There are approximately 2 million reasons to love trees ... but we'll start with these.

New research finds that normal sleep may be protective against early death for people with certain health risks.

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

WIth the death of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, the species is one step closer to complete extinction.

An object lesson in how not to do city-building.

London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency.

Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future.

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

TreeHugger's Lloyd Alter does radio

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

Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell makes a case for rooms; We concentrate on one of them.

Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all.

Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?

It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the

Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for,

Kelp isn't just for eating; this designer is experimenting with the fast-growing, large algae for lighting.

Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel?

Surprisingly strong and made with seaweed and a bit of paper, this collection of modern furniture and lighting makes use of an abundant resource.

Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.

Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products.

The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass.

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

Tipster Peter S. was equally bemused by our mention of the petroleum powered bicycle jetpack. So much so, he thought one good turn deserved another. Thus we’ve now discovered the MobiBke. Take one foldable full performance Dahon ZeroG mountain bike

Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels

The UK-based renewable energy company Ecotricity recently won an award from the renewable energy agency for South West England for its development of three giant wind turbines at the industrial Avonmouth Docks site on the outskirts of Bristol (which we

We've already seen how pay-as-you-throw trash metering can cut landfill waste in half, and we've witnessed whole cities make composting mandatory. So there's little doubt that much, much

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."

Abandon not all ye moth-eaten and shrunken cashmere sweaters—designer Brooke Serson Cernonok of Teddylux can sprout an entire menagerie from your castoffs.

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.

Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features.

This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.

It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.

Just when I thought it would be fine to cook with canned tomato sauce - bis-Phenol A recently having been granted toxicology probation - emerges the possibility that BPA can make you obese. Ohhh wait - not

A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.

A new term for those who try to live without plastic, that might just catch on.

Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics.

Find out which brands are the best and worst players in the canned food industry right now.

From one problem to the next...

The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have

Though conflicts over sparse water supplies have created rifts between Turkey and its neighbors, the sandstorms they exacerbate have brought countries in the region

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native

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

Artist/inventor Michael Jantzen's new concept for a Solar Winds Desert Power Plant envisions a large public gathering place, inspired by the shape of a flowering plant, to be located in a public park in a hot, dry climate.

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

When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use.

There is so much that they can't burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That's not working out too well either.

So many flavors and colors of gas these days. They are all problematic.

As it turns out, personal energy choices can be contagious.

It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency.

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r