Amazon’s Christmas trees are hurting the environment
Earlier this year, Amazon announced it would be selling and shipping fresh, full-size Christmas trees this holiday...
This home gently wraps around towering 80-year-old coconut trees
Bombay-based firm Abraham John Architects deftly crafted a beautiful home to carefully sit near 19 80-year-old...
One for Hundred — a furniture company that grows more wood than it uses
One for Hundred, an Austrian furniture company, was founded on the belief that creating furniture doesn’t have...
Colombia to produce free chocolate — deforestation-free, that is…
You'll soon be able to enjoy your chocolate guilt-free. Colombia has become the first Latin American country and...
A former ski lift station takes on new life as a bold mountain lodge
A small mountain lodge has replaced an old ski lift station on the Krkonoše mountains in the Czech Republic. Czech...
The ‘Billion Tree Tsunami’ is transforming northwestern Pakistan
Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of lush green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds...
Mirrored art complex in Bangkok seamlessly co-exists with the surrounding trees
A reflective facade and calculated layout blends Bangkok's new Naiipa Art Complex into the environment. Designed...
6 tents perfect for camping this summer
Now that summer is here, it's time to prepare for some camping trips. But finding a great tent can be tricky....
Some of the oldest and largest baobab trees are dying
A new survey of baobab trees throughout southern Africa has shown that most of the two dozen largest and oldest...
Transforming the Aral Sea’s dead zone into a forest could save lives
Once, the Aral Sea provided fish for the Karakalpak people of Uzbekistan. Today, it has dwindled to a mere 10 percent...
Climate change has transformed much of Alaska over the past three decades
Climate change disproportionately impacts the Arctic, where rising global temperatures wrought by the burning of...
The growing wine industry is threatening California’s Napa Valley
Napa Valley, a world-famous symbol of American excellence in wine, is threatened by too much of a good thing. Ever-increasing...
An increasingly intense allergy season is linked to climate change
If you've found that you're having a particularly tough time breathing through this spring's allergy season, you're...
EPA to consider burning wood a ‘carbon neutral’ energy source
Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy which will classify the burning...
This NYC skyscraper will clean the air “at a rate of 500 trees”
This new condominium building in New York City will actually clean the air. 570 Broome, designed by Tahir Demircioglu...
Iceland is replanting its forests 1,000 years after vikings razed them
Iceland has become a popular tourist destination due in no small part to its breathtaking views and unique geological...
Australia’s rampant deforestation is killing koalas
Deforestation is killing koalas in Queensland, Australia. Three million hectares of forest in the eastern part...
What the ‘world’s loneliest tree’ tells us about humanity’s impact on the Earth
The 'world's loneliest tree' lives on on Campbell Island, New Zealand - 170 miles away from its nearest neighbor....
Historic White House tree to be chopped down
The Jackson Magnolia that has adorned the White House South Lawn since the 1800s is coming down. Brought by President...
“It has totally changed how people feel:” new forest transforms former UK coal community
One UK organization is transforming an industrial landscape into a green, thriving woodland. The National Forest...
Geologists discover fossils from 13 ancient tree species in Antarctica
It may be hard to believe, but forests once sprawled across Antarctica. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM)...
73 million trees to be planted in largest reforestation project ever
Conservation International aims to plant 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon in the largest reforestation...
Greening the Earth could fight climate change as efficiently as cutting fossil fuels
Planting trees, revitalizing soil, and other natural environmental actions could prove as effective in fighting...
China is fighting desertification with a Great Green Wall of trees
In a major geoengineering effort to fight back against ever-encroaching desert, China is planting trees to create...
Megacities could save $505 million a year thanks to trees
Trees offer enormous monetary benefit to megacities, or those urban areas where over 10 million people reside....
‘Trump Forest’ plants trees to offset the president’s climate ignorance
President Donald Trump is notorious for his ignorance on climate change. So instead of sitting by while his administration...
Trees to grow on the balconies of Penda’s timber high-rise in Toronto
A new kind of “vertical forest” has been envisioned for Toronto where trees would grow on every balcony. Architecture...
First Apple Store in Southeast Asia is 100% powered by renewable energy
This weekend, Singapore welcomed its first Apple store in a beautiful glass-fronted building that blends minimalist...
Scientists discover enough new forests to cover 60% of Australia
A new survey of the world's dryland habitats has found a massive amount of previously unreported forests -- 467...
Giant sequoia skyscrapers designed to keep rotted trees standing
Modernization has harmed giant sequoias: not only have they been cut down in groves, but climate change has diminished...