Finding a greener future

leaves on lawn

An important reason not to rake the leaves on your lawn

Why you should give up the rake and learn to love your leaf litter.

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer in Lawn & Garden October 2, 2018

6 houseplants to boost well-being

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 18, 2019

How to practice 'forest bathing' in a park

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 18, 2019

Exercise before breakfast for 'profound and positive' changes

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 18, 2019

Could you make a plastic-free costume this Halloween?

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 18, 2019

A guide to sustainable packaging labels

Corporate Responsibility

Tom Szaky, Guest Writer

By Tom Szaky, Guest Writer October 18, 2019

Two excellent strategies for second-hand shopping

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 18, 2019

Photo: Beguiling bull elk during bugling season

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 18, 2019

Here's what happened to opioid users after 8 weeks of mindfulness training

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 17, 2019

Should green homes have gas stoves and wood fireplaces?

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter October 17, 2019

Genius tiny house has a full bath and sauna

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 17, 2019

Parchment paper is my culinary enabler

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 17, 2019

How to support farmers with your food shopping

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 17, 2019

It's better to buy less than to buy 'green' products

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 17, 2019

Photo: Maples clamor in color during golden hour

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 17, 2019

Paris zoo exhibits the world's weirdest living thing

Natural Sciences

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 16, 2019

Modern DIY yurt has a dreamy garden bedroom

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 16, 2019

Video: Well-managed forests provide habitat for at-risk species

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

By Sustainable Forestry Initiative October 16, 2019

Growing SUV and pickup sales are cancelling out emission savings from electric cars

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter October 16, 2019

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Bar soap

The sad slippery slope of bar soap

spa tiny house

Genius tiny house has a full bath and sauna

man holding granola

Exercise before breakfast for 'profound and positive' changes

yurt bedroom

Modern DIY yurt has a dreamy garden bedroom

fruit pie

The easiest, most delicious pie crust recipe

daily news

fuyu persimmon

How to eat a persimmon like a pro

celeriac

Add these fall vegetables to your culinary repertoire

Whole pumpkin

8 fruits and vegetables you should try roasting whole

How to cook quince

An ode to the quince

dreaming octopus

Sleeping octopus's changing camouflage narrates her dream (video)

stagg tree

Conservation group to buy largest private sequoia forest in the world

washing machine

Why you shouldn't use your washer's delicate cycle

fuyu persimmon

How to eat a persimmon like a pro

creamy pasta bake

6 strategies for reducing meat in your diet

Vegan Homemade Portabello Mushroom Black Bean Burger with Fries

How to be a reducetarian

beef cattle

Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet

Vegan nurses

7 things that happened to these nurses after going vegan for 21 days