Volunteers are trialling an urban fish farm allotment in Bristol, England. Could this help ensure food security in an uncertain future?

This looks like lungs, sort of, but it's really made out of meadow flowers.

The Bristol Cargo Bike project is creating a "light weight mega geared micro logistics vehicle of choice for a city of hills."

Abandon not all ye moth-eaten and shrunken cashmere sweaters—designer Brooke Serson Cernonok of Teddylux can sprout an entire menagerie from your castoffs.

I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are

Here is an interesting juxtaposition of stories; Kaid Benfield at NRDC Switchboard picks up on a study about how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian in America. He quotes Transportation for America: In the last decade, from 2000 through 2009, more than

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.

It's summertime, and the living is easy, and we are talking about air conditioning.

Proof that buildings from the 70s and 80s can be fixed well instead of demolished: Perkins + WIll gets the highest LEED score in America.

St. Augustine said "Solvitur Ambulando": It is solved by walking. So does Tom Vanderbilt in this great series in Slate.

Steve Mouzon looks at the true cost of sprawl.

Things don't quite work as they are supposed to when people stand up.

This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.

Forever is a very long time.

It is the first big city in the South to commit to being fully renewable energy powered.

Where does the FDA stand on a BPA ban?

Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero

From one problem to the next...

A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.

And that was after one week of avoiding foods that may have come into contact with the notorious hormone-disrupting chemical!

There is a fundamental logical inconsistency here. Either the stuff is bad for you or it isn't.

A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here's why it's a big deal.

Nearly a year ago a "Great Green Wall" of trees was proposed to run across the entire southern border of the Sahara desert in an attempt to stop expanding desertification. At the TED Global conference in Oxford, England,

After a volunteer accidentally burned down its office, Bustan, an environmental justice organization based in Israel's Negev desert, decided it was time to

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native

Photographer Joan Sullivan documents the drama of their construction.

It seems that you can build just about anything out of wood.

Our photo of the day comes from Atascadero, California.

Here is another reason to hate the Hudson Yards in New York City.

Pigeons sure, but urban eagles and city vultures? A beautifully illustrated new book, Urban Aviary, spills their secrets.

Welcome to some of the most bizarre social behavior on Earth.

Some birds are charming, others majestic or graceful; the subject for our daily photo has it all.

They also build a "tree house" for themselves. It's almost an indoor community.

These designer bags from Brooklyn are made with local leather.

From an existing two-storey transformed into four compact floors, this 11 ft. wide house is redone into a much more spacious home.

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

The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and

Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two

The architects call it a "Conceptual Object" but it is pretty and real.

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production

Examples of government looking out for the public good by rational regulation are resurfacing.

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training.

Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out.

Simmer like a crock pot and bake like an oven, using the clean energy of sunlight.

They'll also be investing in alternative powertrains and other ways to directly reduce emissions.

Kids deserve a better example than that.

They're non-toxic, waterproof, and cute.

Letting kids venture out alone could be the best thing you do for them.