This is what happens when LEDs get cheaper and better: designers use more of them. Someone predicted this once.

This inviting, one-bedroom canal boat is in the 600-square-foot range and has all the comforts of home.

Really, there is a lot to love about his work that applies to green building. Really.

Architects all over the world should be doing this too.

It's wonderful to see architects take small interventions for housing for the homeless so seriously.

"The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines."

Steve Webb thinks we should tax upfront carbon like cigarettes, and we should build in wood and stone.

Love chocolate? Help protect endangered cacao trees and the livelihoods of the Asháninka people.

"How are we going to protect it if we don't understand what's at stake?"

Where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two-hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

This project learns from spiders by envisioning a series of interconnected webs that would allow scientists to study the rainforest without harming it.

The continue reduction in Amazon forest clearance is based on preliminary data however. Last year the final tally resulted in significantly higher levels of deforestation.

Yep, people can do pretty amazing things when they set their sights on it. These are some of our favorite (sometimes crazy) human accomplishments and amazing feats of strength.

For one tiny spider recently discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, creating an incredibly convincing decoy of itself seems to come naturally.

Despite a steady decline in deforestation in recent years, the latest figure suggests indicate a change of direction.

The Amazon is home to one of the most fascinating life forms of all -- humans, like us, but who are living free from the narrow confines of our 'civilization'.

Now confirmed, the legendary boiling river deep in the Amazon was long considered an impossibility due to its distance from active volcanoes.

‘You can't argue for the protection of an area without knowing what is there.’

Something to put all the composting, shorter showers and EV talk in perspective.

A young Ecuador slender-legged tree frog considers a fern.

Using special laser surveying equipment, the drones will discover how ancient tribes lived.

The dorado catfish swims more than 7,200 miles, making it the world champion of freshwater fish migration.

Nature gets digitized in these vibrant animations that feature audio recordings from the rainforest.

A popular solution for deforestation has been to offer locals payments for NOT cutting down trees. But does this system actually work?

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.

Biologists are now beginning to get a better idea of what urban bears are up to when they think no one is watching.

The people of Newtok, Alaska are living a slow-motion disaster that will end, very possibly within the next five years, with the entire village being washed away.

On June 17, 2013, NASA's Terra Satellite captured a rare photograph of a clear view of Alaska. While the photo itself is beautiful, the reason for the nearly cloud-free sky has concerning implications for climate change.

Adapting to climate change is going to affect the lives of every human on Earth. But for some those impacts are hitting a little sooner and a little harder than they are for others.

When the government furloughed park workers responsible for emptying trash bins, it came as welcome news for bears.

Though accompanied by several friends at the beginning of this trip, he traveled the last thirty-three days alone.

We've all heard it — "this city" or "that city" has more bicyclists because it has warmer weather. Looks like it's time to retire that statement.

This stunning mountain range is located on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula.

The largest wildlife refuge in the United States needs protection from oil & gas development.

Long admired for its beneficial medicinal properties, Alaskan farmers are happy to find that this Siberian herb loves their climate.

Study indicates the effects of low levels of oil contamination are worse than anticipated

The aquarium and wildlife rescue center uses a unique heat pump system to cover 98% of its heating needs.

The Obama administration ban didn't last very long at all.

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.

Not even the real-life cowboys can get Betsy out of Anchorage's 4,000-acre park.

Polar bear attacks are on the rise thanks to diminishing sea ice, but Alaska's Polar Bear Patrol is doing an incredible job of keeping the peace.

This month, BookHugger presents Hope Is and Imperative by David Orr. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with Orr on May 25 at 3pm Eastern. (NOTE: The chat has been postponed one day and will

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today to get ready for the live chat with the authors on June 13 at 3pm

This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the

There has been a profound change in the green movement over the last five years, the realization that solar panels on the roof and bamboo sheets on the bed are not enough; that where you live matters far more.

This month, BookHugger presents The Agile City by James S. Russell. Readers can order a discounted copy today and watch a recording of the live discussion above.

Mangroves are a special ecosystem. Found all over the world, they thrive in the in-between zones of land and sea, and act as nurseries for a vast variety of animals, grocery stores for humans, a buffer between homes

This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy.Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com Vital Mangroves On The Edge Of

This month, BookHugger presents Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability edited by Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, and Richard J.

This month, BookHugger presents Ideas That Matter: The Worlds of Jane Jacobs edited by Max Allen with an introduction by Mary Rowe. Readers can order a discounted copy today and join in a discussion with distinguished urban