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Robotic ocean gliders discover new answers to why polar ice is melting

The robots have gathered new information that will help scientists determine how fast the ice is melting.




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A bird's eye view of the first ever 'zero emission' scientific station in Antarctica

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...




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Scott's 103 year old prefab cabin in Antarctica is lovingly restored

After ten years of work, the Antarctic Heritage Trust has done an amazing job of restoring and preserving.




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Antarctica has never been this hot: The record was broken twice last week

Another signs that the poles are warming fast.




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Giant Antarctica ice shelf about to disintegrate, says NASA

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




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Melting icebergs may help slow climate change

By 'fertilizing the oceans,' icebergs are actually helping to sequester more carbon. But that doesn't mean we should keep on polluting.




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Climate change could reduce Adélie penguin populations

Even a species that has benefited from temperature increases in the past may be hurt by excessive warming.




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Ozone hole could close by mid-century

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action




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The winner of the 2016 Penguin Election is…

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




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Key glacier in Antarctica is cracking from the inside out

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




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Photos of icebergs reveal their majestic beauty

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




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March of the Penguins takes over cities worldwide

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.




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Extraordinary photos from an Antarctic expedition

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




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Snap, crackle, pop: Melting glaciers sound like Rice Krispies

Along with her large-scale drawings, artist Zaria Forman has recorded the eerie song of a warming planet.




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Listen to the beautifully eerie singing of an Antarctic ice shelf

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




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Radiohead's Thom Yorke releases song to help Antarctica (video)

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.




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Scientists find secret 'supercolony' of 1.5 million penguins

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




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'The Game Changers' documentary challenges assumptions about meat, protein and strength

It turns out you can still be a high-performing athlete on a plant-based diet.




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Opus Mind crafts minimalist bags entirely from recycled leather

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




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It's wood. It's Passive House. It's the "Goldilocks density."

Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button.




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Homemade pasta is cheap, easy and delicious

Or, how to make a super special meal with just a few ingredients.




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8 homemade salt and sugar body scrubs

Turn your bathroom into a spa with an exfoliating DIY body scrub. Here are 8 homemade scrubs made with ingredients already in your kitchen.




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Make your own coconut rose sugar scrub

Or, how to get glowing skin with just a few simple ingredients.




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Streamlined bamboo DIY kits make converting a van a breeze

These high-end kits make converting a van into a home-on-wheels an easier proposition.




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Build your own bike at the Bamboo Bicycle Club

It's a miracle of sorts, transforming a pile of sticks into a traveling machine.




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10 ways to reject capitalism in your personal life

Take subversive action in small ways.




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Man's $15K tiny house has DIY elevator bed & heated ceiling (Video)

This young man's mortgage-free home includes an interesting self-built version of the rare species known as the heated ceiling.




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8 tools for successful bread-making

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




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How to fix scratched sunglasses

Yes, it's actually possible!




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6 mega-trends that marked the past decade

These are the ones that also had a green slant to them, making them special to TreeHugger's heart.




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How our thinking changed in 2019: recycling and plastics

We are now prisoners of the petrochemical industry.




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No plastic 2020: The reason I am giving up all plastic bottles

I don't buy many plastic bottles, but the ones that I do will take some creative workarounds to avoid.




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France begins radical plan to phase out single-use plastic

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




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Coke's UK head of sustainability says we don't have a packaging problem, we have a waste and litter problem

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




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There's no such thing as a styrofoam cup

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




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How I gave up plastic bottles for shampoo, dish soap, and rinse aid

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




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How plastics add to the climate crisis

They are basically solid fossil fuels, putting out as much as 6 kg of CO2 for every kg of plastic.




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Vinyl: the plastic found in (almost) everything

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




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Beau Lake introduces an all-electric wood-topped instant classic runabout

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.




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A canoe trip is the epitome of slow travel

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




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Residents of Mallorca want cruise ships to go away

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




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Greta Thunberg will cross the Atlantic by sailboat

It solves the young activist's dilemma of wanting to attend two U.N. climate change summits without relying on fossil fuels.




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Super-yacht is powered by liquid hydrogen. How "eco" is that?

In two words: It's not.




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Why throw subsidies at electric cars when 48 percent of trips are less than 3 miles?

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




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More calls worldwide to ban SUVs

Laura Laker of the Guardian describes growing complaints in Germany and the UK.




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31 outside-the-box tips to ditch plastic

TreeHugger and Elephant Journal have teamed up to share 31 creative tips for skipping plastic, one for each day of July.




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Is plastic a 'necessary evil' in our food system?

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




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UK supermarket trials package-free groceries

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




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UK supermarket Tesco says it will ban products with excessive packaging

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.




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Toymaker Hasbro says it will phase out plastic packaging

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.