New products for 'urban skin' are booming, but do they actually work?

The United States lags behind more than 40 nations in banning or restricting chemicals for safety reasons.

When it comes to a clean and green beauty routine, less is more.

This is serious surgery with long-term implications. We need to stop treating it so lightly.

Say goodbye to disposable cartridges and plastic packaging with this solid-steel beauty.

Experts suggest that the health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risks.

Now I'm obsessed with paring it down to the absolute minimum.

Surely there's a way to ditch our wasteful, disposable habits.

You shouldn't have to suffer through the winter with dry and cracked lips.

With salons and beauty services temporarily closing, there's never been a better time to start a DIY, at-home, simplified beauty routine.

These single-use tablets are a smart way to reduce plastic waste, whether at home or while travelling.

It cuts through grease, makes glass shine, and deodorizes thoroughly – all thanks to a nifty chemical reaction.

Have you been looking for a reason to go green? Look no further because we've got ten reasons lined up for you!

These questionable additives are found in nearly half of all foods marketed to kids.

The products we use to enhance beauty have an ugly track record.

A new study shows it's even higher for black women and frequent hair-dyers.

A new study has found the worms excrete plastic and its toxic additives with no residue in their bodies.

Demand for plant-based protein is driving rapid growth, while crops like corn and soy stagnate.

Described as a "huge missing piece" in public education, new agriculture classes will teach kids how connected our lives are to the land.

This is precisely the kind of healthy, sustainable agriculture we should be trying to expand globally.

A new survey finds that young people expect bugs to be a normal part of our diets within a decade.

The environment minister stated that post-Brexit trade deals will not allow chlorine-washed chicken or hormone-treated beef.

After evidence that China violated the treaty intended to protect the earth's ozone layer, the country has leapt into action.

It is estimated that one worker dies every 15 seconds from toxic exposures at work

The University of Central Florida is selling experimental Martian dirt, for $20/kg plus shipping. Or use their open source recipe to make your own.

I finally stumbled upon wabi-sabi. But somehow I have always known it.

We need a precautionary principle approach or a lot more of these studies, and soon, in order to protect our children.

Various healthy diets are shown to ease symptoms of depression, and they work even better for women.

Ruling protects the organization behind a unique project to re-establish European bison in the wild

A list of chemicals and their uses will support risk assessments and circular economy plans

Anyone who says that a building has to be demolished because the plan doesn't suit modern uses is either lying or incompetent. Just look at this.

When you're biting the head off a chocolate bunny this weekend, the last thing you want to be thinking about is whether your sweet treat was the product of child slave labor. Don't let that happen to you. Buy good chocolate, people!

The natural chemicals in common foods and beverages can be turned into a useful antibacterial coating

There's already a global cocoa shortage, but prices haven't risen enough to make it worthwhile for cocoa farmers. They're switching to rubber instead.

It's hard, in these days when we worry about sugar and additives and obesity. What to do?

Homemade popsicles are one of my favorite summer treats, particularly when it’s too hot to bake or cook.

This woman-owned business is making some of the best chocolates on the planet, using Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa to craft a line of luxurious truffles and bars.

Testing shows just how much packaging is required to keep the yum in, and reveals some dirty little secrets on the way

Bun in the oven? Have a bonbon!

Researchers from the University of Maine have linked habitual chocolate consumption to improved cognitive function.

This version contains no added sugar or oil, and yet it tastes fantastic.

It's important, but higher isn't always better.

Companies and governments in West Africa and Europe are finally saying no to cocoa grown on deforested land.

Mighty Earth has released a scorecard for chocolate brands and retailers to help you make a good choice.

The World Cup is starting: here's a football they won't be wanting.

It's a bright and sunny solution to an abandoned rooftop: a garden.

The creation of a summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery is an annual tradition; and this year it's weird.

Look what you can make out of bamboo poles and climbing rope in 23 days--if you are artists.

See this fascinating documentary about the dedicated man who created a forest the size of Central Park.

What a way to master the arts of carving and design: one a day for a year.