French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.

People are finally beginning to take this issue seriously.

With 100 percent recycled content, it's an impressive standard for technical gear.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

Enough with the negativity. Let's talk about why this spooky celebration rocks.

It's about so much more than getting daily exercise.

Swimming against the cultural tide of over-parenting is hard, and a word of encouragement goes a long way.

It's one thing to criticize kids' tech habits, but what alternatives do parents offer them?

Outdoor access may be limited these days, but there are still some things you can do.

Excessive screen time is known to be harmful, and tough times don't justify letting those concerns slip.

Businesses can list surplus food and customers buy it at a discount.

Joshua Becker, author and minimalism guru, argues for the many benefits of raising kids in an uncluttered, simplified space.

A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines steps to a circular fashion economy.

Skip the whole bloodsport of shopping thing and plan a craft day, cookie exchange or clothing swap instead.

Voting with your wallet has its time and place, but sometimes it's best just to leave the wallet at home.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

A cluttered apartment room becomes a modern place to sleep and play for three siblings.

Already suffering a perilous decline, the deaths of 4 North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month doesn't bode well for the species.

Here's what happens when kind humans and open-armed owls encounter an orphaned owlet.

I was reading an apple pie recipe by Food Network chef Michael Smith in my newspaper the other day. I've made a few of Smith's recipes before and I've liked them. The recipe for the crust intrigued me because

Victory gardens have come back ever bigger - garden magazines and home gardening tools sales are good even in this recessionary economy. The harvest season is almost upon us, and an extension of that urban victory garden idea is to glean the fruit (and

Deep from the innards of the TreeHugger test kitchen (ok, there's no TH test kitchen, just the hordes of us hungry bloggers trying to keep both budget and taste buds happy) emerges a new, quick, and decidedly healthy everyday

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The

During World War II ordinary citizens across the country did their part for the war effort by planting victory gardens to lessen the demand on the food system caused by the war. Some have suggested that sustainability is about returning to the more

From the news that scientists have created a bacteria that lights up around landmines to the development of a rot-proof apple--that stays fresh for 4 months--a lot happened this week in green. A new study called The Economics of Ecosystems and

Honeybee Baby and Mom at the Honey Festival Photo By Bonnie Hulkower With Rosh Hashana just a few days ago, I am still remembering the taste of honey drenched apples and challah. There have been plenty of apples and honeys all over NYC in the past

Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.

Which holiday pie is greenest? Pumpkin, apple, or pecan? Find out in this week's Ask Pablo!

Ask Pablo answers: What's the greenest kind of booze we can drink this holiday season?

These reefs live in murky water with low levels of light and are likely to survive rising sea levels, researchers say.

A design competition shows ideas that might soon be floating off French Polynesia

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

Considered to be the highest award a restaurant can receive, the Michelin Guide's 2020 French edition now gives a nod to environmentally minded restaurants.

School administrators have asked the USDA for greater flexibility in providing emergency meals.

This self-sustaining mini-ecosystem is made by a designer who wants to create habitable structures that are also themselves alive.

This modern and comfortable two-bed treehouse in Texas is open to guests.

Currently moored in London's St. Katharine Docks, this lovely modern houseboat is on the market for £290,000.

A new feature allows users to travel up the amazon, along rainforest trails, and through communities in one of the world's most remote regions.

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

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

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

The new-to-science Amazonian glassfrog has skin so transparent that its tiny heart can be seen beating in its chest.

Woven in collaboration with an indigenous Amazonian people, this enormous sculpture invites visitors to enter a space for ritual and contemplation.

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.

With the aim of inspiring others to start building things, this self-taught carpenter mother of two is giving away the DIY plans for this tiny house and the furniture inside for free.

This rustic, modern tiny home features lots of smart space-saving ideas, plus a self-built bed that can lift up and down automatically.

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.