The way forward is here

Pantheon in Rome

Turn out the lights at noon for Daylight Hour

Natural light is free and plentiful and the day is long.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Energy Policy June 22, 2018

Parents need to check their own screen time habits

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 22, 2018

What's making Europe's trees so sick?

Environmental Policy

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 22, 2018

Your iced coffee habit is terrible for the planet

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 22, 2018

Trump's tariffs may kill the e-bike revolution

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 22, 2018

Wealthy philanthropists wage war. On cats.

Endangered Species

By Sami Grover June 22, 2018

Photo: Yellowfin visits a candy-colored starburst of coral

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 22, 2018

Striking 160 sq. ft. Urban Cabin features hidden hanging garden

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok June 21, 2018

7 tips for a successful camping trip with baby

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 21, 2018

New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy June 21, 2018

Fabric softener sales plummet, thanks to uninterested Millennials

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 21, 2018

Trans fats are now officially banned in U.S.

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 21, 2018

Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 21, 2018

Could beef farmers reduce their methane emissions?

Sustainable Agriculture

By Sami Grover June 21, 2018

Photo: Milky Way dazzles the Eastern Sierra

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 21, 2018

Spiraling playground structure revitalizes historic city fountain

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok June 20, 2018

It's Bitcoin in a box as Nordcoin introduces Mobile Mining Containers

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 20, 2018

Playground for giant manta rays discovered in the Gulf of Mexico (video)

Endangered Species

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 20, 2018

Do you know what's in your tampon?

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 20, 2018

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Your iced coffee habit is terrible for the planet

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8 natural & homemade insecticides: Save your garden without killing the Earth

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New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost

Chinese bikes at Toronto show

Trump's tariffs may kill the e-bike revolution

Downy fabric softener

Fabric softener sales plummet, thanks to uninterested Millennials

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Mosquitoes

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Opossum up a tree

How to get rid of ticks on your property

mosquito photo

CDC confirms lemon eucalyptus oil as effective as DEET

wasps

Why wasps attack and how to avoid them

Olivine

Hawaiian volcano offers gifts of gemstones delivered from the sky

Baby chicks

Hundreds of chicks hatch from 'spoiled' eggs dumped at landfill (video)

Laura Secord and cow

Why is Donald Trump so mad about Canadian milk?

fireflies

What’s happening to the fireflies?

watermelon ripe

How to tell if a watermelon is ripe

Carrot hot dog

5 things to put in a hot dog bun that aren’t meat

Tomatoes

How to tell if a tomato is ripe without wrecking it

vegetables on the grill

Amazing meatless foods you should grill tonight