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

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.

Stairs are coming out of the closet and becoming the major architectural element, helping keep people active and healthy.

In a Canadian province where a winter heating with electricity might cost a few hundred dollars per month minimum, this man manages to cut his heating bill by using free solar energy.

Forget smoothies. Omelets are the best way to sneak piles of greens into the morning meal.

While AirBnB allows people to rent out lodging, from the smallest room to the biggest Irish castle, AirPnP has a smaller, though not less useful, ambition.

These sneakers and sandals are proof that footwear production can be gentler on the environment.

If only we could buy it in North America.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.

They are one of the most iconic features of the city, but some of them are really scary.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.

Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems.

It's a sign of quality when companies are willing to stand by the goods they sell.

Before buying new this holiday season, think repair - even if you are buying new!

The Right to Repair movement is rapidly growing – and it can't come soon enough.

Veterinarians built this sweet mini-wheelchair for a turtle with a shattered shell.

A vintage Airstream trailer gets a fresh and airy makeover with some eye-catching patterns.

This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer.

This delightful apartment renovation in Spain hides a huge bathtub and other mysteries.

Now you can get your morning coffee fix celebrity-style, thanks to an alliance between Leonardo DiCaprio and LaColumbe coffee -- plus, all proceeds support sustainable initiatives.

The queen led her minions to the engine of a Delta airplane, delaying the flight until the protected bees could be professionally removed

Pollution from power plants, cars, and other transportation is a well-known contributor to outdoor air pollution, but our indoor air quality is often worse; it can be up to 10 times worse for you than the air outside. Microbial pollutants like mold,

Getty Images Volatile organic compounds: something's in the air You can't see them, but they're all around us. They aren't listed as ingredients on the objects we bring in our home, but they're often there. They're volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, a

The researchers have found a simple way to create an energy source for fuel cells using CO2 in the air.

Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies.

Can we hear them saying, "I told you so!" to the rest of the outdoor gear industry?

Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps.

A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle.

Burning fossil fuels puts out a lot more than just CO2.

Only in America are they hard to find. How does that happen?

Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car.

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.

Filters on buses and smog-eating towers are not the answer.

A child experiencing an asthma attack is admitted to the hospital every 20 minutes.

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up.

Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl.

Our photo of the day comes from Cape San Blas, Florida.

These multi-talented stairs do more than one thing in this apartment renovation in Brooklyn.

As we noted in our review of the New York Times Building communication stair, a standard principle of design today should be comfortable, bright stairs that serve as more than fire escapes, that encourage people to take the stairs instead of the

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.

Here is a clever new design that unfurls with a flourish and retracts with a simple pull of a string.

This intriguing design brings in more healthy rocking and rolling movement as you sit, work and socialize.

Chairs take up a lot of space, but not in this line of space-saving furniture.

This modular curtain could help existing buildings photosynthesize oxygen and get rid of pollution in cities.