The computing facility will help researchers with NASA missions while reducing its environmental impact.

A suitable celebration of Pi Day.

Made in Australia out of a solar-powered workshop, this gorgeous little home incorporates a great layout and clever features.

Though it sounds like a technical term more suited for computer programming, avicaching is actually a growing practice that encourages birders to collect and share their data from bird-watching through an internationally known phone app.

Woodland caribou are an iconic but threatened species throughout Canada. They’re natural prey to bears and wolves, who can gain easier access to Caribou habitat through forest roads, pipelines, and other human disturbances.

GreenBlue is challenging companies throughout the United States and Canada to change their thinking about sustainable sourcing.

One thousand restaurants will have to take it off their menus by 2022.

Things are moving quickly; Apple employees might get updated offices before Mac users get updated computers.

I have complained about this building forever, but will admit that Norman Foster has designed a masterpiece.

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.

Sort of, but there is less to it than meets the eye.

But it still only gets a 3 out of 10 from iFixit.

iFixit took them apart, but they can't put them together.

The hog-nosed rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei) possesses traits never seen by the scientific community before.

Pets, they’re not just for cuddling anymore!

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

This 598-square-foot model home is one of the almost two dozen homes that are slated to go up as part of a tiny house community.

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

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

Storing solar energy for when the sun doesn't shine or wind power for a calm day costs too much. But that could all be changing.

A novel technology surpasses white roofs with its cooling powers.

The goal is to highlight the abundance that already exists around us.

If you have a jumble of jars that need jobs, consider calling them into service for any of these tasks.

The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a

For his renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse, Alex Wilson tries out the greenest insulations on the market

If you'd like to get the junk out of your back pocket or purse, consider downsizing into a wallet such as this one, which holds just the essentials.

One way to get around many of the problems attributed to biofuel production (land use changes, effect on food prices, etc) is by using waste vegetable oil to produce biodiesel. Now it looks like New Haven, Connecticut will be

A quick one to keep an eye on and get your best booing voice reader for: New York Times is highlighting a bill passing through Connecticut's legislature that would slash in half the state's current renewable energy goal of

The things nature does to sand and rock are amazing. You may think this is an alien planet with bizarre stone houses for extraterrestrials, but no, this is New Mexico in all its mind-blowing glory.

For consumers, biodegradable and compostable products have mostly been a bust. Still, it is good news that the swiss company Freitag has succeeded making jeans that will break down on commercial compost piles.

Could "sharespray" transform our entire future? A light hearted take on the new sharing economy.

Patagonia's Worn Wear events, held in collaboration with sharing start up Yerdle, offer a different, more sustainable vision of Black Friday.

The NYC Department of Education has promised no repercussions for skipping class on September 20.

In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.

Innovation and local products featured prominently at the bike show

Researchers concluded that the spill probably doesn't pose a significant environmental risk, but the ash contained heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury.

"Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment."

Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due

If you've been around the green scene for some time, you may feel some ideas get a little tired over time. That could have been the case for bags from recycled tires, but ever since I got one (not from this brand, of course) I've

But not so fast, says the Mayor.

The suit, brought in South Dakota court, seeks over a billion dollars in damages against ABC News -- even though ABC never originated the term and was just reporting what everyone else was calling it.

This city used to be a model for the future of biking in North America. Now it is just a deadly mess.

It's got something for everybody in a compact and clever e-bike that can carry a big load.

Bigger wheels mean more stability and regular-bike feel, but it comes at a price.

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.

At least until you ride it to a public meeting, where your bike is part of a vast, bike-wing conspiracy.

Forget decluttering. KonMari is now all about re-cluttering.

A baby lying face-down will be able to breathe freely on this mattress.

Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.