This book explains how "one of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare."

More than just a reflection of emotional states, a new study finds that dogs’ facial movement are potentially active attempts to communicate.

A feline clinic in Dublin has published a full-time job listing for cat cuddlers.

A visit to the French capital offers great lessons in how to make less waste.

Eco-friendly sandals are nice, but they won't save the planet.

Anthropologist David Graeber thinks we could do without half our jobs.

Boom-and-bust cycles are no coincidence.

How do you make good design accessible to people with small spaces and small budgets?

A Brooklyn-based design studio turns to digital animation to generate the patterns for these striking rugs made out of recycled carpet pieces.

Can new colors refresh an old rug? These Dutch designers think so -- and they prefer red, to emphasize the problem of waste.

So much for the "sharing economy". North Americans don't like sharing cars or parking spaces.

Designed for safety and comfort, this sharing bike looks similar to a standard bike, allowing friends to easily hop on and off.

In a world where we are supposed to make it easier for people to get on bikes, some are determined to scare everybody off them.

We've covered Jendarling's organic garment bags before. But with the holiday/travel season in full swing, their new chic Chelsea Girl collection, comprised of non-plastic garment and travel bags, is right on cue. For Jendarling,

However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that

I write often about the lessons that one can learn from old buildings, usually discussing ventilation and lighting. It turns out that there are lessons in security and defence as well; Eli Lehrer of Frum Forum notices some

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

In a cruel twist of irony, some of the world's healthiest food – leafy greens – have become some of the riskiest in terms of foodborne illness.

Telling people to be grateful for what they have doesn't help alleviate symptoms of depression or anxiety, according to new research.

Even in the dark pit of poverty, where rays of hope shine their dimmest, there's often still light enough for a new life to take hold.

Chris Yurista lives out of his backpack. He tells the BBC that "It's always nice to have a personal sense of home, but that aside - the internet has replaced my need for an address." He's got a job and moonlights as a DJ, couch-surfing in friends'

Lisa Gansky sees a new emerging business model emerging. One she has dubbed, The Mesh. "... one in which consumers have more choices, more tools, more information, and more power to guide those choices." A model

It's one thing to drive to the mall, but one fifth of Canadian shoppers are driving to another country. That's crazy.

Celebrated outside of the United States, the holiday used to have a real meaning.

The happiness you feel in a shopping spree may feel as good as the happiness from helping someone, but gene expression reveals a dangerous difference: could shopping cause disease?

A look at the intersection of three ways to deal with this weekend about shopping.

A good followup to Buy Nothing Day.

This year, take a side in the war on the car, and support stores on your neighborhood bike lane or transit route.

There are certain things I've hardly missed, and others I've missed more than I expected.

A relentless sweet tooth, naïveté, and sneaky marketing are conspiring to create a health disaster in every corner of this country.

Or are they just fooling themselves and being selfish?

It's time for a rethink about what's really important in a home.

In our mission to close the “green-gap” through sustainable messaging, every bit of insight counts.

“Lightweighting” often shrinks down packaging into items that are unrecyclable, difficult to capture, highly polluted and designed without end-of-life solutions.

We know it's bad, but people still do it, which is why we still need to talk about it.

Main Street retail is vanishing under pressure from online shopping and rising rents. There are good reasons to save it.

It's all about the culture.

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,

What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction

Knowing how to make a few sauces by heart is a skill we all can use.

Stand around a fire and sip mulled wine. Skip the last-minute shopping. Give time, not stuff.

The latest episode of Fully Charged appears to come to us from the future. Or, maybe just Australia...

It lets them be creative with their cooking and the kind of spaces they set up in.

The technology uses radiative sky cooling to help cool buildings without electricity.

The smartest features of a smart thermostat may actually be the pretty simple.

Almost half of the land on Earth is now farmland.

Are we really going to let this happen on our watch?

With aging baby boomers and young people who can't afford housing, there's going to be a huge market for these.

These days when your coffe machine breaks, it is usually cheaper and less hassle to just buy a new one. I was therefore pleasantly surprised about the repairability of my Presso coffee maker, which still keeps serving me off the grid!

A medical practice in Manchester, England is giving patients indoor plants to help boost wellness.