It's having a negative effect on the fishing industry, he claims.

In Utah, birds plunge to their death after storms make parking lots look like ponds. Thwack. Another reason for less pavement?

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.

An experienced Chicago builder is making a big investment in it.

When you stop buying prepackaged foods, you have to start cooking them yourself. It's not that hard once you get into the swing of it.

This tender, buttery, flaky crust is one of the easiest I've ever made, and also the most delicious.

Take your creamy vegetable soups from dull to delectable with these tips.

We don't have time for purity tests.

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?

Built for a sculptor and his new family on the site of an old gold mine and sawmill, this house uses reclaimed concrete blocks weighing a ton each.

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) sends out a press release touting their recent political victory in Washington State, and their new promotional campaign, “Build with Strength.” Hilarity ensues.

A Chinese study says concrete actually sucks up CO2. This is not news, it's chemistry.

Sand mining is described as "the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard of." Another good reason to use wood instead of concrete.

Is this the future of construction?

New research sheds new light on why Roman concrete is so strong and water resistant, but let's not get carried away here.

Researchers are looking to fungi to help provide a fix for crumbling infrastructure, with promising results.

Architect Jorge Fortan cements his case for a concrete and foam sandwich house.

Making cement puts out a lot of CO2. Making concrete needs a lot of sand. Both are big problems.

Created by Zaha Hadid Architects, this innovative project demonstrates the possibilities of using KnitCrete technology for creating curved concrete shells efficiently.

Contractors are having trouble meeting the new safety standard.

Concrete Week at the Guardian produces some hard truths.

There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.

The discussion of implementing proactive environmental consciousness starts with our youth, who have the most influence on the trajectory of our eco-infrastructure.

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic

Consumers are connected to the things they care about, providing access to ventures that have the potential to make real impacts.

Tiny scales along the animals' bodies improve the efficiency of their movements through water. These structures could do the same for aircraft.

This artist mixes and matches up jigsaw puzzle pieces from different vintage puzzles to create mind-bending collages.

If you happen upon some life-size willow creatures in the woods, you can thank Anna & The Willow.

These photo-luminescent artworks hide fascinating stories about the places and cities they are located in.

These striking works combine natural materials with artificial processes to create crystallized surfaces reminiscent of coral.

Gorgeous, soft and looking like a living UFO, this enormous work of textile art is brightening up one Paris institution.

Do we have the political will to do what has to be done? Simon Kuper doesn't think so. I do.

It's about time more cities did this.

"It's just an amazing, amazing thing that people have done."

More than 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, but thankfully because of a 40 foot thick layer of clay beneath the field, the oil has been relatively contained and is not believed to have reached a water source.

A look at the fallout from the recent oil price crash.

The online-only financial institution will provide low cost loans for solar, electric cars and even electric-assist bicycles.

And how one British lawyer is working to make that happen.

A piece of baby furniture that's designed to last longer by changing into other useful things as one's child grows.

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

Here's an easy way to reduce food waste and never buy commercial soup stock again.

Because store-bought guacamole has too much packaging and potentially strange ingredients; and bad homemade guacamole is sad.

New research finds that on just two remote islands alone, nearly 600,000 crabs are killed every year by plastic debris.

It's time for swift and immediate action to protect marine life from further devastation.

An ice cream cart uses solar panels to power its refrigeration unit.

An event on Lake Tahoe promises "world class minds, radical innovation and kickass rock 'n roll". And solutions to the biodiversity crisis, too.

The secret to a diet that makes the microbes in your gut healthy, for fighting obesity and disease

The largest grocery chain in the US will develop and implement a new plan to improve its protection of tropical forests.

Over the last 30 years, habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected public lands.