Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

'Knit Your Dog' is an Illinois-based business that will take your dog's excess hair and transform it into cozy clothes and accessories.

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

Don’t let that aloof insouciance fool you, scientists have found that cats prefer human social interaction over everything else, even food!

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.

A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers.

And it's available now across the UK.

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

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

Libraries were the 'most common cultural activity' for many Americans last year.

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

A lesson in coexistence.

Greenpeace wants you to vote on your favorite of its submissions, all inspired by local endangered species.

A small survey by Bosch shows that U.S. homeowners feel guilty about wasting food, but need to change their habits.

Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation

Although activities that mess with local ecosystems to let humans experience nature usually seem intrusive, looking at the canopy face to face while slowly traveling in an aerial tram in the Costa Rican rainforest is a fairly

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.

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

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.

Exceptions will be made for subsistence hunting and fishing.

Hardly a secret anymore, but still off the beaten track a bit, Playa Guiones in Nosara, Costa Rica doesn't disappoint.

Though shark finning itself had already been banned, transportation and import of shark fins had not been.

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.

"We don't want animals in captivity or enclosed in any way," says Costa Rica's Environmental Minister.

When you create a law to regulate something, there's always the danger that people will drive a truck through the loopholes, adhering to the letter of the law but not its spirit.

This little unit has sleeping for four in not much space at all.

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.

The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources.

Looking more like the delicate work of a fiber artist, this wow-worthy insect has clearly mastered the art of blending in.

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

He makes the case that it is better to have magnificent public parks than big private backyards.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

Commonly thought to be a byproduct of economic distress, a new report suggest that dollar stores are a cause of it.

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

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.

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

This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

70% of this potent pollutant comes from fossil fuels, not biomass burning.

The late artist Chris Burden balanced a Porsche 914 with a meteorite.

These pink and blue-tinted photographs suggest that our biology has a big influence on the way we perceive reality.

Made with beads, yarns and other fibers, these hybrid sculptures seem to transform before your eyes.

I wasn't sure if we’d covered Earth Weave’s wool and hemp carpets, but I was wrong. Years ago, Kara had mentioned them in a nice little primer on Finding Solutions to Toxic Carpeting. What makes Earth Weave noteworthy is that they claim their Bio-Floor

"We are working on the design of communities and begin with what we call the Essay of Clues. We look at things like the sun, the wind, the water, the biological history and the culture of the site. Then we imagine that we are birds that evolved for that

This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a

Photo by squarehippies If you've ever tried to figure out how to support important projects like green schools while combating climate change AND meet a movie star all while shopping online, wonder no more. eBay and Global Green USA is holding an