A sweeping new survey reveals that Americans on average have a surprising amount of leisure time.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

When you watch the video do you see a triumph of nature or the beady eyes of a predator?

With fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild, the 'panda of the sea' is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Now a crazy plan might just save them.

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey may survive because of work by communities, NGOs and the Myanmar and Chinese governments.

WIth the death of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, the species is one step closer to complete extinction.

From crayfish to parakeets, these species are at risk of disappearing from the planet.

37 species under national protection have been observed in the Ziwuling area, thanks to massive reforestation efforts.

For the first time ever, a nursery for endangered ray pups and adolescents has been discovered – giving researchers hope to learn more about these rare gentle giants.

One of the '25 most wanted' lost species, the silver-backed chevrotain is a snaggle-toothed, deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit and walk on its tippy toes.

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency.

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.

New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle.

This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what's stopping them?

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

The Norwegian Consumer Authority thinks the fast fashion company is misleading shoppers with its so-called Conscious Collection.

A study shows that many want to make better decisions, but don't know how.

It's not as 'free' as you think. Someone always pays.

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this?

This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations.

Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell makes a case for rooms; We concentrate on one of them.

Are you buying for looks or for function? It can be a tough call.

Lessons from the kitchens at Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille.

Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.

It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the

These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land.

The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed

Florida's waterways are rapidly become gross slimy things.

With the right set-up, phosphorescent algae can create a lightshow in your room at night.

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.

Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank.

Humans dump millions of tons of phosphorus into lakes every year, and it's destroying their ecosystems.

Exposed by low tide and bereft of a cooling breeze, the mollusks overheated to the point of cooking.

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.

It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

These are for those nights when cooking feels impossible, but has to be done...

Cherry-picking has become a family bonding experience – and a practical zero-waste food storage tactic.

Fresh and seasonal, these recipes offer maximum flavor for minimal effort.

Once you start buying fennel, you won't be able to stop.

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida

We mentioned Ecotricity’s new 'Merchant Wind Power' project at Avonmouth Docks near Bristol, UK earlier this year, but we couldn’t help posting a picture of the now completed initiative. Located in the ultra-industrialized port, surrounded by storage

Life can be hard for start-up companies, particularly in the current economic climate. Often the need to keep costs down means that decent office space becomes unaffordable. It can be even harder for a small company to implement a green office policy if

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely

Not long ago, my parents installed a sizable solar array on their home in England. Now my brother has just emailed with photos of his own installation. What's going on? Besides providing more evidence that solar feed-in

Local currencies are nothing new, but one city is allowing its businesses to pay their taxes with local money.