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It seems to be following the same path as Peak Oil, and happy days are here again.

The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.

So far the panels and batteries are only offered in the UK but it might spread to sunnier North American climes.

This WiFi- and Bluetooth-enabled smart bulb features plug-and-play functionality, doesn't require a central smart home hub, and is designed to last for "up to 50,000 hours."

It also comes with its own beer dispenser, built-in right in the couch.

It learns your usage patterns but can do a lot more.

This home for a family of three and two cats has been built with efficiency, comfort and health in mind.

It is both a parody of the real estate business and a shocking exposé of Hong Kong Housing

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.

I grew up in the West of England. I like hard cider. And as a failed beekeeper, I owe a deabt of gratitude (or guilt?) to our furry pollinating friends. So I was delighted to hear that one purveyor of hard cider is

Designer Orla Reynolds Designs a Bookcase Like a Stage Set for Small Spaces

Built using traditional and local techniques of construction, this distinctive structure sits on the edge of a national forest and a long-vanished lake.

The stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid to conserve its unique habitat.

Who says the New York Times is ignoring climate and the environment? David Leonhardt writes about the importance of doing something about climate, in a political climate that makes it tough.

It appears that this act of God had a little help from man, and was an accident waiting to happen.

This small space spread over two levels in Paris gets a minimalist and functional makeover.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

This small and versatile apartment in the heart of Paris uses innovative modern materials for its furniture and cabinetry.

Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful.

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.

It is better than a fixed standing desk? They make a good case for it.

Every developer worth his or her weight in white beach sand is vying to be able to proclaim his or her resort the first or best or truest eco-resort.

A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail

There is something mesmerizing about this clip of a squid worm, also named teuthidodrilus samae by researchers after it was 'discovered' recently in the depths of the Celebes Sea between Indonesian and the Philippines.

"The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth."

After a series of 11 earthquakes in nine months, a fracking operation near Youngstown has been suspended.

Two days after the earthquake caused by a nearby fracking well the mayor said, "I called my insurance man and got earthquake insurance.”

This series of composting furniture designs aims to "integrate worms and people into interdependent domestic bliss."

We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification.

It makes a lot of sense in a country with no workers and five other permanent stadia.

This cozy and compact dwelling out of Oregon packs one bed, one bathroom, a kitchen and porch.

Doug Ford, now leading in the polls, wants to open up more of it for development.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

Nicolas Laisné's vast project is a very different kind of office development.

The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where.

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

Norwegian architect Tron Meyer cuts a stair out of solid engineered wood.

It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.

Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

More than just a typical aurora, researchers have now figured what powers this stunning lightshow and where it comes from.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).

Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide?

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.

And yet it still plans to sell more oil...

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

Researchers have developed a chip that can run off the low voltage deep within the inner ear.