Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in.

Source: TreeHugger – Finally, a minimalist fire extinguisher for your minimalist kitchen

Or, how I’m trying to raise little adults, not incompetent kids.

Source: TreeHugger – One mother’s recipe for resilience

Because who wants to spend precious time cleaning their house?

Source: TreeHugger – 6 lazy cleaning hacks

Confused by all the yam and sweet potato options? Learn what to expect in terms of flavor, textures, and best uses here.

Source: TreeHugger – Which sweet potatoes should you buy?

Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. Another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy.

Source: TreeHugger – Can we make steel without CO2 emissions using renewable hydrogen?

Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope.

Source: TreeHugger – Studio 804 creates smaller houses for a changing market

What’s the best way to figure out how to use a new product? Have a competition!

Source: TreeHugger – Sky City Challenge: The future of housing

Bacteria are ravaging citrus groves that prevents fruit from ripening.

Source: TreeHugger – Florida’s citrus industry is fighting for its life

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Seagoing slug proves truth is stranger than fiction

My favorite day of the year is a shadow of its former self.

Source: TreeHugger – I almost missed America Recycles Day!

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.

Source: TreeHugger – Octopus outsmarts testers in intelligence experiment

It’s only mid-November and winter has arrived with a vengeance. How do I stay sane?

Source: TreeHugger – Notes from a snowstorm

We covered this subject before but I got it wrong. Peter Flax of Bicycling Magazine got it right.

Source: TreeHugger – The real problem with the NTSB’s mandatory bike helmet recommendation

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

Source: TreeHugger – Indonesia’s food supply is being contaminated by imported plastics

Our photo of the day comes from The Sunshine State.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Sunray venus clam and friends

Ever wonder what it would look like to be in the maw of a snow leopard? Wonder no more.

Source: TreeHugger – A remarkable video of the ever elusive snow leopard

Quebec architects propose a 48-storey tower in a forest, “a new relationship between humans and their natural habitat.”

Source: TreeHugger – That’s no stack of rocks, it’s an osmosis between man and nature

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is working with partners like American Forests on important global issues, including climate change.

Source: TreeHugger – Video: The importance of forests in mitigating climate change

There is a third, more sustainable option: the library.

Source: TreeHugger – Which is greener, books or e-books? Neither.

In which we tackle one of life’s more pressing queries.

Source: TreeHugger – What does a polar bear smell like?