Here's a lovely renovation using the healthiest materials, and as few of them as possible.

Amid the over-upholstered and garishly gilded furniture at the Istanbul Decoration and Design Fair hid some ingenious gems -- designers working with recycled and alternative materials and creating multi-purpose furniture for small spaces.

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.

Designed for safety and comfort, this sharing bike looks similar to a standard bike, allowing friends to easily hop on and off.

Scientists find signs that the germ causing strep throat and flesh-eating disease may be moving closer to resistance to penicillin and other related antibiotics.

From social distancing to self-quarantine or isolation, being apart from people doesn't have to mean being bored and lonely.

The big light bulb manufacturers get what they want out of the DOE and the President. We should all stop buying anything from them.

In honor of World Wetlands Day, we’re turning our gaze towards the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands—and one that’s seriously threatened.

A clever redo of a small 376-square-foot apartment in São Paulo that uses lots of glass and reflective surfaces.

In 2009, architects Franck Deboute and Karine Montagnon decided to build their dream home and office. The site: the Pointe du Raz, hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean, in Brittany, France. The

For the last two decades, Nargis Latif and her organization have been researching how to divert waste from landfills and reusing it as quick and cheap construction materials.

Why so much focus on packaging when product waste is equally important to consider?

The wide use of antibiotics in factory farms to prevent infections and promote growth is a breeding ground for superbugs.

There is scant evidence that it actually boosts libido and sexual performance, and it could be harmful.

This very easy trick gives shoppers a quick way to grasp the good, the bad, and the ugly in packaged food.

Sometimes shipping container architecture makes perfect sense.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is working with partners like American Forests on important global issues, including climate change.

Oh, the farmer and the oilman should be friends. But they are fighting over ethanol.

Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost.

We should be able to fix the things we own, not be limited by manufacturers' unwillingness to provide access.

Standards are supposed to make things easier and more consistent, but they keep proliferating.

Even as global demand for all-things-coconut increases, coconut production in Asia is stagnating because farmers aren't paid enough to make it worthwhile.

In light of rising temperatures and worsening natural disasters, temporary shelters seem increasingly relevant. A Spanish firm came up with an idea to convert water tanks into minimal habitable units.

The latest urban intervention to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture is an unusual film venue for pedestrians.

A quick one to keep an eye on and get your best booing voice reader for: New York Times is highlighting a bill passing through Connecticut's legislature that would slash in half the state's current renewable energy goal of

These graceful, nature-inspired wall clocks are a timely delight to look at throughout the day.

This clever replacement window expands out to create a private semi-outdoor space for people who don't have a balcony.

The director of Celtic Connections questions the ethics of bringing in foreign artists to perform.

Most glass buildings are a problem, but just banning them is the wrong solution.

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

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

As part of an ongoing series about the Maya Ka'an community-based tourism initiative, this was my first official day in the Mayan region, and it was certainly full of adventure.

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.

Secrets of bed bug success can be read in their genes -- can the knowledge help you fight bed bug infestations?

Half a century ago zebras were hunted to extinction in the region, now the area is being rewilded and the zebras are leading the charge.

In a ghost town in the one of the coldest places in the US, lone resident Billy Barr has spent 4 decades recording snowfall … to the enormous delight of scientists.

This simple Australian design has some interesting features and benefits.

Since 2006, bat populations in the northeastern United States have been decimated by a mysterious condition known as "white-nose syndrome." Caused by a fungus,

As alternatives to Big Oil and Big Coal emerge, it would be a mistake for executives to rely on loyalty or love from the public.

Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs

The country's ambitious reforestation project has received a surprise influx of laborers, thanks to coronavirus.

Because of COVID-19, we are suddenly a people who can not clean our homes enough; here's how to do it effectively but safely.

Talk about creative and adaptive reuse!

Was focusing on Keystone XL a mistake? Recent debates on that issue within the environmentalist community have caused some controversy. Here's a look at what people are saying.

You don't want to ruin the romance with a gift contaminated by child labour and slavery.

In the building industry it is a big question, for all the wrong reasons.

The bacteria are winning.

And Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will love the Traffic Jam Assistant that will let you drive and read at the same time.

Benchmarking the Accounting & Finance Function: 2014

Watch this video highlighting Wasil Foundation's work.