The just-unveiled glass-bottomed walkways at Tower Bridge offer a dazzling new way to see the city. And, yes, ladies can wear skirts without fear.

Foster + Partners's 930-unit high-rise development will have enough on-site bike parking to go around and then some.

Squiggles, swoops, spires, waterfalls and some truly otherworldly latticework are just the beginning.

Would you hop (no diving allowed!) into a chlorine-free urban swimming hole that's open to the public?

If there ever were a super-tall public sculpture begging for a tunnel slide ....

Just imagine floating high above the city in a clear-bottomed swimming pool. Or not.

Likely not, but it's fun to imagine zipping along a train-less Tube.

Once used for gas storage, the skeleton of the Victorian structure now frames a circular park.

Likened to a cathedral, the ornate Crossness Pumping Station reopens for public tours following extensive rehabbing.

The pedestrianization of overcrowded Oxford Street is a long-time dream of many Londoners. Cycling activists, however, feel wedged out of the ambitious plans.

Environmental artist Christo works his inimitable magic with 7,501 oil barrels in a new project at Hyde Park titled ' The London Mastaba.'

Environmental group 10:10 Climate Action sees untapped potential in waste heat extracted from waterways buried beneath the British capital.

Now melting away in London, Olafur Eliasson's 'Ice Watch' is a public art installation with a dire message.

The spices in your kitchen don't look the same way in the wild. They start as roots, bark, berries, flowers and seeds. This is what they look like.

Study of grocery store containers finds PFAS chemicals in two-thirds of containers tested, and Whole Foods' salad bar containers were the most problematic.

Marrying ultra-efficiency, altruism and, most importantly, affordability, Green Planet Group and GE break ground on Eco Village at Dunedin, a net-zero energy to

Sitting is bad for your health, so why not swap your desk seat with one of these solutions?

Can something as subjective as happiness be measured by a formula?

New research finds that people who don't like music might have lower blood flow in certain parts of their brains.

Faced with restaurant-clearing brawls, McDonalds is testing classical music on late-night patrons.

In a new video, celebrities team up to raise awareness about why we should be concerned about natural gas extraction in the Northeast.

Researchers at Princeton recently studied the question of whether abandoned gas & oil well are leaking methane into the atmosphere.

The magnitude 8.6 earthquake that struck in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra today resurrected fears of a repeat of the 2004 Indian Ocean earth

When the ocean rose up and saved a Greek town from a marauding Persian army nearly 1,500 years ago, renowned Greek historian Herodotus chalked it up to an act o

Volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which had already been hit by a 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami.

Despite the unfortunate acronym, the London Original Loft (LOL) proposal cleverly repurposes unused railway viaduct arches into cave-like residences.

Catering to young Londoners struggling to enter the city's real estate market, the YMCA's Y:Cube Housing offers a green prefab-based step toward independence.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

Newly declassified photos show a shocking loss of ice in the Arctic as global temperatures continue to rise.

These athletes got to the top of their sports without meat.

Research conducted in Madison, Wisconsin, finds soil in developed residential landscapes is better at absorbing CO2 than forests.

New EPA ruling on infilling valleys may limit future mountaintop mining permits, but it's only the first step in a long process to stop the 'Appalachian Apocaly

Monsanto, swine flu, Lay's claim to be local, Michelle Obama's organic garden, school lunch programs and more. This video has Michael Pollan weighing in on a lo

Food news and items of interest from around the Web — Giada de Laurentiis, Jersey Girl Cooks and weeknight dinner parties.

Camping's not your thing? Here are helpful tips for people who don't like to camp.

You can fly! New thrill attraction at London's Archbishop's Park caters to urban adventurers with Peter Pan aspirations.

The Scottish government recently approved the construction of a wind farm set off the coast from Donald Trump's golf course.

After using the bathroom, 95 percent of people fail to wash their hands long enough to kill harmful bacteria.

Gone but not forgotten, these once-bustling mining outposts offer visitors a look at Old West ghost towns, from kitschy to untouched.

To chill or not to chill? For these items often found in the refrigerator, the answer ranges from 'not always' to a resounding 'never!'

Gordon Fullerton, an Apollo-era NASA astronaut who was among the first test pilots to fly the space shuttle, died on Aug. 21.

Don't forget grandma this Mother's Day. The older women in your family have lots to share if you take the time to listen.

This is what London's air would look like without cars.

Mayor Sadiq Kahn wants Londoners to stay hydrated with public water fountains while generating less plastic waste.

The Museum of London will showcase part of a 143-ton chunk of fat, diapers and baby wipes that was removed from the city's sewers.

Ubiquitous Mardi Gras beads can be made of other things: Biodegradable seed bombs, anyone?

Famed naturalist and conservationist John Muir was so much more than the father of our national parks.

McDonald's adopts the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue ecolabel for its Filet-O-Fish. Will high demand for the sandwich create an overfishing problem?

Shock Top saves cheeky/ingenious conservation startup Drop-A-Brick from sinking.

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.