Vertical Farms Edinburgh-based company Shockingly Fresh has opened a vertical farm in Offenham, Worcestershire, and has plans to open many more such vertical farms across the UK. Working with ...

Cactus leather can be used for handbags, shoes, furniture, and more. We look at its environmental impact and how it compares to cotton and leather.

Strange, Ethereal 'Fairy Lantern' Presumed Extinct is Rediscovered After 30 Years The rediscovery adds insight into these odd plants and could provide motivation to protect their forest habitats.

Palm oil is cheap and comes from a highly efficient oil palm crop that produces generous yields, year-round, with relatively little land. Yet, it can be horribly unsustainable. Demand for the ...

He continued: "Scientific life-cycle energy analyses have repeatedly found that the energy used in the operation and maintenance of buildings dwarf the so-called 'embodied' energy of the materials ...

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.

56% of Americans Say They Would Live in a Tiny Home Treehugger writer Kimberley Mok kicked off the 2021 calendar year with this headline, remarking on a survey finding that Americans are indeed ...

A modular is a portable home or commercial building that is built at an off-site facility and transported to a more permanent plot for assembly. The product can be of higher quality because it's ...

Manure is an environmentally valuable resource because it contains nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. These nutrients help boost the growth of plants and vegetables in farms and ...

The world seems like an increasingly unpredictable place, thanks to war, famine, natural disasters, and the unfolding climate crisis. These large-scale catastrophes can translate to large-scale ...

How to Prepare Your Appliances for Recycling Some appliances need special care before you recycle them. For refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners, that might mean hiring a professional to ...

Rice traditionally grows in recently seeded or soon-to-be-seeded fields that are flooded with water. These rice paddies require nearly 300 gallons of water to grow just 1 pound of milled rice ...