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This natural latex mattress offers a dreamy, chemical-free sleep

Unlike conventional mattresses, which contain petroleum-based synthetics, this all-natural mattress by Latex for Less is as clean and green as they come.




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Parisian apartment renovation puts the beds in a bookcase

To gain more space, this apartment's redesign puts everything in the wall.




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Surplus breakfast cereal is turned into delicious beer

UK brewer Seven Brothers has partnered with Kellogg's to use some of its less-than-perfect cereals.




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Offshore wind turbine concept includes a loft apartment at the top

These architects propose building a living space into the nacelle of giant offshore wind turbines. What could go wrong?




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Sensor system illuminates wind turbines when planes are near

One of the big NIMBY complaints about wind turbines is the constant blinking lights that make them visible to aircraft. A new sensor system would eliminate the nuisance, lighting the turbines only when planes are approaching.




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Record-breaking inflatable wind turbine to float 1000 feet above Alaska

Fairbanks, Alaska, will be home to the demonstration project of the next generation Buoyant Airborne Turbine, which will fly 1000 feet off the ground.




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Forget Flappy Bird, here's a flappy wind turbine!

Inspired by bird wings, this unique wind generator is claimed to efficiently harvest energy, even from low wind conditions.




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Beautiful wind turbine trees generate clean energy in urban environments

The turbines leave no room for the eye-sore excuse.




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Owl wings inspire quieter wind turbine blades

Scientists are working to harness the secret of owls' silent flights to build quieter wind power technology.




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Facebook 'likes' clean power, new Texas data center to be powered by 100% wind energy

All those cat pictures and viral videos won't harm the Earth.




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Wind turbine technology stores excess wind power for when gusts turn to breezes

When wind speeds are higher than a turbine can effectively use, the extra energy is stored for when the wind slows.




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Giant offshore wind turbine will feature blades longer than two football fields

That's two and a half times longer than any existing wind turbine blade and that's not all that makes it unique.




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Portable micro wind turbine prototype weighs 2 lbs and packs down to the size of an umbrella

Lightweight, collapsible, and quick to deploy, this little wind generator might be a viable off-grid portable power source in places where solar isn't appropriate.




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Offshore wind energy system combines sea water and wind to create electricity

No turbine blades in sight.




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Giant wind turbine sets record for wind energy generated in 24 hours

The world's most powerful wind turbine to date backs up its massive size with serious power output.




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Recyclable resin makes wind turbines more eco-friendly

The resin reduces the energy needed to manufacture turbine blades and allows them to be recycled.




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How can people demand a "naturally green" environment and hate wind turbines?

There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.




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Rescued gorilla and her caretaker win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

The People's Choice award went to photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, who took the photo in Cameroon.




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Elephants learning to secretly migrate at night and chat about safety

We may be killing them at an abysmal rate, but these smart and social creatures seem to have a plan.




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Pilot flying rescued baby chimp to safety is a heart-melting thing

The moral of the story is: Some people are awful, some people are heroes, and baby chimps are irresistable.




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Thousands of children in Malawi are learning how to grow food at school

The Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs, a recipient of the 2018 Lush Spring Prize, provides basic gardening kits and lesson packs to teachers in order to teach valuable agricultural skills.




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Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.




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Three rhino poachers eaten by lions in South Africa

After breaking into a game reserve to hunt rhinos, not much was left of the three poachers.




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Watch zebras being released in Tanzania after 50-year absence (video)

Half a century ago zebras were hunted to extinction in the region, now the area is being rewilded and the zebras are leading the charge.




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Women around the world are having fewer babies

A new study found global fertility rates are on the decline in hundreds of countries




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How good were Neanderthals at hunting?

A new study investigates our ancient cousins' hunting abilities.




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Once catastrophic, elephant poaching at Niassa Reserve drops to zero

Before 2015, the Mozambique reserve lost many thousands of elephants due to rampant poaching – now they’ve just had a full year without any illegal deaths.




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'Sides of a Horn' reveals the human cost of rhino poaching

New short narrative film strives to deepen the global discussion around the illegal wildlife trade.




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Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in a day, breaks world record

Ethiopia’s ambitious national reforestation program seeks to plant 4 billion trees by October.




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In last-ditch effort, scientists create embryos of almost extinct rhinos

There are only two northern white rhinos left, and they are both female; but now scientists have created two viable embryos and there is hope.




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Alexander Julian Designs Green UNC Graduation Regalia

Fashion designer Alexander Julian has clearly had enough of the University of North Carolina's aqua graduation gowns, he's gone and given his alma




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Reverb Turns 100, Gives Away Wiz Khalifa Tickets, More

What do you do when you turn 100? If you're Keith Richards, who go on tour. The same goes for the enviros at Reverb, a Portland, Maine, outfit that greens concert tours and venues. The nonprofit is taking votes on who to support for its 100th tour,




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Green Gift Guide for Graduates

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world? Toast this accomplishment with one of the 10 earth-conscious gifts in this guide -- from major purchases, like cars and jewelry, to simpler mement




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Green Gift Guide for Graduates (Slideshow)

Do you have a grad about to turn that tassel around, or leaving high school behind for the big wide world?




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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is no small task. This




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Green Gift Guide for Back to School College Students (Slideshow)

Whether you're sending your oldest child off to his first day as a freshman or helping your youngest prepare for the beginning of her senior year, making sure your kids have the green gear they need for a successful year at college is




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Urban Green: Architecture for the Future Hits the Road for National Book Tour

Starting in September, I embark on a nationwide book tour for my new book entitled Urban Green: Architecture for the Future. The tour will take me to more than 20 universities and colleges across




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On the Road with Urban Green at Winthrop University

Big surprises can come in little packages - and that's what I found when I visited Winthrop University during my book tour stop at the school. The campus is located just south of Charlotte, NC in




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On the Road with Urban Green - One Week Out

Today is the end of the first week of my book tour for my new book Urban Green. I've crisscrossed North and South Carolina to engage as many people as I can at some of the best schools in the




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One Mean, Green Stadium For North Texas

University of North Texas has build a LEED Platinum stadium to be the envy of other college campuses.




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Young Americans Do Care About the Environment

Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.




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Green Gift Guide For Graduates

Toast your grad's entry into the big wide world with durable, chic, and useful goods like a practical tote bag, an electric scooter, and a life-changing journey to save lions.




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America's Top 10 Greenest Colleges

From campus gardens to intensive recycling, Sierra magazine's annual list gives a tip of the hat to the nation's most sustainable schools.




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Inspired by Amazing Youth Climate Action Leaders

For me, organizing is about people. I love that moment when a new volunteer realizes that she has the power to effect change. That she has the power to influence decision-makers and make a positive impact in her community.




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University and college campuses are working toward Zero Waste

The Post-Landfill Action Network, launched at the University of New Hampshire, challenges campuses across the continent to start tackling waste seriously.




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Students spend their summer protecting America’s urban trees

This summer, students are spending 8 weeks conserving nature in hands-on environmental internships in NY and Philadelphia for The Nature Conservancy’s Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities initiative.




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Empowering the next generation of green leaders

Investing in youth is an investment in a sustainable future




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'How to Raise an Adult' is the best parenting book you'll ever read

Former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims sets out a sensible guide for why and how American parenting needs to change, if we truly want our kids to do well in life.




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More than half of students at U.S. community colleges say they're hungry

Food insecurity is a very real problem for many Americans, but who knew that it affected so many college students, too?




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Want to improve your GPA? Start sleeping more.

A new study has found that sleep disturbances have a greater effect on academic performance than anxiety, depression, binge-drinking, and marijuana use.