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Phonebloks was a great idea - mix-and-match pieces means upgrading from a basic platform is forever. Now it has a first competitor - the Eco-Mobius.

A coating made from copper nanowires could make those smartphone screens a lot tougher and help the gadgets to last longer.

The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus.

But is it truly modular?

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has scrapped the release of the Project Ara phone.

You just can't fool Mother Nature.

With guests Kathy Freston and Michael Pollan, Oprah dedicated her full show yesterday to veganism and meat production. She and her staffers went vegan for a week, some of them have decided to continue the diet (or go "veganish") even

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.

Baltimore residents, get ready to get in on the smart grid party. Baltimore Gas & Electric has just announced that it has filed paper with the Maryland Public Service

Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it.

The covering-yourself-with-blankets movement isn't nearly as cuddly as it seems.

Quebec architects propose a 48-storey tower in a forest, "a new relationship between humans and their natural habitat."

Dan Rockhill and his students keep pushing the building envelope.

The DIE Moto, the diesel-engined motorbike which we have covered before, has broken the land speed record for a diesel motorbike, with a speed of 130mph.

In a funny twist, one of the stars of an extremely popular car show (Top Gear) whose script smeared Tesla is now going electric. James May is getting a BMW i3.

President Trump will unleash America's "vast energy wealth." Just watch.

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.

It's not revising up its official targets, but the government is hinting that it may now achieve 225 GW by 2022.

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

Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!

The bigger question: why is the industry playing into the hands of the anti-fracking activists?

In which we tackle one of life's more pressing queries.

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.

Explaining climate science to kids is challenging, which is why clever animated videos can help.

Take subversive action in small ways.

Who says you can't have both beauty and efficiency?

One of the '25 most wanted' lost species, the silver-backed chevrotain is a snaggle-toothed, deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit and walk on its tippy toes.

TreeHugger's Lloyd Alter does radio

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed

This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people.

Image credit: pawpaw67, used under Creative Commons license. Malaysian palm oil producers may be committing to green(er) practices, but that's unlikely to appease George Monbiot. He has long been a critic of biofuels for vehicles, but he is absolutely

You won't find Lobster Boy in Hartford, Connecticut. Or Salt Lake City, Utah, or Denver, Colorado, for that matter. Those are the top three most "Suntelligent" big cities in the U.S., according to a survey by the American

Bogobrush is socially-minded, biodegradable toothbrush that gives back to the community.

It's why we have to reduce demand as well, with radical efficiency.

If a massive water footprint, air pollution, contaminated drinking water, earthquakes, and general environmental degradation weren't bad enough...r

Few other animals are known to be intrinsically motivated to assist others in need.

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

The Freedomky is a nicely done modular design

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

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

This intriguing film asks a question we should all be asking ourselves: "How might your life be better with less?"

This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.

Fruits and vegetables last all winter with jams, fruit butter, marmalades, and pickled vegetables from new cookbook Home Canning by Janet Cooper.

Author Cal Newport argues that it's time to make hard decisions about our digital lives and embrace a 'philosophy of technology use.'

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central

Other websites shriek "the end of capitalism" but really, it is hardly that.

The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.