Decadence through simplicity

Forests and water

Ontario government cancels program to plant 50 million trees

Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Conservation April 25, 2019

Keep the AIA/COTEs, but it's time to scrap the AIA Awards

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 25, 2019

How to avoid the bite of a kissing bug

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 25, 2019

Minimalist 335 sq. ft. tiny house is inspired by bike touring lifestyle (Video)

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok April 25, 2019

Norway's extreme reindeer are eating seaweed to cope with climate change

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 25, 2019

Tool libraries are making a comeback

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 25, 2019

Photo: Rock, seagull, and a perfectly dreamy sunrise

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 25, 2019

Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer April 24, 2019

The phonebooth is back

Sustainable Product Design

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter 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

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Living Big In A Tiny House

Minimalist 335 sq. ft. tiny house is inspired by bike touring lifestyle (Video)

Adidas

Adidas unveils running shoes that never have to be thrown away

Triatoma_sanguisuga

How to avoid the bite of a kissing bug

dolphin on beach photo.

3,000 dolphins found dead on the coast of Peru

Red-footed Tortoise

Family cleans house, finds pet tortoise missing since 1982

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