There is a new use for your smashed iPhone: a clock.

Experts blame urban sprawl for the increased number of attacks.

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.

Waste material from paper mills can be used to make a more environmentally-friendly brick.

Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers.

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.

Everybody is hopping on the hydrogen train, but it's being driven by natural gas.

We don't have time for purity tests.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic

Here are some tips that’ll help parents and children connect with nature and honor the environment.

The impact of flying on climate change cannot be ignored, as I book my next flight.

Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars.

And how one British lawyer is working to make that happen.

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'

Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

A bit of weekend prep work goes a long way.

Among other things, the data reveals answers about the size of blue whales, the largest organisms to have ever lived on Earth.

With over a third of the world's cranes hard at work building artificial islands, an underwater hotel, and the world's tallest building, biggest mall and most expensive airport, the United Arab Emirates has now turned it attention to building the

A new water treatment system could save billions of gallons of water each year by recovering almost all of the waste water at bottling plants and water treatment facilities.

Until now, no species has had such a profound effect on shaping the Earth's biosphere as the humble broiler chicken.

The promise of prefab was healthy, cost-effective, energy efficient homes designed by talented architects. Is it finally here?

Even if the label of "maven" is painfully over-applied, there are people who still deserve it. Zem Joaquin, the stylish polymath behind Ecofabulous.com, is one of those few. Zem has been on the editorial side of mags like House and Garden, Domino, and

You'll be surprised at the decorative potential contained within the recycling bin.

You don't have to have an entire garden room to make a statement with your indoor plants.

How about using the light from already existing street lamps to spark off the festive season? Here are some off-the-grid parasite lamps so to speak, that look good by day!

A shark's fin is like its fingerprint, with each animal having its own unique patterns and scars.

And what happened to the guy who won the six figure salary to serve as caretaker of a barrier reef island anyhow?

Cats at several prisons world wide have been used to smuggle drugs and other banned items.

This cascading staircase not only moves people, it can display books and other trinkets too.

Plastic Bottle Village demonstrates another approach to repurposing single-use bottles.

The goal is to highlight the abundance that already exists around us.

This step-by-step how-to guide shows you the way to make a wooden record that is as visually beautiful as it is aurally beautiful.

Because plastic-based glitter and confetti take 1000 years to break down.

An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.

more images below Matteria, good design+smart materials online store, suggest a spicy Christmas this year, without forgetting the environment. Apart from the gorgeous cork advent candle holder, the cosy Finnish red felt slippers, and giftbags to spoil

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a

So you think you're doing everything you can to improve your home's energy efficiency. And if you haven't done everything you can do personally, both TreeHugger and Planet Green have plenty of tips on how you can get up to

It's boxy, aluminum exterior hides a cushy bed, and a convenient galley kitchen -- all powered by the sun.

These lovely packs are made from upycled waste materials, biodegradable natural fabrics, recycled polyester, and more.

Built to last using sustainably sourced materials, Awake offers luxury-brand quality at a reasonable price point.

If you are tired ot dragging home a live tree and having it shed its pine needles through your home as it dies, look no further. All this tree takes is your love, and the books from your bookshelf.

Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday.

It could move goods, transport hydrogen, reduce CO2 and water the lawn all at once.

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.

Green-fingered volunteers in the Danish city of Aarhus have given abandoned bicycles a new lease of life – by turning them into tiny urban gardens.

Bogotá was a pioneer of car-free day. Now, it has decided to one-up that and move to having a car-free week.

From sitting in on scientific research trips to experiencing traditional native cultures, these are the responsibly-run hotels, resorts, and trips everyone's talking about.

Plus, how to be more eco-friendly while traveling.