Once again our favorite visionary was ahead of his time.

And the Seattle housing shortage problem at the same time.

We have been showing these for years, but the artist/inventor beats us to the punch again

Of course he has been there, done that.

Our favorite cartoonist solves a major problem with tiny houses.

The inventor and humorist also was prescient about buses.

There is a man dressed in a silver lamé suit jumping about with extraordinary energy in a wind blown field in West Wales. His name is Steve Edge and his motto in life is:

Time to move over, coffee. Tea is making a comeback for a number of very good reasons.

Watch these beautiful Japanese macaques at Wild Snow Monkey Park who have truly mastered the fine art of relaxation.

The next game-changing technology might not be in the form of an electric car with a longer range, or more efficient solar panels, but rather a better way to dry your clothes.

Snoop Dogg publishes eco-friendly, promotional book of lyrics to his chart-topping hits that you can smoke.

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A pioneer of peak oil community action sits down to talk with her mother about a previous crisis and how she survived it.

TreeHugger asked Andrew Sharpless, CEO for the Oceana ocean protection organization, why we really personally care about the health and fate of the world's big water bodies. Many of us, after all, live far from

All photos credit Collin Dunn Ed. note: 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with a stop in the Florida Everglades, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety

Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that

The Galapagos Islands are the model of biodiversity which inspired Charles Darwin to surmise the theory of evolution, but scientists have made arrangements to ensure that the latest round of animal deaths

Usually, air-dropping over 20 tons of poison from an helicopter on a fragile island ecosystem would be a very bad thing...

Jeff Bezos' purchase is just another step in the long march away from newsprint.

...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization?

Instead of banning these technologies, we have to figure out how to manage them. Because they are inevitable.

Using someone else's tools and space has forced me to adjust my approach to cooking.

An undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota has created a unique way of connecting people with climate data through music.

Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star.

Not only did he have a startlingly brilliant brain for physics, but Stephen Hawking had a pretty good knack for life as well.

The shiny sticker generates energy from movement.

Researchers found that listening to the song was as good as midazolam in relieving anxiety before regional anaesthesia.

It is the battle of the M&Ms; vs the L&Ls; the Munk debate in Toronto about the statement "Climate change is mankind's defining crisis, and demands a commensurate international response" with Bjorn Lomberg and Nigel Lawson duking it out

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?

For three days this summer, a local host could show you why their country consistently ranks among the happiest in the world.

Neti pots are useful for flushing out clogged sinuses, but it's important to do it the right way.

Health care providers are alarmed by the rise in sleep disorders, but is it the kids or the parents who are in need of education?

Mere days after the murder of celebrity activist Berta Cáceres, a fellow member of her group was shot and killed for his participation in the same environmental group.

Why do we always think other animals are so simple?

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

The American Academy of Pediatrics says there's an ideal time.

While advertising her new film "Beauty & the Beast", Watson wants people to think about how and where clothes are made.

In honor of what would have been Rachel Carson's 100th birthday, the U.S. Environmental Agency has an essay/poetry/photo contest for two-person teams. The famed writer and biologist once wrote about the need for children and adults to share the "joy,

This coming Sunday would've been Silent Spring author and environmental hero Rachel Carson's 100th birthday. In recognition of Carson's contributions to the creation of the modern environmental movement, Sen. Benjanmin L. Cardin (D-MD) has announced his

When I wonder what words should replace Emma Lazarus's obsolete phrase on the Statue of Liberty - "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free" I think of Frank Luntz's dictum learned from Joe Romm: "There is a simple rule,

Meet the Whanganui. You might call it a river, but in the eyes of the law, it has the standings of a person.

Global Citizen changed the lyrics to include a strong anti-food waste message, and the result is both entertaining and informative.

Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."

Chances are, your holiday gifts may include an electronic gadget or two, and a new initiative aims to encourage and support the proper disposal and recycling of the old ones.

Oprah treated her audience to an in-depth look at sustainable, cruelty-free eating with a show that included appearances from Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone. While Pollan talked about how eating local, organic food can cost

The Toronto designer has created an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.

The peripatetic international designer explains it all in Core77

Everybody knows that change is happening, but thanks to the fossil fuel economy, we are all having such a good time.

The biggest one is that no matter how clever the design, it is the land that matters, not the house, and that nothing has changed in 70 years.

The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from