Leave it to the Swedes to combine physical fitness with PICKING UP LITTER!

New research suggests that mother bears have found a loophole in hunting laws and are using it to protect themselves and their cubs.

Naturally, official Nordic eating guidelines include things like: "Eat more food from wild landscapes."

High-tech hydroponic containers allow for soil-less cultivation and a carefully controlled yield.

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

Emerging out of a park in Seoul, South Korea, this dynamic piece of urban furniture offers a place to sit, walk and play.

Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy.

Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!

These beautiful toys are creative, unusual, and eco-friendly.

Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the opposite effect, resulting in parents and children speaking less to each other.

Pinterest has released its list of predicted trends for next year, and it looks like TreeHugger's eco-minded philosophies are catching on.

They've requested no day camps, just two empty months.

It's a great way to spend time outside and travel for cheap.

When my kids begged for an empty calendar, I was worried about the impact on my job, but a few strategies have kept everything on course.

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.

These worrisome sunscreen chemicals provide potential risk to humans and are wreaking havoc on coral reefs.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

The Florida legislation will go into effect in 2021 in an effort to protect the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem.

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.

Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.

These delicious dessert squares skip the crust and the refined sugar. They're quick and easy to make for lightly sweet snacks during fall and winter.

Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!

Think living green is all about sacrifice? Think again!

A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.

Reducing meat consumption is one of the best ways to help the environment. A new book offers many ideas for how to make it happen.

Some of them taste better than the originals they were made from.

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?

It's become a very tasty ritual.

The fuel cell is part of Microsoft's Data Plant project to build a zero carbon data center.

A long-suspected secret behavior of water molecules in ice is seen for the first time using a new technique that could help develop energy alternatives.

Replacing diesel systems with fuel cells could give refrigerated a clean-energy makeover.

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.

A new patent filing suggests that the tech giant has fuel cells in mind for future computers and gadgets.

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.

It is exhilarating to have a bike anywhere you want it. It is depressing to see the state of the bikes.

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.

The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.

The marketing and branding services group BBMG just reported on his year's annual survey of green consumer attitudes. Questions were asked to determine recognition of 13 of

After a long-lasting and loving monogamous relationship between the US Green Building Council and the Forest Stewardship Council, it seems the USGBC is considering, not a break up, but definitely thinking

Annie Leonard is having an incredible run with her short documentary The Story of Stuff. The film still gets 10,000 views per day and has already reached 7.3 million people over the 22 months since it was released. The film

The bad guys bought abandoned or repossessed homes, ripped out interior walls, illegally tapped into power and water, and grew pot commercially. What starts in

Image from Tetra Pak Tetra Pak is the world's largest packaging company so when they decide to do something environmental it has a big impact. They have just announced that all of their UK and Irish packaging will be FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the