We have lots of waste plastic and not much use for it, so why not use it instead of asphalt or concrete?

It even has moving sidewalks for bikes. This is how you get people out of cars.

This is Paris' largest mural, made with hand-folded origami paper birds and a bit of spraypaint.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

Parisians are complaining, but the fact is that people need a place to pee; it's a human right.

Like a gadget from a superhero's gizmo-kit, two engineering students have invented a device to battle blazes with noise – water and toxic chemicals not required.

This classic design is 80 years young and some famous designers pay hommage.

And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it.

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.

Because people gotta move.

A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island

The best ideas aren't always the most expensive ones.

It even has a giant 3D printed Jacuzzi tub

From retiring dairy cows to asking whether

A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day.

Toxins leached out of old coal mines in the American Rust Belt are converted into custom paints.

The hot young Swedish firm We Are You came third in a competition to design a new bicycling center in Philadelphia. (They must be really young- entry criteria include only those who graduated later than 2007). Its mission: "to promote bicycling in all

Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking!

One Passive House architect gives his clients what they want.

It's being killed the name of "convenience."

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

New research documents that mantises worldwide are eating small birds; in the US, invasive mantis species are devouring hummingbirds.

The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where.

With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past.

A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring.

Norwegian architect Tron Meyer cuts a stair out of solid engineered wood.

Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

This multifunctioning stair hides a generous bookcase underneath.

A health insurer practices what it preaches.

Here is an architect who knows how to get people on their feet.

Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk.

Architect Tamir Addadi squeezes a lot into a very small space

Yet another reason to skip the escalator/elevator and hoof it instead.

And when you get to the top of this, you deserve a treat.

Sweden shows how to build comfortable apartments for families, and stairs that people want to use.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

It seems that these days you can build just about anything with a CNC machine.

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

160 tons of steel and 10 tons of copper never looked so good

And believe it or not, it's environmentally friendly!

There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.

Because if you make it beautiful and open, people will use it.

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.