It's all a facade, as architects compete to see who can design the ugliest exterior.

As the Guardian notes in its headline, Wood you believe it?

As always, they warm your hearts as well as your toes.

Don't just sit there, do something.

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

We have a look at the eco-sheds

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

They really do live up to their billing this year.

Not coming soon from a modular company near you.

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

This being TreeHugger, we look at the eco-sheds first.

Metsä Wood design competition produces very interesting entries, like this one from Sigurd Larsen.

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

Dr. David Katz argues that poor nutrition is a greater threat than the coronavirus, but we think both are concerning.

It supports local business owners and gives you more local and seasonal options.

Created by BIG and WeWork, this open-plan school in NYC offers another model for education.

An old garage shed is transformed into a spacious little home for one grandmother, living near her kids and grandkids.

This is what happens when LEDs get cheaper and better: designers use more of them. Someone predicted this once.

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

Architects all over the world should be doing this too.

It's wonderful to see architects take small interventions for housing for the homeless so seriously.

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

Love chocolate? Help protect endangered cacao trees and the livelihoods of the Asháninka people.

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

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.

The continue reduction in Amazon forest clearance is based on preliminary data however. Last year the final tally resulted in significantly higher levels of deforestation.

Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.

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'.

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?

The new-to-science Amazonian glassfrog has skin so transparent that its tiny heart can be seen beating in its chest.

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

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.

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.

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.

When the government furloughed park workers responsible for emptying trash bins, it came as welcome news for bears.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

So often we read books on ecology that detail the downfall of a species or habitat. Finally, here is a book that does the opposite, explaining instead the incredible comeback of one of the most important locales for marine

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