Directed by David Valero for the Spanish eco-short-films festival La Luciernaga fundida, this video shows how a grandmother and grandson desalinate seawater at home.

Here's a frequent question asked by people wanting to create positive sustainable changes in the world: Is it more effective to work as a change agent from inside the current system or is it better to

This simple, innovative solar still purifies water without electricity or filters.

These low-impact, solar-powered desalination units could be a potential boon to water-scarce coastal communities, disaster-prone areas, as well as local marine life.

When an Iowa State professor of mechanical engineering followed his hunch about spider webs, it paid off: he proved biological materials can rival metals in conducting heat.

A unique solar panel has been designed at Stanford that cools buildings by reflecting sunlight and radiating thermal energy out into space.

This might be one of the smartest ways to use a smart thermostat.

Octogenarian couple united by a love of entomology

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.

You don't have to have an entire garden room to make a statement with your indoor plants.

Roll over everything and get on and off easily on this powerful fatbike.

Built using aluminum, stainless steel and wood, this modular prefab is designed to be easily assembled and disassembled.

The animals get distracted and distressed. Oh, and you could get your head bitten off.

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.

Plenty of clever spatial overlaps and multifunctional pieces of transformer furniture in this renovation of a 376-square-foot apartment in Melbourne.

An existing 1960s studio apartment in Melbourne has been transformed into a more efficient one-bedroom apartment.

Made carefully by hand, this food artisan's edible works of jelly art are bursting with colorful flora and fauna.

This redesigned space in a 1920s Art Deco building features a new layout that better maximizes space and light.

This lovely little home was built for a woman who wants to be closer to her loved ones, without losing her autonomy.

Four species of walking sharks have been discovered in the waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.

Forest ecosystems sequester large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soils, off-setting the carbon emissions we produce and mitigating climate change. The boreal forest and its associated wetlands, in particular, provide critical carbon storage ...

About one in six men in the United States are fathers. That’s more than 70 million dads . It can be tempting to focus their Father’s Day on finding the perfect camping gadget, the best new fishing rod, or the latest hiking gear.

Through forestry, SFI provides the essential security of long-term habitat conservation for at-risk species.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is working with partners like American Forests on important global issues, including climate change.

Oh, and the donut building on top is coming along nicely too.

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.

Videographer Duncan Sinfield says "it's only a matter of time until the campus becomes shut-off to drones completely."

New research reveals that the plant's shimmering blue leaves allow it to survive in the dim rainforest floors of southeast Asia.

Yeah, we didn't believe it at first either. Apparently unlikely animal friendships go really far.

Done in collaboration with local companies, residents and other organizations, the project's aim is to bring awareness to how palm oil production is negatively affecting humans and animals alike.

Good news from Gabon: Conservation efforts in Batéké Plateau National Park are rewarded with a sighting of an animal thought to have disappeared from the region.

Wanting to make a massive life change, this man makes his exit from the corporate world -- with his feline friend and a self-renovated van.

This tasteful van home features a comfortable interior, and includes a removable bed to allow for transporting larger cargo.

Thanks to some careful, clever details, this 24-foot-long tiny house feels big, bright and open.

In an homage to influential images of Earth taken from outer space, this art installation takes it up a notch by livestreaming views of Earth in real-time, prompting us to contemplate the bigger picture.

This small, efficient renovation of a former maid's room in Paris hides a stealthy little table.

An old, cramped apartment in Tasmania is updated with skylights, plenty of clever space-saving concepts, and a touch of hidden glamor.

These remarkably realistic forms are produced using densely rolled strips of old newsprint.

This small 355-square-foot apartment has been redesigned to be more space-efficient, enough to accommodate a family that loves to entertain and have guests sleep over.

This family's self-built tiny house is part of a small off-grid homestead out in Maui.

This couple applied precious life lessons -- learned from years of bicycle touring -- into designing their modern tiny house on foundations.

This impressive home features a lot of great multifunctional ideas, plus a custom-built cat run for two felines in the back.

Dubbed "Freedom Cove," this remarkable home is a decades-long labor of love built in an inlet in British Columbia.

A newly developed, solar powered “leaf” mimics photosynthesis, converting CO2 into fuel.

A novel technology surpasses white roofs with its cooling powers.

Modern building codes and zoning regulations, while helping to set safety standards that can save lives, can also serve as big barriers to building small, sensible, and affordable dwellings with alternative materials and techniques.

If you like craftsmanship, woodworking, and traditional hand tools, or you just enjoy watching somebody else do all the work, you'll love this short film.

Get the creative juices flowing with a maple sugaring or chalkboard paint kit, a cheese cookbook, a knitting set, the best multi-purpose scissors, and more.

Traditional marbling techniques are re-adapted to highlight the natural details of this lovely, hand-colored wood flooring.

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