It's partially built out of Cross Laminated Timber; it "immerses students in this relatively new product."

How many crushings or deaths will it take for a school to realize that large moving vehicles and small kids on foot are not meant to mingle in the same confined space?

One newspaper says there is no difference between organic and conventional milk; another says the test pool is far too small to make that conclusion.

Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield?

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet.

No green energy issue is too small for the rampaging Premier.

A lot of the permaculture design principles make just as much sense for buildings.

Canadian birch hauled out of Canada's Ottawa River adds resonance and tone.

In which I argue that bike-friendliness should be measured by how well a town caters to its most practical, regular, and vulnerable of users, not tourists.

It's being killed the name of "convenience."

220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

At the ConocoPhillips annual shareholder meeting last week, CEO James Mulva announced the company's withdrawal from the oil-drilling project in Block 39 of the northern Peruvian Amazon. It was a highly controversial project

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.

Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.

Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles.

The new find may change anthropologist's conception of early Peruvian prehistory.

Biologists believe that oil companies are to blame for the recent dolphin deaths.

Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe.

Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

Find all your sunny-day basics made with fair-trade fabrics and natural dyes.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.

Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.

Outfitted with GoPros and solar-powered GPS trackers, the crew of carrion-loving vigilantes is sniffing out illegal dumps in Lima.

Peruvian environmental authorities make a big statement with tiny turtles.

A skeleton of the bizarre land-walking whale provides answers about how whales first spread around the world.

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.

It harms retailers, drives overconsumption, and contributes to traffic jams and pollution. What's the point?

From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things.

And the 15 cleanest, according to the annual ranking from Environmental Working Group.

A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest.

New research documents that mantises worldwide are eating small birds; in the US, invasive mantis species are devouring hummingbirds.

Ice cream lovers aren't happy to learn they're licking glyphosate on hot summer days.

Our food chain can so easily be disrupted, as this example of eggs contaminated with a pesticide not approved to be anywhere near a chicken proves

Get rid of slugs (and snails) without the use of pesticides that harm beneficial creatures and pollute our waterways.

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past.

A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring.

Pesticides make lawns unplayable.

New study says there's no safe level of exposure to organophosphates, a main ingredient in pesticides.

When four American families switched to all-organic diets for a week, the results were dramatic.

And the top 15 that are least toxic.