Earlier in the week, the New York Times reported that bees in Brooklyn had started turning red, and their honey was looking like bright red goo. It turned out that

Sylvia Earle won the 2009 TED prize for her presentation on oceans, and this year got her Mission Blue project up and rolling to create marine preserves. Earle's wish was that we all use all the means at our disposal to tell the story of oceans in

Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and

"If knowledge has become a secular religion, public libraries are its parishes, mosques and synagogues."

This contemporary tiny house from the Netherlands incorporates lots of great layout and storage ideas.

It tells you when to get up and to sit down, and checks up on you too.

The art form of papercuts is taken to another level with these intricate works that draw attention to some of the world's threatened species.

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.

Because shipping containers are designed to move and these ones might have to.

This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office.

It's partially built out of Cross Laminated Timber; it "immerses students in this relatively new product."

Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield?

It's being killed the name of "convenience."

Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk.

And when you get to the top of this, you deserve a treat.

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

What to do when a church gets in the way of your water plans? Drown it.

Oil and gas companies have until 2023 to make 'Paris compatible' plans, or face divestment.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.

Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.

Scientists hope the technology that filmed it can make fishing more sustainable.

Instead of tossing it, fisheries should capture the protein and fat left in water and use it to feed humans and animals a second time around.

He says it is all part of the grand plan and we shouldn't worry.

The technology could lead to cheaper hydrogen cars in the future.

The latest product from One Earth Designs weighs just 10 pounds and packs down into a small carrying bag, but still delivers high performance fuel-free cooking.

"Siri, turn down the temperature in my bedroom please"

When even so-called experts don't know the difference, you must admit we have a problem here.

It's a smart thermostat for hydronic heating systems and is not such a dumb idea.

As reported in the Otago Daily Times, the noticeable impacts of climate change on area coral reefs and a recent starfish outbreak are not as bad as previously thought due to noticeable changes in the Fijian lifestyle. From

There are some pretty wonderful things going on in this little structure.

Polar bears re-brand a Shell refinery in Denmark.

Pop-up gardens, urban farms, guerrilla bike lanes, examples of crowdsourced city planning, and other urban interventions will be the focus of the official U.S. Pavilion at the world's most prestigious architecture event.

Shinji Turner-Yamamoto's beautiful 'Global Tree Project' reveals the natural world with hanging trees, gilded boulders, and more.

The U.S. Pavilion is spotlighting grassroots efforts to make cities and neighborhoods greener, safer, and happier places to live.

The sound of gunshots has been transformed into the sound of music in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, where artist Pedro Reyes turned 6,700 confiscated weapons into a complete orchestra of fully playable musical instruments.

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.

E-bikers use their bikes more, go longer distances, and often substitute it for driving or transit.

There is a shipping container building revolution coming, but it won't look like a bunch of silly boxes.

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.

Cooling servers requires a lot of energy, so why not locate them somewhere that is always cold?

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

Inspired by massive flooding in the UK, the Church of England is renewing its commitment to fighting climate change. And that's sending a signal to the markets.

Honeybees survey vast tracts of land during their communal foraging. They share their best finds in a waggle dance, which new research has turned into a powerful tool for assessing ecosystem health.

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

Stairs are coming out of the closet and becoming the major architectural element, helping keep people active and healthy.

Dan Hanganu mixes the modern with the even more modern, totally respectful of the original.

Images via: Zoic.com San Diego based cycling clothing company Zoic just released their spring line, which now includes EcoZoic - an organic and bamboo charcoal blend of clothing that is both functional as well as eco-friendly. But while Zoic wants to

Family doctors are acknowledging that there's only so much medicine can do, and sometimes a walk in the park is just what a person needs.