This was an actual test. But only a test. Like those emergency tones you hear on your TV when a storm is approaching. Officials in Ontario, Canada, think the possibility of a live Asian carp invasion via truck is real. People

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?

It's been forty years since Nixon and Trudeau signed the original; it's time for an update.

Sometimes the best way to get an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.

Updated curriculum will help them to navigate the emotions associated with the climate crisis.

New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic.

Along with her large-scale drawings, artist Zaria Forman has recorded the eerie song of a warming planet.

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

In two words: It's not.

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.

Hawaii's most populated island is implementing tough new rules for packaging.

The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014.

The iconic English office pod can be used for all kinds of things.

Competition, oversupply, and unpredictable weather has caused the price of wild berries in Maine to hit a 30-year low.

Acorns are piling up around the U.S., threatening to cover some cities in nuts. Not really, but there have been an "exceptionally large number of acorns" dropped by oak trees around the country this year, Chicago-area experts say. This

Even when accounting for other factors, the right amount of sleep has been shown to have a big impact on heart attack risk.

A new study suggests a sweet spot for daytime snoozes.

The Japanese pursuit of shinrin-yoku uses trees and nature to heal oneself – here's how you can do it even in a park.

When doctors team up with food banks, it improves health and staves off chronic hunger.

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.

This experiment may kickstart a new age of microorganism technology.

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

Perfect for tiny spaces, this multifunctional unit can be used as a kitchen, storage and workspace.

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.

Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this?

You really don't need all those big appliances.

This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go.

An interesting design concept that envisions humans becoming semi-photosynthetic thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae.

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.

The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale,

We like Ecotricity, the UK-based green energy company that is busy planning and erecting urban wind turbines across the country. We’ve written about their partnership with Popeye, we’ve brought news of their collaborations with Lotus and Ben and

Whenever we've discussed Triodos Bank, the European sustainability-oriented savings bank with branches in the UK, Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium, we've always been impressed at the number of customers who attend

Life can be hard for start-up companies, particularly in the current economic climate. Often the need to keep costs down means that decent office space becomes unaffordable. It can be even harder for a small company to implement a green office policy if

Stunning Art Project Projects Impacts of Climate Change TreeHugger was founded on the idea that art and design can help solve the ecological crisis we are facing - most recently evidenced by our round up of environmental artists shaking up the art

Local currencies are nothing new, but one city is allowing its businesses to pay their taxes with local money.

Working in shared office spaces is an attractive solution for creative start-ups, and has become more and more sought-after in many of the bigger cities. Green Spaces in Manhattan has turned into a well-working

Here is an interesting juxtaposition of stories; Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard picks up on a study about how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in America. He quotes Transportation for America: In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than

Things don't quite work as they are supposed to when people stand up.

Scientists have found that the chemicals used to replace BPA over the past 20 years have the same damaging effects.

A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here's why it's a big deal.

Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England,

A bright white antelope with long thin horns, the Arabian oryx is thought to have inspired early stories of unicorns. (Its two horns appear as one when viewed from the side.) And until

"If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere," says Geoff Lawton. So let's get started.

Studies show that humans and kangaroos may have co-evolved to be mutually beneficial to one another.

What does it feel like to be an arch? Very different from how it feels like to be a cantilever.