This being TreeHugger, we look at the eco-sheds first.

It supports local business owners and gives you more local and seasonal options.

Created by BIG and WeWork, this open-plan school in NYC offers another model for education.

Love chocolate? Help protect endangered cacao trees and the livelihoods of the Asháninka people.

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.

The continue reduction in Amazon forest clearance is based on preliminary data however. Last year the final tally resulted in significantly higher levels of deforestation.

Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.

Heart attacks and strokes are virtually unknown among the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest. What can we learn from this?

The new-to-science Amazonian glassfrog has skin so transparent that its tiny heart can be seen beating in its chest.

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.

The answer is pretty surprising.

Biologists are now beginning to get a better idea of what urban bears are up to when they think no one is watching.

Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others.

When the government furloughed park workers responsible for emptying trash bins, it came as welcome news for bears.

Though accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone.

A federal study of sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, where the Exxon Valdez supertanker spilled around 30,000,000 gallons of oil about 25 years ago has concluded that the otters have returned to pre-spill numbers.

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.

This stunning mountain range is located on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula.

Nine of these giant endangered animals have died recently; all at roughly the same time and place. What’s going on?

Study indicates the effects of low levels of oil contamination are worse than anticipated

The aquarium and wildlife rescue center uses a unique heat pump system to cover 98% of its heating needs.

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

The Obama administration ban didn't last very long at all.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.

A hunter was hospitalized after the bear he shot tumbled down a ridge and hit him.

Polar bear attacks are on the rise thanks to diminishing sea ice, but Alaska's Polar Bear Patrol is doing an incredible job of keeping the peace.

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 to get ready for the live chat with the authors on June 13 at 3pm

So often we read books on ecology that detail the downfall of a species or habitat. Finally, here is a book that does the opposite, explaining instead the incredible comeback of one of the most important locales for marine

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

There has been a profound change in the green movement over the last five years, the realization that solar panels on the roof and bamboo sheets on the bed are not enough; that where you live matters far more.

Mangroves are a special ecosystem. Found all over the world, they thrive in the in-between zones of land and sea, and act as nurseries for a vast variety of animals, grocery stores for humans, a buffer between homes

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 Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability edited by Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, and Richard J.

Jacob's unpublished writings, essays and speeches from half a century ago seem just as vital and current as the day they were written.

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.

The planet is facing some major problems. Just how much impact can a single person's actions have?

Lance Hosey argues that how things look and feel is as important as how they're made. If it doesn't move the heart, it doesn't move the needle on sustainability.

Finance blogger Cait Flanders describes the ups and downs of a year-long shopping ban and the unexpected lessons she learned along the way.

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.

It's the practical sequel to 'The Reducetarian Solution,' striving to get more people eating fewer animal products.

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

Tanja Hester, who retired at 38, can help you create a financial roadmap that makes your life your own.

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

Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.

On National Dog Day, a look at the question of doggie density

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

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

After spending most of her life in search and rescue, this grand 13-year-old Australian Shepherd is enjoying her golden years with her companion human.