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

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.

Giving out money revealed something that flew in the face of a common American philosophy.

As the global economy wildly fluctuates and suddenly out-of-work people struggle to pay the bills, can old-fashioned bartering make a comeback?

The laser-outfitted satellite will be able to pick up shifts in the ice on a very small scale.

Does this look like 'alarmism' to you?

We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make

These unique, handcrafted rugs are made to emulate the look and feel of moss, grass, snow and sand, for enjoyment at home.

Weeki Wachee Springs – the first magnitude spring that is home to mermaids, manatees and magic – is being threatened with pollution and development.

You've probably heard of the Banff Hot Springs, but what about Miette and Radium? These are worth a visit!

This biomimicry success promises advanced hearing aids as the headphone generation ages

A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of

Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh. "... one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices." A model

While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.

It's part of a statewide effort to crack down on plastic waste.

The city of New Orleans had given up on glass recycling. Enterprising students from Tulane University decided to step up to the challenge and bring back free glass recycling citywide in spring 2020.

Evidently natural gas has a clean image that is being threatened by reality.

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.

Access to reliably electricity is what defines civilization in the 21st century, but in many parts of the world, and for a shockingly large number of people, even basic access to electricity is rare, unstable, or nonexistent. This has to change.

Groups working in developing regions could use solar-powered 3D printers to make tools, lab supplies and more on the go.

The technology could save countless lives.

A number of companies are flying SST Trial balloons, but we should all pop them now.

Greener aviation is about to get a boost.

I'm a fan of any policy that discourages people from schlepping loads of unnecessary stuff around the planet.

In California, many people are saying that all the wiring should be underground because of fire risk. It won't happen.

Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems.

Search on the terms "hay pollutant epa" and you'll see hundreds of recent links with statements inferring that USEPA has 'declared hay to be a pollutant.' The source most often cited

A mini video series just released by the National Young Farmers Coalition illustrates the challenges and joys of starting one's own dairy farm.

What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.

Some might say it's slovenly. I call it cutting down my carbon footprint.

Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink.

The Center for Food Safety's recently launched network is a bid to preserve global plant biodiversity and work toward food security around the globe.

One-third of emissions reductions needed for 2 degree target could be achieved with better land management.

Incredibly, this appears to be the first time the government has really tried to tackle this crucial issue nationwide.

TreeHugger was founded as a sustainable design blog. From Alan Chochinov's 10 steps for sustainable design, through Yves Behar's predictions for sustainable design in 2011, to the

KieranTimberlake and Lake|Flato team up with Bensonwood to offer OpenHomes

Colder weather provides some unique challenges for indoor plants; here's how to how to help them get through it.

It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco

A suitable celebration of Pi Day.

Our photo of the day comes from Jackson County, Oregon.

Plenty of clever spatial overlaps and multifunctional pieces of transformer furniture in this renovation of a 376-square-foot apartment in Melbourne.

The United Nations established the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in 1994 – the day is observed every year on August 9.

Markets have shrivelled, storage is full, and redistribution networks are lacking, putting farmers in an awful predicament.

Dengue isn't fun, that's why Brazil has been using genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce the populations of mosquitoes that spread it. But not everyone is happy about this method.

This couple applied precious life lessons -- learned from years of bicycle touring -- into designing their modern tiny house on foundations.

Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.

Traditional marbling techniques are re-adapted to highlight the natural details of this lovely, hand-colored wood flooring.

Getting outside will clear your head and, at least for artist Sara Breakfield, inspires and incredible wealth of creativity and artistic spirit thanks to items found along trails.

A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.