Great, Green Back-to-School Gear for College Students (Slideshow)

Whether you're a first-year or only two semesters away from that hard-earned degree in your hands, packing for college is never easy. But don't despair: Our back-to-school slideshow is here to make all those buying decisions easier -- and greener -- with the smartest, hippest, and greenest school supplies, appliances, bikes, and laundry must-haves for an eco-friendly college experience. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Foodprint, An "International Conversation about Food" Comes To Toronto

Foodprint was founded in New York last summer by Sarah Rich (of Worldchanging fame) and Nicola Twilley (of Edible Geography) as a series of international conversations about food and the city....a truly cross-disciplinary discussion that explores the past, present, and future of food and the city." Sarah and Nicola have gathered a stellar list of local and international moderators and panelists for this year's event in Toronto, Canada. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

"Gut-Sliding" Movement of Caterpillars Inspires Soft-Bodied Robots

Photo by Anne Toal You're likely familiar with the way a caterpillar works its way up a stem or across a leaf -- that move-the-front-then-move-the-back process is one of their charms. But what you might not know is that a caterpillar actually moves its internal organs forward before moving its legs. A team of researchers at Massachusetts' Tufts University is working on soft-bodied robots and has looked to this quirk of caterpillars as biomimetic inspiration for their designs. The future of robots could lay with the comical blobs of colo...Read the full story on TreeHugger