It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a global economic crisis, a gloomy real estate market, and an uncertain currency future, make a house out of shredded-up money.

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

Since its eruption in late August, the Solyndra scandal has been a lightning rod for political and ideological debates over everything from the role of government in business to the debate on global

What does it take to get improved environmental coverage in the media?

Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination.

This specially designed Finnish axe requires less force to split wood as it acts both as a wedge and as a lever.

There is something mesmerizing about this clip of a squid worm, also named teuthidodrilus samae by researchers after it was 'discovered' recently in the depths of the Celebes Sea between Indonesian and the Philippines.

Analysis bridges differences between various climate change models to predict North American climate change with high certainty. Will skeptics finally be convinced?

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.

Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems.

Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, *and* you need to charge your smartphone? Try this.

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.

The war on coal, it seems, may be ongoing, no matter who's in charge in Washington.

Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.

Earlier research found evidence of a wildlife wonderland at the disaster site, now the first camera study validates an abundance of wolves, boars, foxes and more.

No they don't. Whether or not you buy into this study, the fact remains that cars are cars are cars.

Mandatory solar panels are not the biggest deal here.

I am sorry, they are a dumb idea, and the data prove it.

Toronto, a city rated as one of the most livable in the world by The

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

This technology might open up many new areas to offshore wind.

On some days, wind generated as much as 234% of demand.

This is where we started.

The MP3ForLife device is loaded with 400+ answers to common questions about health, nutrition, family planning, and more, translated into more than 100 languages.

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.

Supported by the Amrita Bhoomi Agroecology Centre, young farmers are experimenting with natural farming methods, while saving money and lives in the process.

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.

Nature's acoustic environments are wild, haunting and beautiful. As this online educational project shows, these wild soundscapes are in danger of disappearing too.

Solar grid parity will vary from city to city. A new interactive map helps show how it will spread.

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

Sensors on cell phones is a concept that has gone mainstream enough that this Kickstarter project has blown its funding goals out of the water. The device turns your cell phone into a "Swiss Army Knife of environmental sensors."

The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business?

Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations.

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

The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.

It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?

The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.

The optical display device that is often the subject of ridicule has proven itself to be a very valuable asset to surgeons.

The app lets kids and adults alike explore, measure and test the world around them.

This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces.

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and