Living environment may be key to longevity

Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age. New research suggests that people who live in highly walkable, mixed-age communities may be more likely to live to their 100th birthday.

Iceland recommends hugging trees instead of people

The Icelandic Forestry Service released a statement where it is encouraging people to cuddle up to a tree. It is highly recommended that people get outdoors during the pandemic.

16 Ways Coronavirus May Change Us

This brutal challenge to our existing systems may open new windows of opportunity for long-awaited change. Here’s a list of 16 positive changes to the collective mindset this era of emergency may bring.

Five radical steps we can take to fight climate change

Make every building Passivhaus, need less, keep it simple, buy less, electrify everything. But ultimately we have to collectively change our thinking and lifestyle.

Vast new study confirms significant health benefits of nature

Exposure to "greenspace" reduces the risk of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death, preterm birth, stress, and high blood pressure, among other benefits.

Belize votes to indefinitely end all oil exploration in its waters

The small Central America nation of Belize has decided to indefinitely end all new oil exploration in its waters.

How the world's first floating city could restore the environment

The world got a little closer to the first floating city when the Seasteading Institute signed a memorandum of understanding with the French Polynesian government earlier this year.

One step beyond organic or free-range: carbon-neutral eggs

Dutch farmer’s chickens lay carbon-neutral eggs - poultry owner claims his new approach has the highest welfare standards and lowest cost to environment.

The 'Tesla of eco-villages' is developing off-grid villages around the world

ReGen Villages is a real estate development company aiming to build small, high-tech, self-sufficient residential communities. The communities will grow their own food and generate their own power.

Reebok's Next Shoe Will Be Made From Corn

These slick new kicks will be the first pair of shoes made entirely out of compostable plant-based materials.

Europe's First Ad-Free City Replaced Billboards With Trees

This city of 160,000 people became the first major European city to totally ban outdoor advertising.

Learning From the Outside In With an ECO Education

Humans are a part of nature in every moment, in every place, and recognizing this puts a different lens on how you interact with the world’s ecological and social communities.

England is building 14 new garden villages with a total of 48,000 homes

14 new garden villages will pop up all over England soon, including a new solar-powered ecovillage.