Building her first tiny home meant enough financial freedom for this tiny house builder -- enough to build another off-grid tiny vacation home in Hawaii.

Even with falling subsidies, solar still makes sense.

This new award-winning documentary reveals the stark contrasts between America's obsession with standardized tests, at the cost of everything else, and Scandinavia's embrace of all things nature-based. It's clear which is the more successful approach.

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased

Chronicling the adventures of Mom, Izz, Dad, Mrs. Greener and more, The Greens is a new project conceived by photographer Ed Burtynsky and realized by TED and WBGH in Boston. The animated "online project" (the aren't calling it a show...yet) aims to

Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.

It's about time that someone did, too.

Our photo of the day illustrates the whimsical world of camouflage.

Our photo of the day illustrates why the word 'caterpillar' (literally, shaggy cat) makes perfect sense.

The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.

When Copenhagen failed in 2010, he denounced the failure.

Fossil fuel divestment is a moral issue. Religious institutions appear to be taking a stand.

This may, possibly, be the oldest building in the world to go solar.

This 10-minute video was shot by a man who was supposed to be at the MusiCafé bar that was engulfed by flames on july 6.

A Colorado family that had long ago given up on finding their cat got some incredible news this week, when Willow was found in New York City -- five years later and 1,800 miles from home.

From helping with dementia to prehypertension and chronic pain, these lifestyle changes could help you hop off the medication merry-go-round.

They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next?

The rare metal is now worth US $1,700 an ounce.

Our well-coiffed photo of the day comes from the rain forest of Ecuador.

In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.

Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again.

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.

LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer.

Yet another reason why deforestation is bad: So much of Haiti's mountainsides have been eroded away because of deforestation and hurricanes that it may have stressed Earth's crust, triggering the earthquake that

Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way.

"Chatangora" — that's what Simpsonville, South Carolina-based business Catty Shack Creations is calling "cat hair yarn" — used to create affordable, one-of-a-kind handbags from Persian and Angora cat hair. Professional groomer Danelle

Karaoke video explaining not to drink water from wells painted red as they contain high levels of arsenic (YouTube via RDI-Cambodia) For this writer, karaoke has long been thought as an activity to be endured rather than enjoyed (and I am sure I am not

It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle.

The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.

A new cheap, lightweight sponge-like gel can quickly and efficiently disinfect drinking water for disaster victims.

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.

Sometimes the best way to get an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.

Paper Age reports that "total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6.4% in August compared to August 2010." Burrowing in, Fortress Specialty Cellulose echos the

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.

Not long ago, my parents installed a sizable solar array on their home in England. Now my brother has just emailed with photos of his own installation. What's going on? Besides providing more evidence that solar feed-in

Could strategically-placed rock walls help to re-green the desert?

A design competition that shows that we can have our cake and eat it too.

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

The dorado catfish swims more than 7,200 miles, making it the world champion of freshwater fish migration.

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush.

Don’t let that aloof insouciance fool you, scientists have found that cats prefer human social interaction over everything else, even food!

If American's cats and dogs were their own country, they'd rank 5th in global meat consumption, says new study.

More than just a reflection of emotional states, a new study finds that dogs’ facial movement are potentially active attempts to communicate.

A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers.

New research suggests that dogs' facial anatomy has changed over thousands of years specifically to allow better communication with us.

Researchers tested the calming effect of music for kitties during vet visits; 'cat-specific' music was the winner.

Schools are closing classrooms and going online all over the world. This may be as much of an opportunity as it is a crisis.

This little unit has sleeping for four in not much space at all.

These pink and blue-tinted photographs suggest that our biology has a big influence on the way we perceive reality.

This little boy looks like he might be blogging over spilled milk, in fact he's concerned about the future of his environment. The Global Warming Rug by Mexican design cooperative NEL, featuring Emiliano Godoy, has created quite a