It's your guide to conquering the grocery store as efficiently as possible.

This self-sustaining mini-ecosystem is made by a designer who wants to create habitable structures that are also themselves alive.

This modular curtain could help existing buildings photosynthesize oxygen and get rid of pollution in cities.

This inviting, one-bedroom canal boat is in the 600-square-foot range and has all the comforts of home.

Everyone is talking about "overtourism" these days. I was recently part of the problem.

Architects all over the world should be doing this too.

Steve Webb thinks we should tax upfront carbon like cigarettes, and we should build in wood and stone.

"How are we going to protect it if we don't understand what's at stake?"

The Amazon is home to one of the most fascinating life forms of all -- humans, like us, but who are living free from the narrow confines of our 'civilization'.

Now confirmed, the legendary boiling river deep in the Amazon was long considered an impossibility due to its distance from active volcanoes.

The dorado catfish swims more than 7,200 miles, making it the world champion of freshwater fish migration.

Heart attacks and strokes are virtually unknown among the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest. What can we learn from this?

A popular solution for deforestation has been to offer locals payments for NOT cutting down trees. But does this system actually work?

Woven in collaboration with an indigenous Amazonian people, this enormous sculpture invites visitors to enter a space for ritual and contemplation.

The answer is pretty surprising.

Biologists are now beginning to get a better idea of what urban bears are up to when they think no one is watching.

The people of Newtok, Alaska are living a slow-motion disaster that will end, very possibly within the next five years, with the entire village being washed away.

Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others.

Though accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone.

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.

With the aim of inspiring others to start building things, this self-taught carpenter mother of two is giving away the DIY plans for this tiny house and the furniture inside for free.

This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today to get ready for the live chat with the authors on June 13 at 3pm

Mangroves are a special ecosystem. Found all over the world, they thrive in the in-between zones of land and sea, and act as nurseries for a vast variety of animals, grocery stores for humans, a buffer between homes

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.

An economics professor suggested we replace libraries with Amazon bookstores "to save taxpayers money" and the Internet went wild, with good reason.

That's what Kris de Decker did with Low-Tech magazine and it makes a lot of sense.

It's the practical sequel to 'The Reducetarian Solution,' striving to get more people eating fewer animal products.

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

It's good for so much more than treating sunburns.

Our pets become like family to us during their lives, so why not treat them with the dignity that a family member deserves when they die?

The stubborn hero refused to leave his goats ... miraculously, they all survived the firestorm.

Watching a flock of 40 heritage birds grow proved to be an unexpected pleasure.

The heroic lab saved 12 lives and recovered 41 bodies during her career as a search and rescue dog.

A visit to the French capital offers great lessons in how to make less waste.

Not only is it Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday, but it's also an extra-special 8-digit palindrome day.

Libraries were the 'most common cultural activity' for many Americans last year.

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.

A small survey by Bosch shows that U.S. homeowners feel guilty about wasting food, but need to change their habits.

Despite being a professional writer, it would be an invitation for unnecessary clutter and cost.

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.

Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.

Exceptions will be made for subsistence hunting and fishing.

Hardly a secret anymore, but still off the beaten track a bit, Playa Guiones in Nosara, Costa Rica doesn't disappoint.