Primary energy consumption was down, too.

There's symbolism here. Let's hope there's substance too.

The British government sees offshore wind as a genuine opportunity to lead.

After all, who wouldn't want a glass of "pure glacial water filtered through lava"?

From soothing stress to providing weird minerals you didn't know you need, iced tea provides more than just a refreshing boost.

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

In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation:

Allison Arieff reviews the Buckminster Fuller retrospective at the Whitney. She writes "His brain was constantly consumed with the serious issues of his day —

At the time of its construction the Union Tank Car Dome was the biggest clear span structure in the world. It was demolished in 2008 (see Another

Combining computer-aided parametric design and the design principles of tensegrity (tensional integrity), this experimental pavilion tests the boundaries of building a stronger structure with less material.

Those of us who love everything Bucky are stunned too.

A new kind of food label hopes to fight obesity by stating how much exercise is required to burn it off.

Some useful tools for working on a 1.5 degree lifestyle.

The gaze between human and dog can share physiological properties similar to that of mother and infant, a new study finds.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

Who would have thought our canine companions could have allergies to a carnivorous diet?

The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.

The mapping technology will eventually be used to get precise solar power potential information for any location around the world.

To view the planet without being hindered by dense white clouds, just check out Google's latest high resolution images of Earth.

A group of the drones were sent to fly around the massive mountain and take HD photos that were then made into a rich 3D model.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.

Help fund solutions to the global water crisis by purchasing a t-shirt from a company that donates to Thirst Relief for each shirt sold - enough money per shirt to give one person access to clean, drinkable water for 25 years!

Radioactive uranium occurs naturally in soils but farming techniques may be causing it to dissolve into groundwater

You may love the energy kick from coffee, but too much can be a bad thing. Try some of these greener, cleaner-burning 'fuels' that will wake you up, nourish your body, and keep you going longer.

'When Nestlé Comes To Town' tells the moving story of residents in Cascade Locks, Oregon, who have united to fight Nestlé and keep it from bottling their precious and sacred water.

And it couldn't come a moment too soon.

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?

That's more underwater than usual.

Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that.

Ever wonder what it would look like to be in the maw of a snow leopard? Wonder no more.

What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it?

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

This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial

The average amount of meat consumed per person globally has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, a trend with terrible consequences for environment, scientists warn.

A comprehensive look at why it is a problem, and who is fighting change.

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.

This $2 million project, funded mostly with private money, is billed as the most comprehensive look at the Chicago waterway system since the reversal of the Chicago River more than 100 years ago. This

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

Delivered to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the group of 16 alleges that climate crisis inaction constitutes a violation of child rights.

Dictionary.com picks the perfect word for our dystopian future!

The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research.

Scientists will be able to easier monitor the population of penguins, thanks to a high-tech solar-powered remote camera setup.

A gigatonne of ice here, a gigatonne of ice there... Soon enough we're talking about a meaningful quantity!

We don't hear about the ozone layer as much as we used to anymore, but that doesn't mean that the problem has been solved.

This looks a bit like the Hoth rebel station in Return of the Jedi...

... the Emperor Penguin! It vows to call for marine reserves in Antarctica to protect its imperilled species.

Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice.

The source of Antarctica's eerie blood red falls has baffled scientists for more than a century; now new secrets have been revealed.