has

photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome, a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading. Considering that it's

If all goes well between now and Halloween, Griffis Sculpture Park in upstate New York will be ready for the occasion with its very own colony of bats, thanks to the artsy "Bat Tower" being built to draw the pest-fighting pollinators to the area.

New York's brown bat continues to be hard hit by White Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is named for the white fungus that eats bat tissues and wakes the bats prematurely from hibernation. WNS has been

The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.

Brazil's economy is growing fast, and it is expected to need an increase of 50% in power generation capacity over the next decade.

A new "eco-city" being planned for Turkey will use waste pistachio shells for heating public and private buildings.

A new way to see inside batteries in real time as they go through charging cycles could help prevent battery fires and increase battery lifespans

In his new climate change documentary, DiCaprio opts for caution and polite concern at a time when outrage is desperately needed.

iGEM team encourages 'materials activists' to build their own biodegradable drones with downloadable do-it-yourself plans.

Circular Systems' innovative technology promises to transform food waste fibers into wearable fabric.

Here's an intriguing alternative to single-use plastics -- sourced from avocado!

The biomix-infused suit helps break down a body, while neutralizing toxins and boosting plant growth.

We learn that Agenda 21 is part of a much larger Mainstream Media plot to hide the UN takeover of the American government.

There is some exceptional the nonsense coming from Republican members of the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Good grief.

It costs a lot more to run a suburb than it does to run a city.

Is this the thin edge of a much bigger wedge?