Cactus leather is a bio-based material lauded for its breathability, an area in which other vegan leathers fall short. This unique material is used for handbags, shoes, apparel, and furniture.

Palm oil is a versatile vegetable oil that's ubiquitous in cosmetics and personal care products as well as packaged foods, cleaning products, and even biofuel. Making up a third of the global oil ...

Pollinators aren’t the only bugs that can help your garden. Learn what beneficial insects can do for your garden and how to coexist with them.

Uber is making big moves to be all-electric by 2030. Uber is also spurring EV adoption and trying to reduce its carbon fiber footprint now.

Since the dyeing of synthetic textiles has its own environmental concerns, researchers are finding ways to reduce their impact as well. From using ozone, mordants, and plasma to make the fibers ...

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University.

These steps would improve livability while adapting to the realities of a rapidly destabilizing climate. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia ...

Portugal's new marine reserve protects 1,034 square miles, moving the world closer to the goal of protecting 30% of land and water by 2030.

Desert plants are among the toughest in the world for their resilience in harsh climates. Check out our roundup of 20 fascinating desert plants.

But in October 2022, hempcrete was added as an appendix to the U.S. residential building code, utilized by 49 out of 50 states, and will be in the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC).

Then there are all those things we hate about drywall—Breathaboard avoids most of them because, as the name suggests, it breathes. According to the company, "Breathaboard passively regulates the ...

Embodied energy refers to the total amount of carbon expended in the front-end creation of buildings. Learn how it is measured and why it's important.