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Coal for Christmas, but not for being naughty. Germany commemorates the end of an era as the last black coal mine closes.

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

It's got everything: “Design, construction, love, betrayal, and eventually murder. Just a typical architectural project.”

Whether it's fair trade, organic, handmade, tree-to-bar, or direct trade that you're looking for, these companies have something delectable for everyone.

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.

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

Here's a new and novel use for that neglected historical artifact: the pencil.

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

Olafur Eliasson is back with another environmental project on a giant scale.

The rain on this year's show dampened the plants but not the spirits.

Bigger isn't always better when it comes to life and gardens at Chelsea.

Change is growing this year with more women designers and lots of glorious blue flowers.

The small gardens are new and innovative and changing the way we look at them.

Usually the Serpentine commissions one architect to create a building: this year it's five.

But hey, what’s wrong with formaldehyde? It’s in our breath, our apples and our trees.

Thought there wasn't enough variety? Now it is endless.

Solidia Technologies' chemistry could make concrete almost benign.

We are in the middle of a mass timber construction revolution. What is everyone talking about here?

There is more to a house than just walls. Danish company COBOD tells the truth about it.

It's a duffel bag with various inserts that will keep you organized whenever you leave the house.

It's an ingenious design that means you'll never have to choose between the two again.

There are lots of ways to put a tree to good use.

My flame for the small-business and artisan supporting marketplace was re-kindled surfing the 263 items -- from mat bags, to hand-knit yoga socks, calming wall art and more -- made locally in Brooklyn alone.

Empty jars and recycles are easily transformed into stunning vases with the Lace Vase attachment by Milk Design Shop.

Zeal Optics Releases Stylish, Sustainable Sunglasses Made from Castor Oil

Joe Mimran is more concerned with his flow of creative juices than the tragedy.

Airpaq's one-of-a-kind rucksacks are putting used car safety components back to work to help protect and haul your gear.

Bold and refined, these wearable works of art also allude to the object's unspoken history.

No one will ever know that you're packing a healthy, homemade lunch.

New research shows that a Western-style diet can permanently kill off sperm-producing cells by age 18.

Toddlers don't need junky snacks. They need real food.

And new research suggests that the problem is only going to get worse.

When you use cloth, you never have to worry about running out.

Google Reader is gone on July 1, but our RSS feed isn't going anywhere.

On Wednesday, a bull scheduled for slaughter in a halal butcher's shop in Queens, New York decided that it wasn't on board with its fate. So it broke out and didn't look back, sprinting down Liberty Avenue (how appropriate!),

TreeHugger is nominated in the green category of the 16th Webby Awards. It's an honor to be nominated, and it's all thanks to you, dear reader.

It's more than just an easy way to get a daily dose of TreeHugger.

To gain more space, this tiny has its toilet in a bump-out built over the trailer tongue.

They do a terrific job of taking bacteria from your hands and spreading it all over the walls and floors.

Public washrooms really are just as important as public roads because, in both cases, people gotta go.

Coming to a bathroom near you.

These things should be banned, or at least they should come with a real warning.

Through trial and error, these are the indoor plants that have taken well to living in my bathroom.

Scientists decided to put the old five-second rule to the test, to prove once and for all whether there is any truth to it.

Triclosan may have been banned in soap, but antimicrobials are still allowed in more than 2,000 other products, which is a big problem.

New research comparing Amish and urban-dwelling babies in Ohio finds a notable difference in fecal bacteria.

Researchers 'astonished' to find potentially deadly bacteria, including E.coli and Staphylococci, in 9 out of 10 products they tested.

Not by a long shot, but the answer is still interesting.

But would you want to sit in a plane with no windows?