The 10,000 year-old ice shelf is half the size of Rhode Island; its collapse will add greatly to global sea level rise.

... the Emperor Penguin! It vows to call for marine reserves in Antarctica to protect its imperilled species.

New discovery points to troubling signs for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the collapse of which would prove catastrophic.

Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice.

The source of Antarctica's eerie blood red falls has baffled scientists for more than a century; now new secrets have been revealed.

A posse of paper penguins has spread to major international cities in the past week, as part of a new Greenpeace campaign to protect Antarctica.

The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a 3-month Antarctic expedition, supporting an international proposal for the world’s largest protected area.

Australian Antarctic Division captures a vision of curious penguins ready for their close-up.

Wind on the snow dunes of the Ross Ice Shelf causes a near-constant hum that is as beautiful as it is haunting.

Award-winning photographer Sue Flood braved the extremes to bring us this marvelous new book, Emperor: The Perfect Penguin.

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.

These bags are built to last, both in terms of usability and style.

As plastic microbead bans take effect, you'll need to find alternative ways to give your skin a good scrubbing.

Take subversive action in small ways.

These will make your task easier, more efficient, and altogether more pleasant.

Yes, it's actually possible!

Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best.

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.

And you have never used a styrofoam plate or take-out box.

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

What is vinyl? Let's explore how this ubiquitous and versatile plastic is made, what its uses are, and all of its safety concerns.

"There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." (Kenneth Grahame)

The 'mega cruises' are harming the environment, the island's aesthetic appeal, and local quality of life.

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.

A new study shows that there is some seriously low-hanging fruit here that would deliver more bang for the buck.

Perhaps yes, if our food system stays the way it is, but maybe that's what we should be challenging.

Waitrose wants to see how serious shoppers are about bringing their own containers.

It's time we stopped greenwashing plastic alternatives and realized they do more harm than good.

And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.

A ban will take place in the new year, followed by crackdowns on straws and grocery bags.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

Once upon a time I put together a guide on how to green your wedding, and I even blogged about my own DIY-flavored eco-wedding. But my darling wife and I have been upstaged by Julia Davis and Andy

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom's of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits

Eating seaweed is healthy, but how is it harvested? For one Maine seaweed harvester, the job is a meditation on life.

Preserving fisheries is crucial. But one fisherman argues that regulation can do more harm than good, and that fishing communities used to regulate themselves.

Some pretty smart designers, builders and consultants have a pretty good idea for a sensible building standard.

A small family business is selling replicas/interpretations of the homes made famous by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size.

Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

American organic farmer Eliot Coleman explains how his innovative winter gardening methods work, allowing growers to harvest veggies year-round.

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.

And GO Logic shows again that they really do with the Little House on the Ferry.

In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances.

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.

It's a mix of good design, a tough standard and sophisticated engineering.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century.