Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly

Charlotte and Nick Baker managed to feed 135 guests on rejected food that was delivered one day before the wedding.

Ironically, the setting is supposed to evoke rustic simplicity.

The chemicals that make your personal products silky smooth are banned from all cosmetics that are washed off after use.

It's time that the lazy gardeners among us rise up and take an explicit stand.

It makes sense; They have great views, lots of exposure to wind and sun, and think of all the exercise you'll get climbing up.

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

Using the newest scientific tools, the time needed to find out how best to fight an evolving pandemic has been greatly shortened

To make this small space more livable, there is an emphasis on filling out the vertical space. Plus, a great tatami-inspired seating area.

Beach-side foam party gone out of control? Not quite. A shoreline north of Sydney, Australia was transformed into the "Cappuccino Coast," as one journalist put it, with foam swallowing up an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the

That's the question I'm scratching my head over while reading about the ambitious goals of one Douglas Jones, a 20 year old studying at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia who hopes to turn his family's 1500 acre dairy

Sydney claims the largest and most technologically advanced annual fireworks display on the planet, attracting more than one million people to the harbour foreshore, more than turn out for the fireworks in New York,

It's a safe bet that few, if any, of Sydney's bicycle commuters go with penny farthings as their two-wheeler of choice. The outdated ride (popular in the 1870s) is most used these days for its retro value and the

Decluttering techniques are a big trend now. This small apartment is designed with organizational principles right from the start.

Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to

We recently told you of a study warning that global warming could prompt the large-scale collapse of the world's crops by 2080; now comes another study concluding that rising levels of ozone could achieve the same result by century's end. The study,

You can't blame them for trying: With the White House set to change hands in less than a year's time - likely bringing on board a more eco-friendly administration - industry groups have been pressing the EPA to squelch stricter air-quality standards

Talk about a lose-lose situation: On one hand, not taking any action to repair the hole would allow harmful UV radiation to percolate through; on the other hand, helping to accelerate its recovery could strengthen global warming by

Image from NASA updated: As many noted, I (idiotically) cited the Montreal Protocol's success here, which has nothing to do with reducing tropospheric ozone -- rather, it has to do with fixing the ozone layer. Thank you commenters, and my apologies for

Forty percent: That is the share of annual oceanic carbon dioxide uptake accounted for by the Southern Ocean. Given that oceans comprise Earth's largest carbon sink, that is not an insignificant figure;

Image credit: Purdue University photo/Shepson Lab digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/beautiful-sweaty-snowflakes-dissolve-polar-ozone.php';Snowflakes, we have seen, are beautiful and diverse but they are not inert byproducts of cold

Left: Ozone in Earth's stratosphere at an altitude of approximately 12 miles (20 kilometers) in mid-March 2011, near the peak of the 2011 Arctic ozone loss. Right: chlorine monoxide - the primary agent of chemical ozone destruction in the cold polar

Ben Richmond at Motherboard highlights a climate change success story.

Hopefully someday we can say the same thing about an effective effort to combat greenhouse gas emissions.

New NASA study offers first direct proof that the ozone hole is recovering thanks to the Montreal Protocol treaty and the international ban on CFCs.

There's no doubt that geoengineering brings out passionate emotions both pro and con, as recent debate on TreeHugger about the sort of-moratorium on some research coming out of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Another summary of the potential risks and benefits of ocean iron fertilization--the geoengineering method which proposes seeding oceans with iron so as to stimulate microscopic plants that absorb carbon from the

The first field test of injecting sulfate particles into the atmosphere is proposed for New Mexico; ocean iron fertilization experiment shows more promise than previous ones.

A small apartment is made to feel larger with custom cabinetry and more.

One British designer's fashionable collection of hats, coats and jewelry is made using all parts of animals that have died naturally or accidentally on the road.

The city is getting bike lanes and light rail transit, and their new apparatuses are chosen to better fit the streetscape.

This week marks Carnival of the Green #206, and it's being hosted by Daily Mitzvah, a blog hosted by Jen X. Jen is a teacher, historian, radio aficionado, and endlessly curious about all things uplifting, quirky, and off the main highway.

An isolated winter scene beats out the competition in the annual awards ceremony.

Check out these amazing MRI images of our favorite fruits and vegetables.

The 2007 TED prize announcement was made the evening of Oct 30, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. In Ft Mason's Golden Gate Room, a small but quickening crowd assembled to honor next year's TED recipients. The space had been transformed from an otherwise

Congratulations are in order for cosmologist Neil Turok, writer Dave Eggers, and religious historian Karen Armstrong, the winners of the 2008 TED Prize. The award, whose past recipients have included Bill Clinton in 2007 and Cameron Sinclair in 2006

" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."

The new vision promotes active transportation like walking and biking.

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

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

These beautiful toys are creative, unusual, and eco-friendly.

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

There’s no need to resort to insipid produce from across the globe once the local growing season has ended.

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

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.

The Amazing Shrinking car It seems like Toyota has learned quite a bit from building the Toyota iQ (follow link for photos), the "Smallest Four-Passenger Car in the World". But the question really was, if they can fit 4 people in a car that small, how

The Audubon Society and Toyota are teaming up to promote volunteering for the environment by offering prizes, including tents and bikes, to those who log the most volunteer hours.Starting today, their project, TogetherGreen,

Photo: Toyota Ouch We all knew it was coming, but now it's official. Toyota has formally filed a voluntary recall for 437,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide. Most of those are third generation Prius hybrids, but they're also recalling the few Prius PHEV out

Apologies for the bad Photoshop job... Photo: Zipcar Logo, Toyota Less Than 1% of Zipcar Fleet, But... I'm pretty sure that many TreeHugger readers are also Zipcar customers (car-sharing in general is booming), and chances are that with that crowd, the

More than 8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles have been recalled worldwide (including the 2010 Prius), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has linked at least 52 deaths to unexpected acceleration in these vehicles. Although floormats