The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

A fleet of the cars mapped methane leaks in three major cities and the results aren't good.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service

Irish architects Heneghan Peng win the competition to house world's largest canoe collection

Sometimes we should just let a bad idea die.

Authors of a new study say dogs may help develop over-the-counter tests capable of life-saving early detection.

I know there are lots of transit map fans out there. It's a modern art-form for sure! Take a look at these original time-scaled maps.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

A new study from the Breast Cancer Fund shows that BPA is found in canned foods marketed specifically to kids. This should be no surprise to TreeHugger readers; we have been talking about BPA lining cans for years. All

BPA had been found to trigger the release of insulin in nearly twice the amount as when glucose is ingested.

Cars, rides, everything will be offset. But that's just one piece of the puzzle.

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

When trying to phase out single-use plastic, there are some items that seem impossible to replace — like dog poop bags. For those who want to be a greener dog owner, what kind of options exist?

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

Built for a sculptor and his new family on the site of an old gold mine and sawmill, this house uses reclaimed concrete blocks weighing a ton each.

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) sends out a press release touting their recent political victory in Washington State, and their new promotional campaign, “Build with Strength.” Hilarity ensues.

A Chinese study says concrete actually sucks up CO2. This is not news, it's chemistry.

Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

Is this the future of construction?

New research sheds new light on why Roman concrete is so strong and water resistant, but let's not get carried away here.

Researchers are looking to fungi to help provide a fix for crumbling infrastructure, with promising results.

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.

Making cement puts out a lot of CO2. Making concrete needs a lot of sand. Both are big problems.

Created by Zaha Hadid Architects, this innovative project demonstrates the possibilities of using KnitCrete technology for creating curved concrete shells efficiently.

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

Concrete Week at the Guardian produces some hard truths.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.

Gorgeous, soft and looking like a living UFO, this enormous work of textile art is brightening up one Paris institution.

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

Restoring plants and trees near US industrial sites could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new study finds.

Eco-architect extraordinaire Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Peter Yost from BuildingGreen about working with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on energy efficient window treatments in this TreeHugger exclusive from West Coast Green. Peter Yost has been

In cars, houses, furniture and electronics, The trend was toward increasing repairability and simplifying recycling. Apple goes its own way.

It may well be all most people need as a computer, and it may well be what we have been waiting for.

It involves planting another surprising crop.

It is a jewel in suburban isolation.

The Brooklyn based artist participated in a local show covering a concrete playground in a mixture of knitted yarn and Brazilian ribbons.

Tandem satellite choreography has mapped the planet to 1-meter accuracy. In addition to amazing images, the data provides a treasure trove to earth scientists

Is the dream of sustainable agriculture a nightmare for the beef industry?

Bike lanes carry the shock troops in the never-ending war on the car.

Scientists are working to harness the secret of owls' silent flights to build quieter wind power technology.

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

No chemicals, synthetics, or gravestones – the goal is to return to the Earth as quickly and subtly as possible.

What to do about all that CO2 emitted when you make cement? Inject it back into the stuff and turn it back into limestone.

It would weed out the people who just want a picture from those who actually want to see a famous site.