This ad from the flu pandemic of 101 years ago has held up well.

Scott Z. Burns explains why the villain of his blockbuster film is an anti-science blogger, while the heroes are government officials.

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

Although activities that mess with local ecosystems to let humans experience nature usually seem intrusive, looking at the canopy face to face while slowly traveling in an aerial tram in the Costa Rican rainforest is a fairly

A venue which showcases and sells 100% locally produced design and artisan items while educating about sustainability and fair trade in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Though shark finning itself had already been banned, transportation and import of shark fins had not been.

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One way to guarantee a view and to tread lightly is to build high in the sky.

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

This is a silly post, about a silly bit of news, but is a reminder that we really should think about what we eat.

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

When two male Alston's singing mice meet, they sing an operatic duet that researchers say offers clues about our own speech.

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

Anthropologist David Graeber thinks we could do without half our jobs.

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.

The sci-fi show pulls no punches when it comes to humanity's complicated relationship with work and nature.

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

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

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

The map-makers are calling this the biggest change that they had to make since the breakup of the U.S.S.R.!

Take a breathtaking 9-minute journey with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier through the beautifully bleak frozen North, you won’t be sorry.

This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

Researchers discover how Arctic foxes modify their dens to make the surrounding land more fertile.

Looking to reduce waste, increase local food security and create a "circular economy," this permaculture project is growing food in the Arctic.

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

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

A new NOAA report reveals we've lost 95% of the Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice. Here's what that looks like.

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

An Arctic explorer calls for 'party ships' to be kept out of this sensitive and remote part of the world.

Besides the usual hidden storage and mirrors to enlarge the space, this redesigned layout includes a slight rotation to improve circulation.

Located in the heart of Florence, Italy, this small apartment features a minimalist stair, sleeping loft, and a view out onto the city's Renaissance treasures.

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

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

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

It's a nice idea, but it needs a bit more rigor.

Every year we go look for the latest in sustainable design. Every year the post gets shorter.

Blank city walls are huge canvases for this artist transforming our perception of ordinary buildings.

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."

"We are working on the design of communities and begin with what we call the Essay of Clues. We look at things like the sun, the wind, the water, the biological history and the culture of the site. Then we imagine that we are birds that evolved for that

Amid the over-upholstered and garishly gilded furniture at the Istanbul Decoration and Design Fair hid some ingenious gems -- designers working with recycled and alternative materials and creating multi-purpose furniture for small spaces.

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make

Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.

Lace is back! A while ago Lloyd wrote about the California-based Eurolaces, believed to be the first company to offer 100% certified machine-made macramé style organic cotton lace trim for apparel or curtains. Now lace has become a theme amongst the

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

Patricia Urquiola at the exhibition 'Cosas' at Habitat Valencia. Photo Credit: Petz Scholtus Valencia Design Week has invited us to FEED, the first international design media and bloggers' meeting this week, so together with Core77, Mocoloco,

At this year's Valencia Design Week in Spain, not a huge amount of companies convinced us about their products being truly good for our planet, in fact, we noticed a