This sturdy bed helps to declutter small spaces by combining sleeping and storage.

Chairs take up a lot of space, but not in this line of space-saving furniture.

Already suffering a perilous decline, the deaths of 4 North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month doesn't bode well for the species.

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.

Here's what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet.

We’ve reported on Transition City Bristol before, one of the first city-wide Transition Town initiatives [Disclaimer: This author has good friends involved in the project, but we’d be writing about it even if we didn’t]. It looks like things are

You may have heard that the iPhone 3G went on sale this morning. I saw a line outside of the AT&T; stores here in Manhattan, and I heard there was a line around the block this morning at the Union Street Apple store in San

Deep from the innards of the TreeHugger test kitchen (ok, there's no TH test kitchen, just the hordes of us hungry bloggers trying to keep both budget and taste buds happy) emerges a new, quick, and decidedly healthy everyday

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The

Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.

Fruits and vegetables last all winter with jams, fruit butter, marmalades, and pickled vegetables from new cookbook Home Canning by Janet Cooper.

No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.

These reefs live in murky water with low levels of light and are likely to survive rising sea levels, researchers say.

It is a modern plug-in city that is organic in more ways than one.

Dutch designers build a border wall that you can skate through.

There are 17 atriums that need to be filled with creative uses.

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

Not coming soon from a modular company near you.

Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects win design competition.

It always amazes, how much work people do for this.

But the hotel design competition is always interesting, even in an off year.

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

This modern and comfortable two-bed treehouse in Texas is open to guests.

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

Currently moored in London's St. Katharine Docks, this lovely modern houseboat is on the market for £290,000.

"The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines."

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?"

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

Something to put all the composting, shorter showers and EV talk in perspective.

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

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.

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

"She was an amazing animal," says one of the rescued otter's keepers. "She taught a lot of people about conservation."

On June 17, 2013, NASA's Terra Satellite captured a rare photograph of a clear view of Alaska. While the photo itself is beautiful, the reason for the nearly cloud-free sky has concerning implications for climate change.

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.

A federal study of sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, where the Exxon Valdez supertanker spilled around 30,000,000 gallons of oil about 25 years ago has concluded that the otters have returned to pre-spill numbers.

The largest wildlife refuge in the United States needs protection from oil & gas development.

Long admired for its beneficial medicinal properties, Alaskan farmers are happy to find that this Siberian herb loves their climate.

Nine of these giant endangered animals have died recently; all at roughly the same time and place. What’s going on?

Study indicates the effects of low levels of oil contamination are worse than anticipated

The Norwegian oil company announced that’s its ended its plans to drill in Alaska.

The aquarium and wildlife rescue center uses a unique heat pump system to cover 98% of its heating needs.

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.

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

A hunter was hospitalized after the bear he shot tumbled down a ridge and hit him.

Author Caroline Van Hemert talks about the importance of exposing kids to challenging situations and the rewards that come of it.

Polar bear attacks are on the rise thanks to diminishing sea ice, but Alaska's Polar Bear Patrol is doing an incredible job of keeping the peace.

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 and then join a live chat with the