A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors explain why we're standing at a climate crossroads&dmash;and how serious the next decision really is.

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors look at the realities of local food.

Sometimes the conventional wisdom is right, but sometimes it’s dead wrong.

A pull between city life and the slower pace of nature inspired author and illustrator Julia Rothmans to create “Nature Anatomy.”

When everything seems to be falling apart in the world, the most useful thing you can do is focus on your own community and making it a better place.

A follow-up to the book by the same name, this intriguing film shows how one American family has weaned itself off fossil fuels.

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.

With a topic this complicated, parents need all the help they can get.

Tanja Hester, who retired at 38, can help you create a financial roadmap that makes your life your own.

These 131 exercises will teach you to block distractions and deepen your focus.

Author Cal Newport argues that it's time to make hard decisions about our digital lives and embrace a 'philosophy of technology use.'

Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.

It contains all the nutritional info, recipes, and moral support you'll need for a big dietary transition.

A gentle reminder to never, ever, Free Willy your goldfish.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

'Knit Your Dog' is an Illinois-based business that will take your dog's excess hair and transform it into cozy clothes and accessories.

And now the three unlikely friends live together under a single roof.

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush.

Watch this English golden retriever named Storm rush in to help the fawn and bring it back to shore.

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

After spending most of her life in search and rescue, this grand 13-year-old Australian Shepherd is enjoying her golden years with her companion human.

Anyone who knows dogs probably knows the answer to this question.

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

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

Kathryn Kellogg explains why delaying gratification is beneficial all around.

Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain explains how going offline for a full day each week can change your brain, body, and soul.

Those struck by Cupid's arrow are expected to spend $27.4 billion this year, up 32 percent from last year’s record $20.7 billion.

Contrary to popular opinion, young people aren't practicing what they preach.

Schools are closing classrooms and going online all over the world. This may be as much of an opportunity as it is a crisis.

A lesson in coexistence.

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

Creative crafters can come up with all sorts of beautiful and innovative ways to

Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation

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

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.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

When you create a law to regulate something, there's always the danger that people will drive a truck through the loopholes, adhering to the letter of the law but not its spirit.

This little unit has sleeping for four in not much space at all.

This container home in Costa Rica is almost a monster home, but has some interesting features.

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

The way students learn about economics teaches them to ignore the environment.

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.

Subjects like literature and history may become a thing of the past.

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

British retailers brace for "unbelievably bad" profits this year. Can climate change be blamed?