Leave it to the Swedes to combine physical fitness with PICKING UP LITTER!

New research suggests that mother bears have found a loophole in hunting laws and are using it to protect themselves and their cubs.

Now that's an infrastructure project!

This shed packs it all in -- workspace, guesthouse, storage, seating, rooftop terrace and even a concealed kitchen.

This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space.

Naturally, official Nordic eating guidelines include things like: "Eat more food from wild landscapes."

It is the "highest, densest and most environmentally friendly new neighborhood" in Stockholm.

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.

The benefits go beyond the joy of the hunt.

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

In “fishing” for plastic to create new things, Plastic Whale Circular Furniture tackles a number of problems at once.

Need a helping hand? This self-adjusting piece of furniture comes to you.

Emerging out of a park in Seoul, South Korea, this dynamic piece of urban furniture offers a place to sit, walk and play.

New eavesdropping Barbie records your child’s conversations and transmits them to a corporation that analyzes your kid’s likes and dislikes. And then things get weird.

Considered too fragile to ever be played again, the recordings have been newly reconstructed ... and they are wonderfully creepy.

Be sure to dispose of these toys if they are in the attic, and know how to stay on top of product recalls

From reuse to recycling, there are a variety of ways for the eco-minded parent to clean the house of old and broken children's toys without ever touching the garbage bin.

Fed up of shoddy plastic toys? This modular kit of sturdy parts lets parents and kids construct a wide range of awesome kid-powered vehicles.

Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity.

These sets of precision-cut oak blocks and planks, combined with clever connectors, are intended to help spark creativity and imagination in kids, and to "make playtime more meaningful."

Because the world needs yet more redundant, hard-to-recycle, battery-powered plastic toys whose novelty will wear off quickly.

Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!

It costs very little, distracts kids for longer, and minimizes clutter around the house. In other words, it's every parent's dream come true.

Building with blocks and construction toys is a great unstructured activity for kids, and Ollies Wooden Blocks are a superb new addition to the category.

Toy innovation has stagnated in recent years and kids are bored. Who's at fault?

Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the opposite effect, resulting in parents and children speaking less to each other.

Pinterest has released its list of predicted trends for next year, and it looks like TreeHugger's eco-minded philosophies are catching on.

A new study shows that there is such thing as too many toys.

"Reuse" is usually a good motto; this study reminds parents to take care in the case of toys originally sold in yesteryears. We offer some tips for selecting safer used toys.

The fleeting distraction they provide isn't worth the surprising costs.

It's not urgent in the big picture, but it's something we should be doing more.

Their hugely successful petition has even gotten a response – and a promise – from the fast food giant.

Children's lives during summer vacation have been likened to that of battery hens, confined unnaturally and cruelly for long periods of time.

Just because summer vacation is over doesn't mean you have to stop having fun.

Oxybenzone may be effective at filtering UV light, but it comes at a dangerously high cost to human health.

They've requested no day camps, just two empty months.

It's a great way to spend time outside and travel for cheap.

A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.

Kids are born explorers, but they can use a bit of parental guidance when it comes to getting outside.

When my kids begged for an empty calendar, I was worried about the impact on my job, but a few strategies have kept everything on course.

In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they're doing nothing wrong.

These worrisome sunscreen chemicals provide potential risk to humans and are wreaking havoc on coral reefs.

We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.

Another very good reason to get fossil fuel powered cars out of our cities.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern.

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.

Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.

Scientists find that tumors hold information like a 'black box' pointing to the specific cause of disease.

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.