A derelict garage is transformed into a compact, minimalist living space.

Two 'active' walls enable this small living space to become flexible and adaptable throughout the day.

This small, efficient renovation of a former maid's room in Paris hides a stealthy little table.

Bright pops of yellow, orange and neutral wood cabinetry warm up this small apartment renovation in Moscow.

This renovation makes way for an integrated kitchen and study area, a bedroom and a flexible living room.

This couple applied precious life lessons -- learned from years of bicycle touring -- into designing their modern tiny house on foundations.

New research, backed by conservation groups in the UK, suggest solar farms may offer opportunities for a more biodiverse countryside.

The Earthship movement is more than just a bunch of dirty hippies living in a Mad Max-esque compound in the high desert of the American Southwest, as this short film illustrates.

Are you looking for a DIY construction technique for building an affordable earthquake-, flood-, and bullet-resistant home? Look no further.

Because there's far more to it than meets the eye. Here's why I knit.

Combining the latest in digital design tools with time-honored rush-weaving techniques, this sculptural chair marries modernity with tradition.

A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

Tiny-room specialists H2O Architects have come up with a superb design which accommodates four private sleeping areas while still doing this place's views justice.

Image Credit: Ivo Canelas Cork has fascinated me for a long time; it's fully renewable and you don't even have to cut the whole tree, it's biodegradable and has curious characteristic such as insulating and shock absorbance. I came across many ugly

Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That's '9' followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell is about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30

The bottled water company responsible for profound and pointless waste of water and fossil fuels is praised for low flush toilets and white roofs.

Skylight manufacturer Velux says we need more light and fresh air.

Five tons of ivory was crushed earlier this year in Manila at the wildlife bureau compound, in an effort to change it's image as one of the world's hotspots for illegal ivory trading.

A before and after photo of Lexington Avenue tells the story.

A hilarious remix of a classic image demonstrates that the new high-tech alternatives are not solving every problem.

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

Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.

They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less.

The number of people flying between German cities has dropped 12 percent.

Taking the category and best in show prizes will help Efficient City Farming get the funding to grow!

Did your fear of stains stop you from going to school or work? Probably not. But this company is aiming to bring menstrual cups to African schoolgirls who miss school because they have their period and cannot afford disposables.

All this talk of "bad hombres" got you down? Here's an antidote.

Just pick a scooter, drive it, then park it. Someone else takes care of the charging.

High Fashion from roadkill? We also have an art installation that sent Estonians into the trees, egg nog pancakes, the year in gingerbread design, and more.

Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash.

Despite some efforts by Chiquita to clean up its act in recent years, its long history of human rights abuses is coming back to haunt the company. Chiquita is being sued by the families of more than 4,000 Colombians murdered

Chiquita Bananas becomes the latest major brand to avoid tar sands fuel. But will it really help?

This startup offers tailored volunteering experiences where participants can continue working remotely while abroad, in addition to volunteering their skills in local communities.

This vertical garden on a residential high-rise in Bogotá reuses greywater from its residents and helps to clean the air.

While not banning the killer pesticides altogether, the new measure will at least hopefully help the beleaguered pollinators.

What's the best approach for dealing with this?

This NGO is doing wonderful work to bring sustainable tourism into the mainstream. It's time to start planning your next vacation!

A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible?

But assuming that lower-income citizens are content to eat cheeseburgers definitely is.

A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume.

Guess which industry pushed that one through?

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

Scientists are working to harness the secret of owls' silent flights to build quieter wind power technology.

There is either a giant contradiction here in Ontario's Prince Edward County or I am missing something.

In a compelling new documentary, The Flood, Angela Bassett narrates the story of the life in one of the world's last great wildernesses.

If you love electric cars and you love rankings, this article is for you! The top 10 electric car states have been unveiled, and there are some surprises on the list.

Who said politicians never did anything good?

Designing kitchen ventilation that works in really tight houses seems almost impossible.

The last thing the world needs is a high tech electrochemical reactor toilet. This is a social problem, not a technical one.

This is a very clever and clean alternative toilet. Unfortunately, it shrink-wraps your poop in foil and sends it to landfill.