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Formaldehyde is sustainable!

Significant levels of formaldehyde found in British houses

But hey, what’s wrong with formaldehyde? It’s in our breath, our apples and our trees.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design June 26, 2019

Mexico navy announces Frida the rescue dog is retiring

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 26, 2019

A 'shrewdness' of apes and other odd group names

Stephen Messenger

By Stephen Messenger June 26, 2019

France is being hit by a massive heat wave. Will it change the country and the culture?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 26, 2019

Build a travel capsule wardrobe this summer

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 26, 2019

19 fruits and vegetables to help keep you hydrated

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 26, 2019

Daycare apps notify parents about everything their child does

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 26, 2019

Cement production makes more CO2 than all the trucks in the world

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 26, 2019

4 foes of frugality

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 26, 2019

Photo: Sweet little glass frog is all eyes

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 26, 2019

Almost half of American drivers don’t bother using their turn signals

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 25, 2019

Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 25, 2019

10 powerhouse vegetables to start eating more of

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 25, 2019

You won't believe what these sneakers are made of

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 25, 2019

Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 25, 2019

Would you do an 18-day Mystery Trip through the Middle East?

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 25, 2019

Try out a quirky tiny home at this Dutch glamping haven

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 25, 2019

6 lessons from a rental kitchen

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 25, 2019

Photo: California quail serves as a sleek sentry

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 25, 2019

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4 foes of frugality

yellow aphids

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

3 gorges dam

Cement production makes more CO2 than all the trucks in the world

Frida rescue dog

Mexico navy announces Frida the rescue dog is retiring

Paris Park

France is being hit by a massive heat wave. Will it change the country and the culture?

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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

an elderly pig

Portraits of rescued farm animals allowed to grow old

mining cobalt

Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them

should condos have ovens

Would you live in an apartment without an oven?

burger

What increasing or decreasing meat does to you over time

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