Just yesterday I joked seated at my neighborhood's dive-y, not-concerned-about-clean-food diner that the likely hormone-injected milk I stirred into my coffee might spur the growth of a third boob. It was a risk I was

When I reported on a planned 8,100 cow super-dairy in the UK, I noted that many dairy farmers were concerned that these industrial-scale operations would expose the public to the fact that even most smaller

If shrimp can be happy on a farm, why not pigs? For all the weekday vegetarians and omnivores out there, here is a way to obtain sausages, chorizos and bacon in a friendly way. First of all, plenty of indoor and outdoor space

I've made it through the first month of my thrifty New Year's resolution.

A compact chicken coop for city dwellers that wheels around the yard and fertilizes soil is on display at "Dwell on Design" this weekend. The show's awards recognize

A great big list of things you don't need or that you can make instead of buying.

Made from virgin materials that require resource-intensive manufacturing processes, reusable water bottles aren't the perfect solution that you may think.

Recycling isn't enough when demand for aluminum is soaring. We have to use less of the stuff and eliminate single-use packaging.

Remember how aluminum cans are "100 percent recyclable into pure aluminum"? They lied.

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.

Like Kremlinology in the cold war, you take what you can get.

A cautionary tale for picky eaters.

May technological wonders help our children look forward to a bright season as well

With coal use in China dropping, and clean tech becoming competitive, it's time for all of us to ramp up our efforts.

It's only mid-November and winter has arrived with a vengeance. How do I stay sane?

The goal is to highlight the abundance that already exists around us.

Skylight manufacturer Velux says we need more light and fresh air.

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

As Seattle welcomes yet another tool library, there are bigger picture lessons to be learned about the value of sharing.

The world is getting hotter. But if we need AC, we have to use it sparingly.

Why hide your bike away when you can put it on display?

Tesla's new boutique shop on Berlin's famous KuDamm beckons, but where is Germany's national strategy for electric cars?

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.

But assuming that lower-income citizens are content to eat cheeseburgers definitely is.

A lot of readers have had good experiences and saved a lot of money.

A deeper look at Toronto's Bloor Street bike lanes finds more shoppers spending more money.

Vinegar is a wonder ingredient for household cleaning – but it's not a perfect match for every job.

French company offers a transformer bed that rises up to the roof when you don't need it.

Mira Schröder lives and works in a shop where she can make her bed disappear.

It's an interesting alternative to a Murphy bed, and gets it out of the way fast.

Our absolutely adorable photo of the day comes from Mount Evans, Colorado.

Was it design, or was it our resistance to change? What made the NoMix a NoGo?

A lesson in loving flying nocturnal mammals.

iGEM team encourages 'materials activists' to build their own biodegradable drones with downloadable do-it-yourself plans.

Researchers at Stanford found a way to speed up the process of breaking down Styrofoam and other types of polystyrene, with help from mealworms.

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.

It's the ultimate zero-waste crop, useful from root to shoot.

Making do with limited ingredients has taken on new urgency in pandemic times.

It's not a trailer, it's a portable private space.

Serious cooks are serious about gas, but it's time to give it up.

The Washington Post has proposed the worst idea I've heard in a while.

Single use plastic waste is a fundamental driver of a linear system that is hard to bend.

They do this every few years. Will this one be any more successful?

As we wait for President Obama and the State Department to make a decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, talk seems to have shifted away from why the pipeline should be rejected to what should be done in the event the project is approved.

I used to say that Vision Zero here was a joke, but now it is, in fact a tragedy.

The parts of New York City with the lowest density have the highest rate of COVID-19 infection.

The idea is that it will reduce animal suffering, but it's more complicated than that.

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?

Aluminum is replacing plastic to deceive "environmentally conscious consumers" into buying an equally damaging single use container.