Sustainability made stylish

The Elliptio complanate freshwater mussel, one of the two species used in the experiment

Coal mines have canaries, frackers have mussels

Freshwater shellfish serve as recording devices for fracking wastewater contamination.

Christine Lepisto

By Christine Lepisto in Clean Water October 23, 2018

Lawsuit launched to shut down e-scooters, halting what could be a transport revolution

Public Transportation

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter October 23, 2018

Does your sense of smell affect how much you enjoy sex?

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss October 23, 2018

Cheers! Solar farm cider powers up

Renewable Energy

By Sami Grover October 23, 2018

UK reveals plans to ban plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs

By Sami Grover October 23, 2018

Photo: Velvet-purple coronet is a breathtaking beauty

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 23, 2018

These spiders decorate their webs with mysterious patterns (photos)

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 22, 2018

When dads exercise, kids are healthier

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 22, 2018

Reconfigurable canopy uses drones to move its modules around (Video)

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok October 22, 2018

A professional organizer is purging 3,000 household items this year

Cleaning & Organizing

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 22, 2018

Could we grow all the food we need in our yards?

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss October 22, 2018

Is your teen materialistic? Give them a daily gratitude journal

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko October 22, 2018

Beer could be $30 a six-pack soon, and that might be a good thing

Energy Disasters

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss October 22, 2018

This bird is amazing at peekaboo (video)

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss October 22, 2018

Photo: Why do catfish have whiskers?

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 22, 2018

Watch zebras being released in Tanzania after 50-year absence (video)

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer October 21, 2018

Witches are hexing Brett Kavanaugh

Environmental Policy

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss October 19, 2018

The peaceful farm I stayed on in northern Illinois

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss October 19, 2018

Phenomenal murals highlight extraordinary lives of humble pigeons

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok October 19, 2018

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victory garden guy

Could we grow all the food we need in our yards?

cockatiel

This bird is amazing at peekaboo (video)

white dresser with flowers

A professional organizer is purging 3,000 household items this year

Decorated spider web

These spiders decorate their webs with mysterious patterns (photos)

wealthy people drinking beer

Beer could be $30 a six-pack soon, and that might be a good thing

daily news

Halloween DIY

12 DIY decorations for a green Halloween

Finger cookies

Vegan recipe for creepy finger cookies

crushed pumpkin

The Halloween history of pumpkin smashing

costume swap

Green Halloween: Costume swaps

Greenhouse gas emissions

Five radical steps we can take to fight climate change

me sitting up straight before and after

Don't sit up straight. Sit like you have a tail.

Bar soap

The sad slippery slope of bar soap

Choi+Shine Architects

Giant crocheted installation of urchins floats above city marina

creamy pasta bake

6 strategies for reducing meat in your diet

veggie burger

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