With a topic this complicated, parents need all the help they can get.

This handbook to sustainable living will help you practice what you preach.

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

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

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

Watching a flock of 40 heritage birds grow proved to be an unexpected pleasure.

A study has found that the more exposure a person has to the natural world, the more inclined they are to make eco-friendly choices.

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

Some areas have more resources than others, so do your best to work with what you have.

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

Contrary to popular opinion, young people aren't practicing what they preach.

In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to satisfy

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

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

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

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

Think kitten-meets-lamb in the latest installment of 'gratuitous cuteness distraction.'

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

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

"Can we afford to take action?" just became "Can we afford not to?"

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.

Subjects like literature and history may become a thing of the past.

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

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

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

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.

Braving polar bears and subfreezing temperatures, years of preparation pay off for a University of Hawaii astronomy team.

Today, Shell announced it will abandon exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska.

The Gwich'in people have been fighting this battle for decades, and now they need broader public support. Learn how you can help.

A team of scientists have developed a novel way to determine the age of these long-lived marine animals.

Svalbard's wild reindeer are surviving warmer winters by foraging on, yes, seaweed.

In 40 days over the summer, the coast had retreated by 14.5 meters, sometimes more than a meter a day.

How do you make good design accessible to people with small spaces and small budgets?

This is, whether we like it or not, the future of furniture design.

How to choose things for your home that have had, or can have, second lives.

Is it doing the same for people?

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

Pigeons live large in these big artworks that celebrate the remarkable qualities of these overlooked birds.

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

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

"Come touch the Greenland ice sheet and be touched by it."

I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see

Here is an interesting idea for a rug made of pieces of felt. We stumbled upon Julika Welge's Growing Carpet at this year's Designersblock at the London Design Festival, where the bright colours and the rich texture first

Carpeting may be something we give little thought to, but the ubiquitous floor covering is actually a serious environmental problem. Not only are toxic chemicals often used in the making of most carpeting, they are

David Masters lives in a yurt. But it isn't just a home, he preaches what he practices in an "alternative learning center that provides opportunities for people to develop and reflect on their values and to consider how they might take an active role

Lake Michigan alone receives the equivalent of 100 Olympic-sized pools full of plastic bottles each year.