Your deck's environmental impact depends on the materials and features you choose. Consider sustainable options for your next ...

From protecting mature trees to conserving water and cutting household waste, discover practical ways to make your home more ...

Most kids' first phone, tablet, or smartwatch arrives in a fresh box with the protective film still stuck to the screen.

Over the past few decades, the fashion industry’s production, consumption and discard of clothes has constantly deteriorated ...

Researchers are starting to use smart machines to tackle large-scale ecological challenges that used to be too hard or ...

An e-bike weighs 50 to 70 pounds and carries one person. A car weighs 3,500 pounds and, on an average commute, also carries one person. Moving less mass takes less energy, and no amount of hybrid ...

India faces an intense environmental challenge, with roughly 600 million people experiencing high to extreme water stress. For decades, the traditional response centered on massive, centralized ...

A Miyawaki forest is a tiny, densely planted forest designed to establish itself much faster than a conventionally planted one. The technique was pioneered in the 1970s by Japanese botanist Akira ...

According to the United States Forest Service, invasive plant species are defined as plants that are both non-native to an ecosystem and have the potential to harm it either environmentally or ...

Dear EarthTalk: How has the prevalence of bird feeders in the U.S. affected birds’ evolution? Is putting up a bird feeder good or bad for ecosystems and the planet? In America, an estimated 50–60 ...

Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental impacts of the fast-growing tequila industry? For centuries, tequila has been a prominent symbol of Mexico, not only having originated there but also being ...

Eight out of the ten hottest years on record have occurred in the past decade. Thus, it is no surprise that rising global temperatures have had a significant impact on wine production. One study by ...