With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international

An important, if short, cautionary tale on being dependent on any single foreign source of energy.

In tribute to the region's salt lake, the architects of this unique restaurant used salt as an eco-friendly building material.

In stark contrast to other flat-pack furniture designs, Groovebox is meant to be as simple to put together as possible, with no fasteners, tools, or mammoth assembly instructions needed.

This prototypical house acts as an active interface between its inhabitants and the outside.

Made right in downtown Los Angeles, this prefab unit is made with an innovative recyclable and recycled panel system.

Sleek and easy to assemble, this portable cabin offers a comfortable place to stay even in remote places.

Our photo of the day shows Mother Nature's flair for drama.

Researchers look into whether the 'lunar effect' is based on superstition or empirical data.

Chronicling the adventures of Mom, Izz, Dad, Mrs. Greener and more, The Greens is a new project conceived by photographer Ed Burtynsky and realized by TED and WBGH in Boston. The animated "online project" (the aren't calling it a show...yet) aims to

Activists get one firm to agree to stop clearing Indonesian forests for paper plantations.

Best of luck to Ms. Leonard, I'm sure she'll do great things at Greenpeace USA!

The charity loses millions in rogue currency swap, just like the big boys.

Using an additive, powder-based 3D printing process, experiments with abundant and renewable salt have created this translucent and lightweight structure.

In which the City requires new buildings to go from 'solar ready' rooftops to solar actual.

Finally, fire departments are buying equipment designed for the city instead of designing the city to fit the equipment.

Scientists find that scary fish robots can quickly stress invasive fish species into reduced reproduction.

Scientists are concerned about how airports are conducive to the spread of disease.

A new Human Rights Watch report shows the horrific conditions, both environmental and social, that 90% of Bangladesh's leather is produced in—and exported from, to the US, China, Italy and elsewhere.

From clean air regulations to clean energy installations and requirements for better gas mileage, here's the year in environmental progress, according to the Sierra Club.

I'm tired of every green initiative being hijacked by the negativism in this country. It's time to stand up and turn off.

Last Saturday's Marathon Oil refinery explosion and fire was yet another dangerous, polluting event in a string of environmental injustices to plague the residents of the 48217 zip code in Detroit

Environmental initiatives are integral to addressing the "tale of two cities" that Mayor de Blasio campaigned on.

On February 11, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order designed to bring about environmental justice.

From palm oil invaders to adorable Sumatran rhinos, this story about a recent environmental victory will inspire you.

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.

It's an unlikely match between a 47-year-old Peruvian subsistence farmer and a giant American mining corporation, and yet the former is winning the battle.

So much of what he wrote has relevance today.

For the first time ever, insects took the place of cheese at an upscale gastronomical event.

Our photo of the day illustrates why the word 'caterpillar' (literally, shaggy cat) makes perfect sense.

Over 3 weeks, researchers trained night owls to reset their sleep patterns; the results are pretty remarkable.

Those crazy radicals at 475 demand High Performance Building across the Dominion.

The happy country that set a Guinness record for planting 49,672 trees in just one hour welcomes the birth of a new prince by more than doubling that planting.

But what will the handrail police say?

Using traditional techniques and materials, this design adapts the age-old idea of evaporative cooling to create a low-energy, alternative air conditioner.

The chicken-producing giant is desperate to rebrand itself as an ethical, transparent poultry producer.

The so-called "bleeding" veggie burger is bleedin' everywhere these days.

Scientists found a way to get more crops per acre and save the planet at the same time.

Report also provides a blueprint for how to overhaul the food system to improve wellbeing all around.

What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser, a local waste collection and urban

From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great

Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.

Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.

It's one answer to the complaint that tiny houses are too small: build it with an electrically operated, expandable slide-out.

And a few looks back at themes of the last ten years.

New research identifies the emotions that motivate some people to make ethical choices day after day.

Putting your money to work for sustainability is probably one of the most important things you can do. It just got easier.

This is beginning to get real.

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

Tweet tweet. Collect enough virtual birds and you could make it to the Galapagos.