This study provides shocking statistics on unsafe motorist behavior, but aims to give urban planners new tools for safer shared roads

The upfront carbon emissions from replacing existing buildings now are as big as operating emissions. We have to stop this now.

Digital photography has made us lose the wretched chemicals and excess paper of the Polaroid era. So if you want to save a summer memory, you can do it in organic chocolate.

As you spoil mom on Mother's Day, amplify your appreciation by opting for Fairtrade products that will turn the day into something even more meaningful.

Now that's handy: no more need for replanting.

Wildlife photography has been celebrated for 50 years now, and it's getting better and better.

There are no trees in the winning shots, but it's still a stirring series of photos.

Bees, ivory poaching, and war are amongst the themes portrayed in this year's shortlist.

There is an art to shade gardening: keep it simple.

Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds are in everything from your dust bunnies to your dental floss.

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?

Thought there wasn't enough variety? Now it is endless.

Bottled water companies are doing this because of public concerns about single use plastic.

"Radiative barriers" may work well in space, but not so well down here.

Aluminum is replacing plastic to deceive "environmentally conscious consumers" into buying an equally damaging single use container.

I am beside myself with excitement over drywall and linoleum.

Industrial designer Mark Sanders shows us all how.

It all adds up to a huge amount of electricity consumption and carbon emitted, both embodied and operating.

It's a duffel bag with various inserts that will keep you organized whenever you leave the house.

It's an ingenious design that means you'll never have to choose between the two again.

In a documentary by Line Halvorsen, Schwermer invites everyone to join her cash-free lifestyle. What would happen if we all did that?

This man has a unique recycled bow tie to match every occasion.

Photographer Corrie White has a skill for making water pose for the camera in amazing ways.

This company seems to think there's a chance you'll be safer in the water if you look a teensy bit like a lionfish. We remain, um, skeptical.

National parks never go out of style, just like these retro posters.

A curious fund raiser unleashes chainsaws in the name of conservation.

Don’t expect spotlights, airbrushing, waif-like models or a minimalist catwalk. The fashion show at PalletFest in Dever, featuring upcycled one-of-a-kind garments, was much more colorful and crafty.

With the aim of showcasing and selling products designed by women, No Sir also draws attention to gender inequality in the design profession.

Unless you want a dash of melamine or formaldehyde in your coffee, skip the bamboo cups.

Is it helpful information or a form of digitally-enabled helicopter parenting?

Or, how I'm trying to raise little adults, not incompetent kids.

And new research suggests that the problem is only going to get worse.

When you use cloth, you never have to worry about running out.

Google Reader is gone on July 1, but our RSS feed isn't going anywhere.

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TreeHugger is nominated in the green category of the 16th Webby Awards. It's an honor to be nominated, and it's all thanks to you, dear reader.

They were better in 1904 than they are today.

They do a terrific job of taking bacteria from your hands and spreading it all over the walls and floors.

Public washrooms really are just as important as public roads because, in both cases, people gotta go.

Or is it actually good for you?

If you're forced to use substitute materials in the bathroom, you'll need a new disposal method.

The bacteria are winning.

Another great example of compost poetry that celebrates the magic in our muck.

This biotech startup uses methane-eating bacteria to create fully biodegradable polymers.

Drivers want to blame bike lanes for causing congestion, but they really should look in the mirror to see the problem.

It's still vaporware and we don't know much about it, but that doesn't stop people from talking about it.