Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.

Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up?

Plastic is often thought of as an ocean contaminant, but it's in our freshwater lakes, too.

Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? Do you flush at home? Then you should read this to learn a better solution to lead exposure risks.

It's uncomfortable to face the source of the pollution.

The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

Meanwhile, cars and trucks keep getting bigger and higher. It's time to do something.

Was it the Uber car, the safety driver, the victim, or the traffic engineers who designed that road?

But what is the best criterion?

Cities can be a lot of fun seems to be the message of awesome video from Argentinean creator.

A train that reportedly left a workshop yesterday failed to brake when entering a major station and crashed against the end-of-the-line barrier

Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.

'This situation of captivity is degrading for the animals,' says the Argentine capital's mayor.

You don't get an experience like this online.

Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way.

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.

For at least six weeks, thousands of barrels of tar sands oil have been bubbling up into the forest in Cold Lake, Alberta and neither the oil company or government scientists know how to stop the flow.

TransCanada announced today that they are moving forward with their so-called Energy East Pipeline project, which will bring crude oil from Western Canada to refineries and export terminals in Eastern Canada.

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.

It's controversial and probably cost the party leader his job, but there is much to like in it.

It's that seventies show all over again as a Trudeau gets blamed but it's not his fault; it's simple economics.

New technology might actually pull hydrogen out of the Alberta tar sands and leave the carbon behind.

Or is it all a big political show?

An article in the latest issue of the journal Current Science raises serious questions about the long-term viability of genetically-modified Bt cotton to actually do what it's intended to do, increase pest resistance.

Shoe lovers have more and more choice when it comes to buying eco-friendly shoes: Simple Shoes, Worn Again or TOMS are just a few of my favourites and I just found a new brand from France. FYE (for your earth) is a relatively young company that started

Heavy Eco sells bags, t-shirts and accessories, all made with recycled or organic materials and designed and produced by inmates in Estonian prisons.

Great gift ideas from DesignMarketo, a platform diffusing up-and-coming designers’ small and limited productions. Our favourite: "Save Fish, Eat Chips" t-shirts!

As most environmentalists know, there are hidden costs behind most price labels. This video explores how to uncover those facts.

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.

Though cotton yields initially doubled when GM cotton began being planted a decade ago, in the past six years yields have failed to increase even though planting has markedly increased.

Levi's new denim line will incorporate on average, eight 12 to 20-ounce plastic soda bottles per jean.

If your cold-weather wardrobe needs replenishing, we’ve got a few sustainable suggestions.

When you buy a Boerum top, you'll know everything about where and how that item was produced.

It's only happening in half the world. The rest of us can keep using plastic sticks. (Don't they know about ocean currents?)

This is where your next pair of underwear needs to come from.

It's a solid, sustainable choice all around.

However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that

One of the biggest floor-care brands in Britain has unveiled a cardboard vacuum cleaner made from its own packaging, the Vax ev. And it was created by a student.Open and Assemble—Without the Packaging Waste The vacuum is sold in a

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

The US federal government announced a big bet on big data today. What is Big Data, what does the government have to do with it, and where could this lead?

Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.

This biomimicry success promises advanced hearing aids as the headphone generation ages

Scientists find signs that the germ causing strep throat and flesh-eating disease may be moving closer to resistance to penicillin and other related antibiotics.

The diet appears to act on gut bacteria in a way that helps hinder physical frailty and reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find.

What could possibly go wrong?

War correspondent Gwynne Dyer says they should worry more about carbon and climate change.

When Governor Sonny Perdue of the US State of Georgia filed a legal complaint and then formally asked for the support of the Bush Administration to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to stop releasing water from Atlanta's Lake Lanier, perhaps he did