The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where.

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

And the top 15 that are least toxic.

A mixture of leftover citrus rinds and vinegar is an easy, food-safe way to cut ants off at the pass.

Kissing bugs can carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, and they are now making their way through the US.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

A health insurer practices what it preaches.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.

Scientists exploring the possibility of a moon having a moon of its own have suggested that the wee orbs be called moonmoons.

Spend 90 minutes in the eyes of an astronaut.

Nicknamed 'Farout' by the team that discovered it, the celestial object is some 11,160,000,000 miles away.

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you'll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device.

A man named Manfred Mornhinweg found the modern world too "noisy and hectic", so he decided to build himself a house on a quiet 40 hectare piece of land in Chile.

A travel writer captures the beauty of Iceland's wilderness, but will these natural wonders exists for much longer?

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.

Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide?

The war on coal, it seems, may be ongoing, no matter who's in charge in Washington.

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

The researchers have developed a fuel cell that creates electricity from urine and could be used to power our gadgets.

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.

There's been much talk of Africa "leapfrogging" the paradigm of fossil fuel dependence. Kenya's latest announcement on solar power provides a vision of what that might look like.

A new report calls for international collaboration to fight the crime organizations behind the illegal trade in wood and wildlife.

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are banding together to combat unlawful timber products and curb deforestation.

This photograph was taken at Nairobi National Park, which is located just four miles south of the city’s urban center.

As if giraffes weren't exotic enough, this very rare mother and baby seem outright otherworldly in their absence of color and pattern.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

It's the first plant plant of its kind in the states that generates electricity from the temperature differences in the ocean.

This short film, while focused on the island of Kauai, highlights the challenges and crises we will all have to face on our island planet.

Help Treehugger founder Graham Hill design his compact, off grid, energy positive compound in Maui.

When sunscreen chemicals wash off beach-goers, they bleach coral, stunt its growth, and sometimes kill it outright.

It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.

Simple, no frills cabin living at its best, right by the ocean.

Since before he started TreeHugger, Graham Hill has delivered the same message: sustainability can be beautiful and fun.

There are huge gains to be made by boosting efficiency. Even if we can never get to 100% because of the laws of physics, we could get much closer than we are now.

On Monday (Sunday locally), Japan switched off the last of its operating nuclear reactors and became 100% nuclear-free.

We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace.