Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries.

Using a series of overlapping mezzanines and spaces, this accessible, urban housing prototype explores the possibilities of living small but comfortably in the city.

A small child's bedroom becomes a magical little place to sleep and play.

An old basement is transformed into a beautiful new shared multipurpose space for working, learning and leisure.

The world’s largest permanent interactive light installation has been installed in Sydney's recently revitalized Darling Quarter.

It does take up a lot less space, but there are issues.

Bananas are already in a perfect package. But is this even better?

If good design means longevity, Hubble is well on its way to redeeming the missteps that required high-tech space missions for vision correction before it could serve its purpose. Could it be a coinicidence that Hubble

But the United States has opted out.

You never know what climate you may end up in...

For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying

If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.

This company is working to build a network of urban prefabs under a 'pay-as-you-go' model of home ownership.

Image from Tetra Pak Tetra Pak is the world's largest packaging company so when they decide to do something environmental it has a big impact. They have just announced that all of their UK and Irish packaging will be FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)

Today, Levi’s released a new Life Cycle Assessment for their jeans as part of an effort to promote more sustainable water usage.

We've discussed Osprey packs in the past, particularly their Resource collection of packs with about 80% recycled content (see links below). Recently, we noted via SNEWS that they'd released their 2009 Sustainability Report, indicating

Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam.

Last week there were used battleships for sale on e-bay, this week we've got used space shuttles. But not going as cheaply as the warships and not being turned into pots and pans either.

NASA is using decades of space exploration technology to build a new eco-aware base here in California.

Manure and fertilizer runoff is harming communities across the country. A new interactive map illustrates how, and showcases the people who are doing something about it.

Washing and drying clothes can take a toll on your wallet and the planet – these easy tips make it better.

Why should carmakers bother when there is so much profit in SUVs and pickups?

This flexible interior design for a collaborative workspace has plenty of hammocks and giant exercise balls to keep its co-working members happy.

Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides.

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No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger.

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.

Two years after legalizing urban beekeeping New York City could be running out of space for bees.

The difference between visiting the islands largely untouched by humans and those once habited by people is

This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry.

Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination.

Urban dwellers can get a taste of camping out in nature with this temporary island cabin just outside of Helsinki.

In this installment of Town & Country, Margaret and Katherine share how they work from home.

photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.

If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?

Another look at a controversial housing project.

An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.

See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida.

Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.

We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace.

A really interesting housing project and a look back at Canadian Thanksgiving

The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future.

There's always clung to the Tetra Pak a bit of uncertainty regarding its environmental credibility: is it or isn't it green? Tetra Pak recycling rates are lousy, but in at least one life cycle analysis it came out ahead of glass and PET plastic in energy

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Portable solar chargers keep getting lighter, smaller, and more rugged, and PocketPower promises to deliver on all three of those features at a low price.