Gorgeous Tiger Photos, How To Live Cheap and Green as A Frugan, World's Smallest Electric Bike, and More!

The Year of the Tiger - Beautiful Animals on the Brink

It's the Year of the Tiger, and high time we rally to support them: These amazing photos and videos — from humorous to awe-inspiring to shocking — are a tribute to these great cats.

From the Great Barrier Reef to the Gulf of California, Marine Reserves Work

Around the world, marine environments are threatened by overfishing, warming waters, ocean acidification and coastal development. The diminished biomass and diversity that results leaves ecosystems vulnerable to disease and natural disasters and jeopardizes the economies of the communities that rely on marine resources. While in many places the situation is getting worse, encouraging new research supports the power and benefit of conservation measures.

World's Smallest Electric Bike (Video)

From an electric assist Brompton folding bike to this insanely compact folding bike concept, there are more and more options for folks who want to take their bicycle with them on the plane, train, or in the car. But probably none are quite as small as the Moosshiqk, an electric bike that measures at an astoundingly tiny 18 inches in length and 13 inches in height.

How Portland Mastered the Art of Transit-Oriented Development (Video)

Portland has come up with a great model for transit-oriented development. The result is not only a cleaner, healthier city, but also a more vibrant community. This great vid from Fast Company shows how the city did it — and how it will continue to push transit-oriented development into the future.

How Australia Could Be Carbon Neutral in 10 Years

In Australia, the government recently failed to pass a bill that would reduce emissions a meager 5 percent by 2020. In response, Beyond Zero Emissions has laid out a plan showing how Australia could reduce be carbon neutral by then without any major technological advances.

Frugan Living Shows You How to Live Cheap and Green

Katherine Fairfax Wright is the creator of Frugan Living, a blog chronicling her life as a frugan, and it's jam-packed with inspiration and tips about "living fat and happy on the cheap." And best of all, it's a really green way of living.

Local Eaters Can Glean a Wealth of Information From the USDA's New Food Atlas Tool

Have you ever wondered what factors influence the types of foods you choose to purchase or why different regions eat more of certain foods? Well, now the USDA is providing some insight with a fabulous new web tool called Your Food Environment Atlas.

Building The Good Life: Things To Leave Behind, and Things To Add In

Last month, US News had an article listing 21 things we're learning to live without as a culture. We thought the list could get bulked up a bit. So we're adding in a handful of things we hope we all learn to leave behind, as well as a handful of things we can add in all to build up a better life.

Help Refugees Do Their Work (and Earn Money) With Your iPhone

The GiveWork iPhone application came out a few months ago and earned the high praise of tech folks everywhere, including at Mashable, for being one of the most useful do-gooding apps yet by helping refugees in Kenya literally get paid for their work. A new version of GiveWork was just released that steps up the abilities of iPhone users to help refugees—including expanding the base of people that can benefit.

Lessons from Extinction: Can We Save the Ganges River Dolphin?

One species, the Baiji River Dolphin, has already fallen victim to the threats of habitat encroachment, illegal poaching, overfishing and other problems. While the extinction of one species is a horrible and unnecessary loss, the hopes are that we can learn from what happened in the past.