A new green energy craze is sweeping through Germany. Tiny solar power plants are popping up on balconies across the country, giving citizens the ability to take power directly from the sun and into ...

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and chef Mauro Colagreco shows off his permaculture gardens at his prize-winning restaurant, Mirazur, in France. ©UNESCO World-renowned chef Mauro Colagreco is passionate ...

The growth of renewable energy is not only reshaping the way society consumes power, it is disrupting conventional thinking in the energy industry on many levels, including storage, grid management, ...

There may be no better way to unwind or ease a few aches and pains, than to visit one of the world's many hot springs.

The nonprofit’s founder Jodie Underhill recognized tourism’s undesirable effect on the region in 2008 when she was traveling around India as a tourist. Her concerns about trash blighting India’s ...

Going to school in Scotland may have never been so exciting. During any school morning rush hour, one can hear children laughing, bells ringing, and music booming from a speaker while a vibrantly ...

From Acadia to Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon to Yosemite, national parks are jewels in America’s ecological crown. The US has more than 60 national parks that support natural habitats and preserve plant ...

Some factions of religious communities are addressing environmental challenges and offering guidance for followers to protect the natural world. Examples include Christian churches teaching about ...

As the fight against global warming intensifies, more industries are joining the fray. In the shipping industry, this means adopting any number of innovations, including wind-aided technologies.

To better understand a promising new development in the certification of organic products, it's good to take a quick look at how the familiar term “certified organic” came into being.

Research—and common sense—affirm that the sense of touch plays an important role in human life. Now a new study concludes that there is “clear evidence” that therapeutic touch is beneficial across a ...

In line with World Water Day 2024, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released the UN World Water Development Report for 2024. The report explains how access to clean ...