Amid all the confusion, here's some solid advice on how to keep your clothes clean and free from contamination.

Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning.

All the stuff I once viewed as clutter has become a precious resource for my socially-isolated family.

Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house.

Buying a mattress free of harmful chemicals and gentle on the environment is no easy task. A mattress expert weighs in.

Conventional cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop out there, so slip into these sustainable options instead.

How to waste a whole lot of technology and energy to do a very simple thing

Every tiny apartment does not have to have an expensive Murphy bed.

Athanasia Leivaditou designs the perfect desk for all-nighters, described as 1.6 Square Meter of Life

Graham Phakos did, with an interesting design that does everything the expensive Italian jobs do.

Babies are small. They can occupy a small space.

In general flax has a relatively small environmental impact - and it gets even better when its organic. That's why companies like Libeco have decided to make organic lines.

Home-use pesticides many have worrisome toxins, so researchers set out to learn if the natural alternatives are effective.

This might be the perfect bed for a New York apartment.

Handcrafted with softwood, natural oils and waxes, this furniture unit makes a tiny, narrow bedroom feel much bigger.

No, you don't need to rush out and buy a bigger house if you've got more family members than bedrooms.

A cramped, rundown apartment gets a makeover with this mysterious-looking black box.

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

Homestead is a California-based company that sells high-end ethical bedding at reasonable prices.

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

Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.

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

Crowdfunding the latest gizmo is one way to be an early adopter, but all you get out of it is a gadget. Crowdfunding a renewable energy project, on the other hand, could deliver clean energy to your home.

While large wind turbines remain the dominant force in wind power, wider adoption may lie with small-scale turbines fit for urban and low wind conditions.

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

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

Who says you can't take it with you? This micro wind turbine folds into a foot-long cylinder for a portable solution to charging gadgets with clean renewable energy.

If you're interested in learning how to build your own renewable energy devices, this DIY vertical axis wind turbine is a great place to start.

The Nautilus shell-shaped turbines could fit on rooftops of houses or buildings in urban environments.

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

The SolarMill, a 1.2 kW combination wind and solar energy system, will be sold in the U.S. for about $3000.

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

A new study says that placing turbines under these high, already-built structures could be an easy way to incorporate wind energy in areas around the world.

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

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

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.

At 100 meters in diameter, wind turbines really are getting monstrously large. So what do they look like close up?

No turbine blades in sight.

Even in the wild world of offbeat wind energy machines, Tyer Wind's design stands out.

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

One of America's fastest growing professions, wind turbine technician, attracts people with a unique set of skills, as demonstrated by climber and composer Jessica Kilroy.

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

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.

Used clothing donations are more of a hindrance than a help, in the eyes of the East African Community. We need to listen to what they're saying.

The moral of the story is: Don't go out and try to shoot lions.

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

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

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

There's nothing like watching the sun go down on a beach in a tiny African village.

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.