The delicately hued petals and striking brown florets of Tennessee's purple coneflower once seemed fated to live on only in description, or as a ghostly sketch yellowing on the page of some dusty botanical volume, yet today it's

Affordable housing doesn't have to look cheap, and LEED Platinum doesn't mean it has to cost a fortune.

A fisherman who had criticized illegal fishing practices loses an eye in an armed attack as diminishing fish stocks and increased debts create a volatile atmosphere.

Solar-powered buoy design seeks to reduce costs for fishermen and the risk of kerosene spills on Lake Victoria.

Using a dishwasher for storage makes a lot of sense; finally a dishwasher designed around the idea

Come one, come all, witness The Twittertape Machine that prints a feed of your tweets and mentions on Twitter.

More bikers take to Twitter to mock bike haters.

See fish in black and white, bones and flesh, in Smithsonian exhibit, touring the U.S.

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.

I'm hunkered down in Brooklyn waiting for Hurricane Sandy to pass. Curious about what is happening nearby, I'm looking for photos of the flooding. Here's what I've found so far.

The sharing economy is all about access instead of ownership. Can this mindset be expanded to help hunters rethink what they value when it comes to trophy hunting?

Who doesn't love a picture of a bicyclist reading a book on top of a bashed up car?

The 2007 TED prize announcement was made the evening of Oct 30, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. In Ft Mason's Golden Gate Room, a small but quickening crowd assembled to honor next year's TED recipients. The space had been transformed from an otherwise

Step 1: The idea of a car that runs on compost. Step 2: Implementation of a car that runs on compost. We're half done.

Ingvar Kamprad changed the industry, making good design affordable, accessible and desirable.

New research suggests that mother bears have found a loophole in hunting laws and are using it to protect themselves and their cubs.

This shed packs it all in -- workspace, guesthouse, storage, seating, rooftop terrace and even a concealed kitchen.

This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space.

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.

Emerging out of a park in Seoul, South Korea, this dynamic piece of urban furniture offers a place to sit, walk and play.

Because every preschooler needs insecurity-boosting, sexualizing, toxic cosmetics to slather on their beautiful little faces!

It costs very little, distracts kids for longer, and minimizes clutter around the house. In other words, it's every parent's dream come true.

Made from sugarcane, the new sustainable play pieces will be included in Lego kits in 2018.

With an unstoppable flow of leafy veggies coming from my CSA share every week, I have to get creative in the kitchen.

Oxybenzone may be effective at filtering UV light, but it comes at a dangerously high cost to human health.

These worrisome sunscreen chemicals provide potential risk to humans and are wreaking havoc on coral reefs.

We love natural skincare products, but when it comes to sun safety, choose a sunscreen that's approved by the EWG.

For some of the juices – all from well-known brands – drinking just 4 ounces a day is enough to cause concern.

The Florida legislation will go into effect in 2021 in an effort to protect the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem.

Need help with the laundry? Head to the pantry.

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.

This delicious dish embodies everything comforting about home cooking. Easy, filling, and something everyone at the table will enjoy, whether vegetarian or not.

It's not a veggie burger. But there's a lot less beef in it than normal.

Efforts to reduce meat consumption are shifting focus from individual choice to systemic changes.

The first hydrogen fuel cell powered train in the UK was successfully tested last week, and the team behind it hopes to encourage further development by the rail industry.

A long-suspected secret behavior of water molecules in ice is seen for the first time using a new technique that could help develop energy alternatives.

With several starts and stops over the last 20 years or so, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are finally hitting the roads.

Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

We have to rebuild our cities to use less energy and house more people, and Passivhaus design is a useful tool for both problems.

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.

Major food conglomerates want to stamp out state-by-state efforts to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients with federal legislation.

The new labeling law isn’t enough; if you’re looking to avoid GMOs in your diet, start here.

For almost 30 years the Council has been fighting against regulation that would limit balloons for environmental reasons.

The island nation in the western Pacific wants to protect its coral reefs from toxic sunscreen runoff.

The Best-Selling Hybrid Car Gets a MakeoverIt might not be very suspenseful because we've all already seen leaked shots of the 3rd generation Toyota Prius hybrid (see below -

From crush-worthy Crash star Thandie Newton's celebrity-favorite Toyota Prius (pictured) to Paris Hilton's GMC Yukon Hybrid, these seven celebrity hotties are

The Audubon Society and Toyota are teaming up to promote volunteering for the environment by offering prizes, including tents and bikes, to those who log the most volunteer hours.Starting today, their project, TogetherGreen,

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from