The fire department had received 31,801 calls this year for help in removing snakes, three times as many as in 2012.

It was pretty much inevitable; the company just couldn't capitalize on the digital revolution.

People often write of climate associated flooding, loss of agricultural productivity, spread of tropical disease, and so on. The City of Lahore, Pakistan is experiencing

Her latest publication is every parent's dream come true -- an attempt to get teens to declutter.

Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.

If any of you have backpacked the Presidential Range and Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, you know that the weather can change in a hot minute. Over the past 20 years, we’ve hiked through hail, lightening storms, and

Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

A stark example of the the scale of the illegal trade in ivory, and the financial rewards for doing so.

Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.

Tens of millions of sharks are mutilated and left to die slowly each year so that some affluent people in Asia can each soup. This has to stop.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.

No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger.

It reveals what we already know but needs repeating – that more time in nature equals greater happiness in kids.

Furthering a trend: As the United States continues virtually deadlocked on enacting any legislation pricing carbon or significantly promoting renewable energy, more Asian countries than China are likely to

The Timber Towers Project seeks to demonstrate the viability of a mass timber high-rise.

This kind of shipping container housing makes sense

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The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials

Sometimes the most boring vegetables are the most versatile.

Modifications to the $3.5bn project have been made to address environmental concerns, but it may not deflect criticism.

Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo.

Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized

It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.

The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into "if the scientific consensus and/or coast-hugging liberal elite are for it, we are against it" type of thing. Hence Freakonomics Watch; or perhaps it should

Strange things happen when roofs touch the ground.

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A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper

In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation:

EnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the new edible rockstar of urban farming?

With demand for natural textiles spiking, sustainable companies need to look beyond pesticide- and water-intensive cotton

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.

More than 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, but thankfully because of a 40 foot thick layer of clay beneath the field, the oil has been relatively contained and is not believed to have reached a water source.

A rare, early October blizzard has devastated the South Dakota rancher community, after as many as 100,000 head of cattle may have died following the October 3rd storm.

A cautionary tale for picky eaters.

DNA testing of cougar crap left along a 1,055-mile trail has established that a young male Puma walked all the way from South Dakota to New England in search of a mate. The poor cat's

Luxury fashion designer Balenciaga has released a Italian leather version of IKEA's iconic utilitarian shopping bag, leading one to assume the world has lost its mind.

We have shown so many photos of shark fins drying on the roofs of Hong Kong; here's the ground floor.

You thought disco was dead? Not with these old payphone booths, now transformed into ultra-exclusive, tiny dance clubs, complete with the disco ball.

Forget decluttering. KonMari is now all about re-cluttering.

Molded out of plant-based bioplastics and sitting on a wooden base, this curvaceous piece combines traditional craftsmanship and new industrial design.

Using the same fermentation and bacterial and yeast culture that creates kombucha, this packaging is edible and compostable.

Her new book Before the Lights Go Out investigates strategies for conquering the energy crisis before it conquers us.

Not surprisingly, it starts with getting organized.

It would be nice to hang out in one of these right now.

Retailers Push for Greater Payment Security at Checkout to Combat Fraud and Cyber Theft

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