Regardless of where you live, there are birds to admire. Here are some tips to begin watching, including 5 useful apps to try.

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.

Officially called the "3D fast bus," the bus will literally straddle the road and carry passengers over cars and under overpasses.

Exciting new hybrids from Mitsubishi, Kia and Volvo are the talk of the Windy City.

Cars with 10 horsepower, fish tanks and Home Depot hardware are just part of the fun. Some even plug in.

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

Sky City was supposed to be 220 stories and this building was supposed to be 97 stories; but there's more to building than just technical innovation.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

How they can provide some space for the next generation as well.

The treehouse-esque bunkhouses of Whitetail Woods Regional Park score big at the AIA Housing Awards.

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.

Don't know the difference between "free range" and Certified Humane? Learn what the labels on your chickens and eggs mean.

To meet China's insatiable demand for pork, Shuanghui International is turning to an American company to help 'bring home the bacon.'

The U.S. secretary of state makes the ACES climate bill targets official and pledges to build a $100 billion fund.

At the UN climate talks this week in Tianjin, polar bear leads a class in Tai Chi to teach negotiators about what "balance" really means.

Furor has erupted over the new 10:10 UK campaign video involving a school teacher who asks her children what they are doing for climate change and then blows up

Get the skinny on SlimStyle, Philips' latest LED bulb release that boasts a svelte profile and a price tag that's anticipated to be highly competitive.

These outfits combine style and practicality, proving that you don't need to wear spandex cycling clothing to pedal to work.

They're stylish, they're strong, and they support design-based recovery in disaster-stricken areas. What more could you ask for in a pair of specs?

A mom, inspired by her own little 'chickins,' has hatched a fun, colorful line of nutrition learning tools that can inspire other families to build healthy habi

Find out what green architect and Mainer Chris Briley thinks about sustainable design, passive home heating, and the cost difference between conventional and gr

Blogger and editor Anna Hackman chats with MNN about green buildings, green business and bar mitzvahs.

Chengdu's wild plan involves a reflective satellite or "moon" that would beam down a "dusk-like glow" within city limits.

ames Beard Award winner Elissa Altman's book about her relationships with food and those she loves is a bargain right now for Kindle.

NBC’s Adrienne Mong ventures inside one of China’s fake Apple stores to look at the bogus products being sold under the guise of the legitimate American tec

Psychologists are noticing withdrawals and cravings in people who use devices ranging from smartphones to tablets.

Chinese government offers high-speed rail expertise to U.S. projects.

Just a week after the West Virginia Governor shot a bullet through the cap and trade bill he has pulled way ahead in the polls.

The newly elected senator is having a tough time getting on committees after taking 'dead aim' at the cap-and-trade bill during the campaign season.

Support small companies with good products though kickstarter.com! The following two companies have great products to back.

Fill up on food that tastes like 'freedom and rebellion and independence' in honor of Lorelai, Rory and all your favorite Stars Hollow residents.

China admits it's the leading emitter of greenhouse gas emissions — even though everyone else already knew that. What that means for this week's negotiations

The newest advertiser on the Glenn Beck program is using fear of an economic and societal collapse to sell heirlooms seeds.

A massive iceberg, larger than the city of Chicago, broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.

The secret to a long life might be how old your father or grandfather was when they reproduced.

The Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari F70 offer split personalities: voracious performance on tap, but eco-driving if you tread lightly. Is it a new era of Dr. Gre

The all-new Niro is joined by revamped versions of the Optima.

There’s a new mosquito-borne virus in town, and it has some experts worried.

'Mobitecture' features portable works of architecture including campers, floating cabins and trampoline tents.

The Monkey's Paw book store in Toronto has a Biblio-Mat that distributes random rare books to customers for only a few dollars.

Nancy Striniste, a landscape designer and educator, has written a book, "Nature Play at Home," and launched a movement around creating natural play spaces.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is one of the most rural, nature-dominated regions in the Midwest. It is virtually surrounded by Great Lakes, with Lake Superior to i

Peter Tabichi, a teacher in remote Kenya who has been giving most of his salary to the poor, became the first African to win the Global Teacher Prize.

The creepy bodark tree produces unnervingly strange fruit.

The world's oldest depiction of a campsite may have been unearthed outside a cave in Spain.

Video: Watch and learn how to make a delicious apricot chicken.

Chef A uses tomatoes, olives, capers and more in a sauce to top off her basic chicken breasts.

Meant to satisfy vegans and carnivores, the shredded organic tofu filling is now available at all Chipotle restaurants.

The chicken chain is working with THRIVE to purchase coffee from farmers who can by-pass the middleman and get paid up to 10x more for their beans.