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10 Great Green Gifts for Valentine's Day

Spread the love with flower seed bombs, Mexican dark chocolate fondue, reclaimed housewares, organic textiles, and more.
The Week in Animal News: Powerful Sea Cucumber Poo, Giant Pythons Invade Florida and More

Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.
The Week in Pictures: Newt Gingrich's Colony on the Moon, a Folding Microcar, and More

Newt Gingrich wants a colony on the moon -- here's what it could look like. A folding car is headed for production, Porto Alegre may have the world's most beautiful street and more.
Most Popular Articles of January: Astounding 3D Sculptures from Books, Indigenous Amazonian Child Burned to Death, and More

The best of January includes amazing landscape sculptures carved from old books, a logging horror in the Amazon, a cycling superhighway, and more.
IDS12: Studio North Exposes Great Young Designers to the World

It is my favourite part of the Interior Design Show, the corner of the floor where all the young new designers get to strut their stuff.
9 Stunning Spots for Natural Ice Skating Around the World

Forget the artificially frozen rink: Mother Nature does the work for you at these international skating spots.
The Week in Pictures: Fairytale Eco-Huts, Castle Made of Junk, and More

Conical huts made from natural materials make up a new eco-hotel in Ukraine. We also have a castle made from trash, amazing recycled plywood sculptures, a cape made of spider silk, and more.
The Week in Animal News: Wild Gorillas Visit Humans, Cloning Endangered Animals and More

In Uganda, a troop of wild mountain gorillas visited a human camping ground, even grooming one man. Stem cell technology could allow for the cloning of endangered species, and more.
2012 New American Home Doesn't Suck, Isn't Model of Everything Wrong With The Housing Industry

Every year, a New American Home is built for the big International Builders' show, and every year I call it awful and embarrassing. This year is different; it is still too big, but there is a lot to like in it.
10 Best Green Baby Diapers on the Market

Not only are traditional disposables wasteful, they also scratch baby's tender skin. Try these eco alternatives instead.
The Week in Animal News: Panda Eats Meat, Dolphins and Whales Play, and More

A panda in China threw everyone for a loop when it was photographed eating a goat-antelope. We also have a dolphin-whale playdate, ways to save seabirds and more.
The Week in Pictures: Tree House Kindergarten, Transparent TVs, and More

An amazing circular kindergarten in Tokyo is built around a tree. We also have transparent TVs, the gnarliest waves ever surfed, a wild proposed pier for Florida, and more.
10 Rare and Beautiful Albino Animals

See these ten common creatures as never before.
10 Tasty Recipes for Gluten-Free Desserts

A recent article in The New York Times suggests we should all cut down on wheat -- celiac or not --- but that doesn't mean dessert should have more in common with a hockey puck.
Exclusive: The Cruel Reality of the Global Shark Fin Trade, in Pictures

Oceana CEO Andy Sharpless takes us inside the brutal world of shark finning.
10 Historical Figures You Had No Idea Were Environmentalists

From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.
A Looping Pier Would Connect Floridians to the Waterfront

The Wave is a finalist in a design competition to build a new pier for St Petersburg, Florida.
Coolest Kindergarten Ever Is a Circular Tree House

The "Ring Around a Tree" in Japan is a furniture-free, circular, seven level kindergarten built around an enormous tree.