This tiny house builder and architect just built himself and his wife a bigger (but still tiny) home, equipped with a space-saving elevator bed.

Pooping in a hole in the ground isn't everyone's cup of tea. But with views like these, relieving yourself the old fashioned way can feel positively luxurious.

Aiming to live a lighter-impact lifestyle, this green lifestyle activist lives in a self-built tiny house and experiments with growing and foraging his own food.

Gord Baird and Ann Baird have written the definitive guide.

New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has

If all goes well between now and Halloween, Griffis Sculpture Park in upstate New York will be ready for the occasion with its very own colony of bats, thanks to the artsy "Bat Tower" being built to draw the pest-fighting pollinators to the area.

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.

A study of the impact of small residential wind turbine installations on local wildlife populations shows a potential loss of habitat for bats and a steep reduction in activity around the units.

The 'Spatzenfavela' ('favela' for sparrows) provides a home for birds that have lost their city nests and roosts due to urban renewal.

The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.

Did you know that Bat Week takes place every year, October 24–31? The time is set aside to raise awareness of the many contributions that bats make to the planet and encourage conservation of bat species.

The ENGO charging station uses kinetic tiles and solar panels to charge up to 14 smartphones at a time, and provides free WiFi access and an emergency phone.

Using digital fabrication, moss and clay, this designer's "moss voltaics" would use these hardy plants to transform sunlight into electricity.

Is this the future of food -- eating mushrooms that have been fed with plastic waste?

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

Here's an intriguing alternative to single-use plastics -- sourced from avocado!

This alternative to single-use plastics uses a range of custom-designed machines to create a recyclable and compostable bioplastic, sourced from discarded crustacean shells.

A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.

From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.

Nope. It is just another example of the anti-environmental, anti-sustainability, climate-change denying, anti-Agenda 21 crowd hard at work.

Wendell Berry is a fount of wisdom and inspiration, so it was great to see that Bill Moyers spoke with the farmer, poet, eco-philosopher about the role of activism and spirit in creating positive change.

For all the kooky and outlandish conspiracies, there is a serious battle going on about how we define our future. Demonizing the cyclist is a part of that war.

How to get away from it all while you take it all with you.

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.

To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year.

But when you think about it, it is a bit disingenuous to put this message on a digital billboard.

A Florida craft brewery is now offering its six-packs with these biodegradable, compostable and edible packing rings that are made with wheat and barley.

Michael Thiele is 'rewilding' honeybees in California, returning them to more natural nest environments in order to help them survive.

Activists everywhere were outraged by their latest public service message.

Got a froggy "city throat"? It might be from metal particles emitted from braking cars and trucks.

What happens when nobody wants to get on an elevator?

Canadian writer Kate Harris describes an epic 10-month bicycle tour across Asia.

They offer a special glimpse into local life – and they always have good snacks.

Check out the live feed of the Future Tense conference, Feeding the World While the Earth Cooks.

We're heading to Rio for World Environment Day. Here's a sneak peek at what's happening in Rio de Janeiro this week.

A student project transforms bicycle wheels into rolling animation -- magic ensues.

This unique travel guide is the perfect book for the eco-conscious non-tourist. It features 111 projects you can visit around Europe, that make our cities better.

This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.

Recyclability is key at yök's eco-renovation. First, preserve everything we can, then recycle everything that has to go and lastly, make sure any new stuff is recyclable in the future.

Once a dark, partitioned off single family abode, this newly renovated space now features two independent live/work areas that are linked together by a communal space in the middle.

These clever metal clamps can clip onto flat materials of any shape, allowing you to make your own furniture, wherever you go.

These premade apartment units are lifted on top of the city's old buildings, making use and maximizing space on Barcelona's "forgotten rooftops."

Not surprisingly, it starts with getting organized.

When it comes to housecleaning, here's how to tackle the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study finds that it is unlikely that infected patients are shedding the virus through their tears.

If you need to be out and about during physical distancing, please mind your sidewalk manners.

The female is this first known tiger to have COVID-19; she is among seven big cats at the zoo showing signs of illness.

Because of COVID-19, we are suddenly a people who can not clean our homes enough; here's how to do it effectively but safely.

Thankfully supermarkets are still open while we're on coronavirus lockdown; but shopping now requires new protocols.

The 248-square-foot vacation cabin in Iceland lets you sleep under the stars ... while inside.