Environmental carpe diem

Getroom phonebooth

The phonebooth is back

This time it is for open offices, when you need a bit of peace and quiet.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design April 24, 2019

Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 24, 2019

Parametrically designed egg-shaped observatory lets you watch local wildlife

Green Architecture

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok April 24, 2019

What is the Hierarchy of Controls, and what does it have to do with bikes?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 24, 2019

NASA records quake on Mars, and it's gorgeously eerie (audio)

Natural Sciences

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 24, 2019

Brazil's agriculture minister wants to scrap endangered marine species list

Endangered Species

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 24, 2019

What a diverted trip has taught me about packing

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 24, 2019

Passivhaus is Climate Action

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 24, 2019

Human composting soon to be allowed in Washington

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 24, 2019

Photo: Chrysalis of the confused tigerwing

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 24, 2019

Cookbooks aren't doing their job when it comes to food safety

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 23, 2019

Compact 322 sq. ft. studio apartment transformed for art student

Interior Design

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok April 23, 2019

University of Toronto is planning a net-zero vertical farm

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 23, 2019

Man sets up camera to see who was secretly cleaning his shed at night (video)

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 23, 2019

It's time for an upfront carbon emissions tax on building

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 23, 2019

Maple syrup: a sweet solution for farmers?

Sustainable Agriculture

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 23, 2019

What? Are meal kits actually eco-friendly?

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 23, 2019

Yes, you do have time to eat well

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko April 23, 2019

Photo: Watch these lady leafcutter ants tend to the gardening

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 23, 2019

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Adidas

Adidas unveils running shoes that never have to be thrown away

Red-footed Tortoise

Family cleans house, finds pet tortoise missing since 1982

tool bench

Man sets up camera to see who was secretly cleaning his shed at night (video)

rendering of vertical farm

University of Toronto is planning a net-zero vertical farm

yellow aphids

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

daily news

companion plants

12 groups of companion plants to make your vegetable garden thrive

red bell peppers

32 companion plants to grow with your peppers

Fresh dill leaves

6 Easy culinary herbs to grow from seed

Companion Plants for Tomatoes

12 companion plants to grow alongside your tomatoes

Clover lawn

12 reasons to plant a clover lawn

hanami

We should all adopt 'hanami,' the Japanese tradition of flower viewing

blad eagle

Bald eagles are littering Seattle backyards with landfill trash

vitamin

Another study shows that supplements don’t work, may cause harm

man holding broom for spring cleaning

7 tips for green spring cleaning without toxic chemicals

bedroom pillows

Do you know how to clean pillows?

clean bathtub

The 3 layers of housecleaning

luggage bag

'Swedish death cleaning' is the new decluttering trend

Red-footed Tortoise

Family cleans house, finds pet tortoise missing since 1982