The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien

On first reflection it would seem that living in a war zone is rough, no matter your species. When armed conflicts erupt we are too often overwhelmed by the numbers of humans injured and killed. How animals are affected

The terracotta tile walls give it a warmth and character, and it seems much larger than it is.

Here is a great way to keep out the sun and plant a vertical garden

It looks more like a temple than a bar.

Take a look at this built prototype of a flood-resistant house, designed to float with the rising waters.

This long, deep house has a wonderful low tech vertical garden that anyone could maintain.

Designboom shows Trong Nghia's latest house, built out of towers with trees on top in the middle of a block.

Our favorite Vietnamese architect builds a giant wall of white planters... again.

Once again testing the limits of bamboo as an eco-friendly material for large buildings, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia constructs this striking structure near the city of Da Nang.

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

Prior to the discovery, fewer than 1,000 grey-shanked doucs were known to exist, making them one of the 25 most endangered primates on the planet.

The newly discovered horned mountain toad found in Southern Vietnam's elfin forest is the smallest of its species – and is already considered endangered.

Strong and lightweight bamboo features prominently in this beautiful renovation of a rooftop cafe.

Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam.

This series of structures in Vietnam use bamboo and modern design tools and techniques to make a statement.

Cities and towns with good public-transit options offer more convenience for residents and are, of course, more environmentally friendly places to live. Now it

There is a man dressed in a silver lamé suit jumping about with extraordinary energy in a wind blown field in West Wales. His name is Steve Edge and his motto in life is:

Over the past few weeks we've been sharing the amazing ideas and themes that emerged from the Do Lectures 2011. This year's inspiring talks are now being launched online in

On the same day that protesters delivered petitions for better working conditions at Apple suppliers to Apple stores, hackers breached Foxconn security.

Leave the office behind. Sierra Club is offering a wild summer ride. It even pays real money.

If you think data center jobs are boring, think again! The IceCube Observatory's data center on Antarctica is an amazing opportunity for adventurous geeks.

It's hard to tell if this is a good thing or not, but mixing new tech with old trucks is changing business.

The future is mobile as businesses dematerialize and hit the road

Free Geek is a non-profit reuse organization. Its mission: provide access to computers, the internet, education, and job skills to the local community.

The internet company thinks it is better if people work at the office rather than on the internet. Is this a good idea?

Is she trying to "put together a 21st Century technology company using 19th Century workplace mentalities"? Or is this a smart move?

We're looking for treehuggers with a nose for a story.

The Solar Training Network will work to build a diverse, qualified solar workforce to meet the needs of the solar revolution.

Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it.

The rise of clean energy jobs is outpacing the loss of fossil fuel ones.

In its latest issue, GOOD Magazine has a great feature up on the doings of MIT's D-Lab - they call it "an elite unit of low-tech mercenaries" - which seeks to find simple solutions to drastically improve the quality of

The Statue of Liberty may be a welcome sight to see for many entering the U.S. from around the world, but according to a recent NYC Health Department study, immigrant children are five times as likely as those born in the U.S. to suffer from lead

Basically, Pakistan's hydroelectric reservoirs are drying up. Several are reported to be at "dead level," which means the turbines can only use run-of-the-river flows, and have lower output as a result. Because natural gas supplies are also low,

Adventurous, and eco-friendly, travelers often seek out off-beat lodging options, staying in yurts or on organic farms, both to soak up more local color and to avoid the

With all the recent brouhaha over inaccurate and since retracted statements in the 2007 IPCC climate change report about the speed with which Himalayan glaciers are melting, a recent series of posts over at China Dialogue is

From the "re-positioning of old news' file: as quoted in the New York Times story about a trillion dollar minerals discovery in Afganistan, U.S.

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

We know that illegal logging contributed to the devastation caused by last summer's flooding in Pakistan, when up to 20% of the nation was underwater. New research now sheds light on how so much rain fell: A rogue

PETA and I may disagree about the ethics of eating meat, and there are plenty of people who object to PETA's overly sexualized campaign tactics. Nevertheless, I have always felt they are one of the more effective campaign

When heavy rains caused rivers to overflow and flood parts of Pakistan last year, it set into motion a surprisingly complex chain of events that scientists are only now beginning to understand -- and which may have

Some good news on the critically endangered Indian vulture: New research published in PLoS One documents how the rate of the bird's decline has fallen since India, Nepal, and Pakistan banned the veterinary painkiller

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to

If you thought the flooding in the northeast in the wake of Hurricane Irene and subsequent storms dropping heavy rain, thank your lucky stars you're not in Pakistan. In a repeat of last summer, the nation is again in the grips of catastrophic flooding,

Climate-related disasters and other losses will cost Pakistan $14 billion each year, a former environment has said.

In a recent show of solidarity with the forests and one another, more than a thousand villagers gathered to simultaneously give their beloved trees a loving squeeze.

A new report chronicles the impact of climate change along Pakistan's shores.

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.

NASA is using decades of space exploration technology to build a new eco-aware base here in California.