This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.

This month, BookHugger presents Hope Is and Imperative by David Orr. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with Orr on May 25 at 3pm Eastern. (NOTE: The chat has been postponed one day and will

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the

This month, BookHugger presents The Agile City by James S. Russell. Readers can order a discounted copy today and watch a recording of the live discussion above.

This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy.Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com Vital Mangroves On The Edge Of

This month, BookHugger presents Ideas That Matter: The Worlds of Jane Jacobs edited by Max Allen with an introduction by Mary Rowe. Readers can order a discounted copy today and join in a discussion with distinguished urban

Author Peter Gleick joins TreeHugger for a live chat about the story behind bottled water and what it means for our culture and environment.

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

A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

This book full of small space design ideas is a handy tool for those wanting to get their own tiny house built.

Becker's latest work is not only a how-to guide, but an invitation to reevaluate all aspects of your life.

A new study says it is, and we speak to one of the authors.

Author Cal Newport argues that it's time to make hard decisions about our digital lives and embrace a 'philosophy of technology use.'

This book explains how "one of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare."

It contains all the nutritional info, recipes, and moral support you'll need for a big dietary transition.

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush.

If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study.

More than just a reflection of emotional states, a new study finds that dogs’ facial movement are potentially active attempts to communicate.

Researchers have identified many of the gestures that dogs use to get humans to do their bidding.

Let this 14-inch goldfish caught in the Niagara River be your answer.

Researchers tested the calming effect of music for kitties during vet visits; 'cat-specific' music was the winner.

Not only is it Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday, but it's also an extra-special 8-digit palindrome day.

Schools are closing classrooms and going online all over the world. This may be as much of an opportunity as it is a crisis.

It's not rational, but it's fun.

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to

A venue which showcases and sells 100% locally produced design and artisan items while educating about sustainability and fair trade in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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.

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.

One way to guarantee a view and to tread lightly is to build high in the sky.

This container home in Costa Rica is almost a monster home, but has some interesting features.

Prices have fallen 12% thanks to this switch to renewables.

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

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

How well do we utilize a variety of things that we buy? Michael Sivak looks at the data for everything from our cars to our clothes.

Actors Emma Thompson and Michelle Thrush are traveling with their daughters to the North Pole, as part of an Greenpeace campaign to create an international sanctuary in the Arctic.

Tens of thousands of walrus haul out on Alaska’s shore.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has asked pilots to avoid flying too close to a group of about 35,000 walrus gathered on an Alaskan beach.

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

More good news for the Arctic as the Obama administration pushes off further offshore drilling in Alaska.

Scientists discovered that plants in the Arctic are growing twice the height.

Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

The LightCycle follows our circadian rhythms via your phone and GPS.

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter.

Blank city walls are huge canvases for this artist transforming our perception of ordinary buildings.

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

A report from GAIA reveals how old carpets go straight to landfill or get burned because many manufacturers haven't developed closed-loop production.

These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more.