Even with the growing number of tiny apartments and multi-functional homes coming up in the media these days this project shows the English architect had it right in the 1940s.

Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.

If you thought that by quitting meat or at least going weekday vegetarian you were doing your part to avoid factory farming,

Last year at ICCF the material du jour was felt; while its presence is still being, well, felt, this year the stuff that dreams are made of is cork. And not just thin sheets of cork but big honking blocks of the stuff. It is post-industrial recycled

A wooden kids' bike with a cork seat adapts to the child's necessity as it learns how to cycle. First as a tricycle, then a balance bike and finally as a bike with pedals B'Kid is a longlasting and beautiful object.

It's one of the few areas where people buying a home have a lot of choices. Here's a Pecha Kucha look at how to make the right one.

A new report from the NRDC has some surprises.

With kids across America suffering from a severe case of nature deficit disorder as technology creeps in and takes over their room for creative play it may come as a surprise that a group of kids putting together their very own field of dreams on which

Having grown up in Connecticut’s ‘burbs, I know just how difficult it can be trying to live green there when the nearest grocery market can be a 25 minute drive away. My observations of one of the state’s wealthiest parts (Fairfield County) have felt

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

As mom and I swam in the saline pool, enjoyed a meal of local, sweet scallops, and blissed out with deep tissue massages, the inn's sustainable touches made everything taste and feel a little more like home.

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

Yet more ways that cars and trucks are killing us and ruining cities.

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

Using a non-chemical process based on traditional techniques, these furniture pieces are created with fish skins that would have otherwise gone to waste.

Using a customized printer, these designers combined new technology with low sounds to create this modern collection of ceramics.

These intricately redone antique pocket watches and other timepieces feature scenes inspired by fairytales and steampunk.

If you are tired ot dragging home a live tree and having it shed its pine needles through your home as it dies, look no further. All this tree takes is your love, and the books from your bookshelf.

Tandem satellite choreography has mapped the planet to 1-meter accuracy. In addition to amazing images, the data provides a treasure trove to earth scientists

This is probably the most interesting 3D printed house concept we have seen yet.

We usually just talk about the plane, but it is a lot bigger than that.

Cars spit out tons of pollution. Luckily there are many ways to reduce your emissions - we've summarized the top tips for you.

Some people have to work, but they can still show solidarity.

We are out supporting the kids today; back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.

The public wants to see activists practicing what they preach.

It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places.

In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.

Russian artist, Xenia Bystrova has created a charming series of posters of some of Europe's great cities.

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

Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging.

“The dangerous conditions behind the Kingston disaster were not isolated."

Things of Intrinsic Worth is a feature-length documentary which focuses on the ways coal mining is harming the livelihoods of Montana ranchers.

The bamboo palettes and compacts have minor flaws that, in a way, make them even more special.

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

A Model for the World This video by our friends at Streetfilms is not only great because it shows us a powerful example of bike infrastructure improving a city, but also because it shows how you can change the perception of riding a bike among citizens

Moving 1.7 People Every Single Day!This is how bus rapid transit (BRT) should be! TransMilenio's 104 stations allow the citizens of Bogota (in Colombia) to get to work, move around the city, run errands... All of that very conveniently and quickly -

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

The Africanized bees slipped in through a small opening, set up home, and were busy making honey.

Listen to the Betty Boops of the insect world as they "boop oop a doop" in the hive.

One of the rarest insects in the world, the Wallace’s giant bee, has been found in Indonesia.

It brings together all of my favorite things – food, friends, travel, and biking, of course.

Hiking through the Adirondacks, and why we should protect it.

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.

Snakes, spiders, and bats in a tight space may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Kantemó, Mexico, is actually an incredible place to visit.

Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling.

Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.

Muscle-meat grown in a laboratory is no longer in the realm of science fiction, except for the price of an 'all-beef' patty.

Known as "lean finely textured beef," the highly processed meat has been dropped from by many fast food chains, but are still one the menu at public schools.