Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.

Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.

Also, much ado about nothing.

Scientists have created a mobile bioprinter that when filled with a patient's cells, prints skin directly into a wound.

Forget smoothies. Omelets are the best way to sneak piles of greens into the morning meal.

"It was cool to be in the right place at the right time," says Dr. Sciascia.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

Perhaps AVs should have their own lower speed limits until they figure this all out.

After several decades of Lrapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity fast enough to keep up with the demands of a growing, increasingly affluent, population.

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to power small health sensors or other small wearable devices.

UC Berkeley’s new robot is the most vertically agile robot ever built – why is it so unnerving?

It is a few years old but a real find. We probably won't see the likes of it again for a while.

It is designed to dry beeswax wraps more easily, but its usefulness goes beyond that.

Celebrities buying plots of land to block developments is the new new. Last year people opposed to the third runway at Heathrow Airport bought up a plot in the middle of the runway in an attempt to thwart it. Now opponents to

Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables.

If you want to attract good people these days you have to give them a nice place to work.

Reusability beats out biodegradability any day.

The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third.

They do this so well in Montreal.

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.

The New York Times devotes an entire issue of the magazine to food, and of course, Michael Pollan has a place on the menu. He takes our our beloved KFC double down sandwich, Froot Loops being a smart choice, and

Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts.

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.

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low-carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes. Passed by a vote of 8-to-1 the tax

When I wrote about Robert Llewellyn's solar car charging in rainy England, commenters noted that solar at home is unlikely to benefit most car drivers, as they will typically charge overnight. Situations will obviously vary

Neither jobs nor electrical stability will be sacrificed by the state's proposed plan to protect the climate by reducing emissions 25% by 2020.

What started in Maryland is spreading. A running club with zombies that chase you. It's about survival of the fittest.

It was designed to stay cool without air conditioning, and the green roof was part of the strategy.

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.

And we thought it was all about symbolism...

Small-scale solar panels promise many off-grid applications for renewable energy, and the SolarPuff is a particularly elegant example.

She may not have caused the most property damage, but the superstorm extraordinaire holds some impressive records.

A growing number of cities are getting serious about tackling the climate emergency.

Barley is a key ingredient in beer and cannot withstand rising temperatures and longer droughts.

With a population that approached 1 million and a surface area of more than 115 square miles, the Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia was the largest preindustrial settlement on the planet. After coming into being during the ninth century A.D., it thrived

There are only an estimated 116 wild Asian elephants in Cambodia's Seima Protection Area, and until now most of the photographic evidence of them has be taken by camera traps. New footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society changes that. The

During a recent interview, BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer revealed that the German automaker was considering bringing a battery-powered vehicle to the U.S. market by 2012 in an effort to meet more stringent

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It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets.

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.

The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.

Says the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

The British government sees offshore wind as a genuine opportunity to lead.

Domes are tough. Here is a design that tries to make them comfortable. Does it live up to its billing?

I know there are lots of transit map fans out there. It's a modern art-form for sure! Take a look at these original time-scaled maps.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action