The Bats and Churches Partnership aims to ease the sometimes fraught relationship between bats and the houses of worship they roost in.

From wound salve and cough syrup to dandruff cure, honey comes to the rescue to solve a variety of body issues.

Marrying ultra-efficiency, altruism and, most importantly, affordability, Green Planet Group and GE break ground on Eco Village at Dunedin, a net-zero energy to

As exploration increases, employees often find themselves without adequate or affordable housing.

More evidence of global warming in Peru, as Huacan glacier collapses into lake.

New York City unveils a disaster housing plan centered around retrofitted shipping containers that boast interiors that are like 'CB2 meets Motel 6' and that ar

Architect Zaha Hadid is "touring around" a prefab concept with musician/design dabbler extraordinaire Pharrell Williams.

Despite the unfortunate acronym, the London Original Loft (LOL) proposal cleverly repurposes unused railway viaduct arches into cave-like residences.

Sleek, slender and topped with solar panels, Heijmans ONE is a rental unit that addresses the dearth of affordable housing options for young professionals.

A messy winter storm is moving across the eastern half of the United States, threatening to delay holiday travel.

Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.

Unity College students settle into TerraHaus, the sustainability-focused Maine institution's new residence hall that's built to stringent, super-efficient Passi

Is a bill that treats homelessness as a medical condition flawed? Or is it just what the doctor ordered?

For starters, it's more energy efficient than a standard door that swings.

There are lots of labels designed to make you think you're buying better food. Are they reliable?

Recurrent sheens of oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have baffled researchers.

Famed architect Renzo Piano completes a self-sustaining micro-home named Diogene.

VOC emissions from shampoo, cleaners and paint impact air quality as much as vehicle emissions, according to a new study from NOAA.

Crunching the numbers yields dividends, like a calculator that can measure the green score of electric cars anywhere in the country.

Mild-mannered European travel guru Rick Steves never fails to surprise.

As a partnership with a nonprofit that provides shelter to homeless families goes to show, Amazon's takeover of downtown Seattle isn't without altruism.

In the South Bronx, a 124-unit housing development with a rooftop farm combines low-income housing with an emphasis on healthy living and fresh food.

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

As Make It Right inches toward the finish line in New Orleans, the housing nonprofit unveils 5 designs that address overcrowding at Fort Peck Reservation.

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.

A cylindrical concrete abode named O-Pod could squeeze into Hong Kong's scarce unclaimed space.

Assembled as a local factory, the prefab housing units will house over 200 people at 3 different sites.

Need climate change data defined in simpler terms? It doesn't get any easier to understand than this.

The journalist is conducting a 9-month 'economic patriotism' experiment by eating nothing but French food and using only French-made products.

Complaints of illness and vertigo are zooming in to Apple.

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.

Fallen trees can be used for more than just firewood. Here's how to enhance your garden with downed limbs.

Two moms are suing General Mills over the use of the term 'natural' to market its Nature Valley products. Do lawsuits like this create any change?

Aluminum foil may be convenient, but it may also be toxic. Here are some alternatives for when you're cooking over high heat.

Baby boomers aren't that old and they aren't ready for retirement homes – yet.

New report says toxic chemicals are causing Americans 'grievous harm' that could be prevented by better government oversight.

Crazy for Coconuts: Ford and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Research Using Coconut Fibers in Vehicles

A scientist successfully used his mind to control the hand of a researcher playing a video game in another building.

The new materials could one day be used for building devices that have the properties of living things, such as the ability to self-heal.

Artist Iori Tomita explores the natural art of the skeletal system by exploiting clever chemistry tricks. See how it's done.

It's remarkable how attitudes change when the issue is in your own backyard, but progressive boomers are making themselves heard.

You've heard that shampoo is bad for your hair, but you keep using it. But you have to give it time to work, and that means a couple of weeks.

Tonlé has kept 14,000 pounds of fabric from landfill with just its latest autumn/winter collection. Designer Rachel Faller explains how it works.

With millions of Americans staying home, blood donations are drying up. It's safe to give if you are healthy.

Farms that grow food in arid deserts, without groundwater or fossil fuels, could be the future of agriculture.

Blackcurrant, indigo and henna can color and strengthen your hair naturally and avoid some of the controversial ingredients in traditional dyes.

A specific protein found only in male dogs may trigger pet allergy symptoms in some people.

A pesky species of algae is infiltrating parts of eastern Canada due to global warming

To solve our housing crisis and build homes for aging boomers where they want them, we have to loosen up our concept of neighborhood.