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.

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

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

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.

For example, 72 pesticides approved for use in the United States are banned or in the process of being phased out in the EU.

This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.

More than just a typical aurora, researchers have now figured what powers this stunning lightshow and where it comes from.

Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.

Oil and gas companies have until 2023 to make 'Paris compatible' plans, or face divestment.

Couldn't come up with a more succinct way of expressing this, so here it is direct from their website: "Central America has lost more than half of its rainforests in the last 50 years, contributing to mass extinctions and global warming. Rainforest

When I wrote about the cocaine industry destroying rainforests, many commenters argued that really it is the prohibition of drugs—not the drugs themselves—that create these negative consequences. That debate will most likely get stirred up

A new wearable sensor technology that measures things like stance and force for sports also has the potential to harvest energy from waves, machinery or human movement.

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.

Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around?

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

From record investments in energy investments made by US states, to East Africa's largest wind power project, Chicago's smart gridization, to Chevron's huge fine being upheld, here's what we're reading today.

Now in its sixth day, the forest fire threatens critical habitats and precious water sources.

Flying can be a divisive topic when it comes to curbing emissions, but airplanes have other environmental impacts too.

It's the first plant plant of its kind in the states that generates electricity from the temperature differences in the ocean.

More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason?

Over the course of three months, previously clean mussels picked up a slew of contaminants from the waters of Puget Sound.

2018 was not a good year for those fighting the war against the war against coal.

This is how to do climate action the right way.

The material can also heal itself to keep medical devices running indefinitely.

The device is so thin it could be woven into fabric without changing the feel of it.

The blue whale, is the largest animal ever known to have lived on the planet. Here’s what you need to know about the majestic marine mammal.

We've written about e-paper here and while the idea seems nifty, it's hard not to think that improving online readers might be the best option rather than adding another electronic gadget to the overladen waste stream. But in a new study from the

With daycare costs rising, perhaps ditching the building is not such a crazy idea.

The numbers are in for the World Happiness Report 2017; who wins this year's crown of contentment? Think of it as a love letter to Scandinavia.

This versatile small dwelling can be customized as a mobile office, guesthouse or "living wagon."

Sunslice is a small folding solar charger that can fit into a pocket, while still producing enough electricity to compete with much larger offerings.

Clean energy is sometimes touted as space-age technology. Some of the principles, however, can be pretty darned simple.

Report accuses wood burners of being naively careless when they should be worried

Tasked with finding the most heinous hue known to humans, researchers arrived at Pantone 448C – and the Australian government is putting it to good use.

It's less flashy. In fact, it kind of blends in. But it's still designed to save energy.

Scientists call it a remarkable discovery in an area where butterfly wildlife was thought to be well known.

Smog-choked, traffic-clogged Tehran may seem an unlikely candidate for an environmental honor, but the Iranian capital's aggressive recent moves to improve its public-transit

An important, if short, cautionary tale on being dependent on any single foreign source of energy.

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

This bowl-like, double-roof design helps to collect rainwater before it evaporates, and also provides more shade for buildings in arid regions.

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents. Now IKEA has a solar-powered camp house that is flatpack and quick to assemble.

A TreeHugger hero visits our sister site.

Activists get one firm to agree to stop clearing Indonesian forests for paper plantations.

Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark.

Fish Aggregating Devices are a serious driver of overfishing, which is why Greenpeace is on a mission to dismantle all the FADs it can find.