Like much of Southern California, San Diego wrestles with unflagging drought conditions, but some years are worse than others. In 2009, the city...
At the Subway across the street from Tokyo Station, the catchphrase "Eat Fresh" has taken on new meaning. The store recently installed a...
This morning, Treehugger put together a persuasive list of reasons to stop driving and start cycling. Aside from the fairly obvious health...
The Panama Islands have experienced some of the first instances of what is likely to be a common phenomena—climate change refugees. Various...
As a devoted reader torn between my love for print and my love for trees, I'm eager to check out this horticultural alternative to the digital...
Researchers in the Netherlands have recently tested a special type of concrete that has the potential to absorb nitrogen oxides, which are a much...
When swimming competitions updated their regulations for swimwear this year, the Speedo LZR racer swimsuit was rendered obsolete as a sellable...
The premise of a board game from 1970 has become eerily prophetic in retrospect—players build oil rigs, drill offshore, and cringe when their...
Inspired by a Toronto campaign to reduce bike theft, British police are deploying GPS-fitted, poorly locked and unlocked "bait bikes" around town...
It makes sense that the rise of pop-up restaurants has coincided with the decline of economy—the smaller investment, use of social media, and...
The FDA has long fought to regulate and cut back the widespread use of antibiotics in animal feed, which has created resistant super bugs that...
Your individual dietary choices could mean more than ever, according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. If the...
Alternative-energy naysayers sometimes argue that building things like offshore wind farms would not only be unfeasible, but that they would also...
Researchers at Georgia Tech have recently found evidence that in decentralized and sprawling cities (such as Los Angeles), the frequency of very...
In the wake of a disaster, supplying shelter to the displaced is crucial. Taking its aesthetic cues from a tent (albeit a forward-thinking,...
The dire state of our oceans goes well beyond the scope of the Gulf Oil spill; major pollution, rising sea levels, and the encroaching...
Treehugger’s shining some light on the upcoming Brita Climate Ride, a five-day fundraising bike ride for climate-change awareness taking place...
Next time you begrudge an early morning video conference, consider the reduced carbon emission of your tele-presence tête-à-tête. A new report...