Apparently kids are meant to be seen and not heard.

125 US cities, 9 states, 902 businesses, and 183 schools so far have all signed a declaration promising to honor the Paris Climate Agreement.

This small space spread over two levels in Paris gets a minimalist and functional makeover.

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

This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry.

Everyone says we should do something, but nobody ever wants to pay the price.

Raid other rooms for items that can help you cook more efficiently.

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.

Veganism must be making serious inroads into society if McDonald's, king of industrial meat, is jumping into soy patties.

Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.

Just throw yourself wherever you want to work; your office is where you are.

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

It's really all you need in this era of notebook computers.

It tells you when to get up and to sit down, and checks up on you too.

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

Mayon is the largest of the Philippines' 22 active volcanoes, at 8,070 feet. The plumes of smoke and flows of lava make it seem like it is already erupting, yet scientists say the big fireworks could be still to come, and more than 40,000 people have

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

The 2019 solstice falls on June 21 ... celebrate with a crash course in curiosities about the longest day of the year.

Campbell Soup Company will soon be sourcing about 15 percent of the energy used at its factory in Napoleon, Ohio (the company's largest) from solar power generated by a just-announced power purchase agreement (PPA) and land lease

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.

Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?

Swing-lovers will appreciate this massive art installation that combines art, architecture and play.

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.

On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia, eating Philly Greens.

If you could see "aural litter" you would be shocked at how much of it there is.

But Passive House is so expensive! How can you build housing for the homeless and low income families this way?

A contemporary design for an earthquake-resistant, modular home.

Wiarton Willie saw his shadow this morning, which means the cold weather will stick around.

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

At the ConocoPhillips annual shareholder meeting last week, CEO James Mulva announced the company's withdrawal from the oil-drilling project in Block 39 of the northern Peruvian Amazon. It was a highly controversial project

Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

A mixture of leftover citrus rinds and vinegar is an easy, food-safe way to cut ants off at the pass.

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.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

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

See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida.

More than just a typical aurora, researchers have now figured what powers this stunning lightshow and where it comes from.

The so-called 'transient lunar phenomena' has been stumping scientists for years – but an explanation may be in the works.

The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.

That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer.

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

A public memorial ceremony will be held in NYC for Wangari Maathai on November 14.