Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.

Every company should have to do this– more useful information that consumers need.

The tiny house movement goes to the dogs with this $30,000 dream house.

New research calculates how individual CO2 emissions affect the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice.

The largest greenhouse gas emitter wants wiggle room when it comes to cutting emissions.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

Concerns over air pollution have led city officials to crack down on these controversial vehicles.

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.

A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers.

Inspired by arthropods, this minimalist all-wood home features a spacious-feeling interior and energy-efficient, passive heating and cooling strategies.

Excessive screen time is known to be harmful, and tough times don't justify letting those concerns slip.

There's a , and now trees in Central Asia have theirs as well. The

It's urban, Passive House and prefab. What's not to love?

It always amazes, how much work people do for this.

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.

This is, whether we like it or not, the future of furniture design.

The LightCycle follows our circadian rhythms via your phone and GPS.

We all walk on it every day, but don't often think of it. It's underfoot, and, for many of us, out of mind. But just because you trod on it doesn't mean you shouldn't pay close attention to the materials that make

The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right.

But what is the best criterion?

It will be electric, autonomous and shared. Where have we heard that before?

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

It's that seventies show all over again as a Trudeau gets blamed but it's not his fault; it's simple economics.

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

Here's a building that saves up to 50% CO2 by controlling the sunlight with screens on its facade.

Social distancing doesn't mean you can't go for a solitary hike in the wilderness.

Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in

"Exuberant low cost studios for creatives and artists" are plugged into a giant structure in this revolutionary project.

Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.

The technology could save countless lives.

These delicate works of art are made out of current and vintage newspaper broadsheets, and prompt us to look beyond the daily news cycle.

It's much easier to keep clean.

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.

Social distancing and quarantines don't mean you have to live on canned soup alone.

Nothing exotic here, but it's all practical, versatile, and nutritious.

Consumer demand for meat, soy, palm oil, and more has resulted in 60% of primate species facing extinction.

All over the world, inspired, creative, (and often obsessed) entrepreneurs are tightening bolts and swirling beakers, inventing the next generation of green technology. Andrew Heintzman is a venture capitalist with the aim of finding and funding these

Bill Murray looks like he is enjoying the ride. Others might go a bit faster.

Is this really the future we want?

Smaller, faster, cheaper! Single board computer (SBC) innovations are jumpstarting a whole new wave of DIY devices.

I have complained about this building forever, but will admit that Norman Foster has designed a masterpiece.

Like Kremlinology in the cold war, you take what you can get.

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

The French consider AC to be unhealthy. Will they change their minds in the face of a changing climate?

The public has cast their votes, and if the winner is any indication, there are some angry bikers tired of fighting the battle for clean transportation.

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

Katherine lives in rural Ontario. Margaret lives in New York City. The way they enjoy their summers is bound to be drastically different.

It has become a familiar pattern. A natural disaster occurs and we can't help but wonder how it may have been influenced by climate change. Here's a look at how the Colorado rains and flood were connected to global warming.