An economics professor suggested we replace libraries with Amazon bookstores "to save taxpayers money" and the Internet went wild, with good reason.

Finance blogger Cait Flanders describes the ups and downs of a year-long shopping ban and the unexpected lessons she learned along the way.

This book full of small space design ideas is a handy tool for those wanting to get their own tiny house built.

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

Sarah Archer shows how the kitchen became the colorful nerve center of the modern house.

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

This book explains how "one of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare."

There's something magical and awe-inspiring about animal interactions that has yet to be explained by science.

All because people are too lazy to find a sink.

On National Dog Day, a look at the question of doggie density

Just what is man's (or woman's) best friend thinking?

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

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

If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study.

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

More than just a reflection of emotional states, a new study finds that dogs’ facial movement are potentially active attempts to communicate.

A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers.

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

Researchers tested the calming effect of music for kitties during vet visits; 'cat-specific' music was the winner.

A visit to the French capital offers great lessons in how to make less waste.

Libraries were the 'most common cultural activity' for many Americans last year.

A lesson in coexistence.

Greenpeace wants you to vote on your favorite of its submissions, all inspired by local endangered species.

In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to satisfy

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

A venue which showcases and sells 100% locally produced design and artisan items while educating about sustainability and fair trade in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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.

Hardly a secret anymore, but still off the beaten track a bit, Playa Guiones in Nosara, Costa Rica doesn't disappoint.

"We don't want animals in captivity or enclosed in any way," says Costa Rica's Environmental Minister.

One way to guarantee a view and to tread lightly is to build high in the sky.

A new report ranks countries by their green investments, and also compares performance to our perceptions.

This is a silly post, about a silly bit of news, but is a reminder that we really should think about what we eat.

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.

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

Eco-friendly sandals are nice, but they won't save the planet.

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.

These people know a thing or two about money. And they say it's INACTION that's going to cost us.

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

Commonly thought to be a byproduct of economic distress, a new report suggest that dollar stores are a cause of it.

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

Now if only he can keep his job in the fall election.

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.

Are we about to have a "Minsky Moment"?

Activists risk arrest in an effort to prevent slow oil drilling exploration in the Arctic.

Today, Shell announced it will abandon exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska.

More good news for the Arctic as the Obama administration pushes off further offshore drilling in Alaska.