Not Seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: A Whole Lot of Sustainable, Green Design ...

Glue is a common staple in classrooms and homes, but what exactly is it made of? Some rumors suggest the sticky substance may be similar to gelatin and use animal-derived ingredients. The truth is ...

Few animals are as striking as the zebra in a purely visual sense. Giant pandas, penguins, and skunks may share the same bold color combination, but the zebra’s contrasting stripes make it an ...

Jerry James Stone is a food blogger, vegetarian chef, activist, and internet personality who started writing for Treehugger in 2004. Peacocks are known and loved for their brilliant, ornamental ...

The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard living on Earth today, growing up to 10 feet long and weighing 150 pounds or more. Although it might look like a mini version of the fictional dragons you ...

Elephants are gentle creatures that captivate our hearts and imaginations. There are three elephant species on the Earth today—African savanna elephants, African forest elephants, and Asian ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Owls have been ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Opposite leaves are just what they sound like: the leaves, whether ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Leaf shapes play an important role in tree identification, providing ...

Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. Watermelons have an underside, or belly—which is in contact with the ground throughout its growth—called a ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. Boreal forests are often ...

Michael Graham Richard is a writer and editor from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He worked at Treehugger from 2005 until 2016, writing mainly about technology and transportation. He was editor-in-chief ...