A winner is announced for Timber in the City, a design competition that challenged entrants to design a wood-centric mixed-use complex for Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Kids around the world can say hello to Pluto ahead of the first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet this summer.

Blue Homes' view-ready Balance prefab finds a most appropriate home on the ancestral stomping grounds of Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin.

In the bucolic exburbs of New York City, a mass-produced home designed by the legendary architect hits the market.

In Japan, militantly unfussy retailer Muji sells much more than stationery, travel pillows and slippers.

Vipp, the venerable purveyor of high-end trash bins, gets into the prefab vacation home business.

As the middle class disappears, the rich go hiking and the poor fight over bargains.

The basic principles are pretty straightforward, but getting all the details right can be challenging. Probably the biggest issue is finding the right combinati

To harness the power of the wind, some creative minds have looked beyond the traditional turbine. You may never look at a kite in the same way again.

These fun designs will win over even the toughest of skeptics.

Researchers create a new scale to identify dependence on 'retail therapy.' Do you fit the bill?

Two college sophomores designed the gloves to make communication easier for the deaf community.

University of Oregon architecture student Cameron Huber scores the top spot (and $2,000) in Hammer & Hand's beauty and brawn-seeking perFORM Design Competition.

The Silicon Valley tech startup and the lodging platform partner to help make vacationing in a stranger's condo a more energy-efficient affair.

An international design competition hopes to bring energy-efficient housing and more to Tristan da Cunha.

The iconic hotel is located in Swedish Lapland and was the first of its kind.

Chipotle, one of MNN's top 10 organic fast-food restaurants, is searching for a technical writing and design consultant at its Denver office.

Christy Turlington Burns launches viral campaign asking mothers to raise awareness about maternal health around the world by boycotting Mother's Day.

Skeptics question whether China can grow its economy and fight emissions. The truth is, it has no choice.

Scientists have found structures that resemble an emu's red blood cells, and others that look like collagen, inside 75 million-year-old dinosaur bones.

The Finns have a word for drinking alone at home in your underwear. What other cool foreign food words don't we have?

Casio shows off realistic animated messages at Consumer Electronics Show

A video capturing the screech-filled feud has gone viral.

Experts believe that between one-third and one-half of cancers are preventable. Here's what you can do.

With Italy facing severe drought conditions, the Vatican has turned off its iconic fountains for the first time in living memory to help save water.

Ben & Jerry's has invited me to create my own custom flavor using fair trade ingredients next month- help me out with some tasty ideas.

For Memorial Day weekend, and for all your summer grilling celebrations, this great red is affordable enough to serve to crowds.

Korean scientists create energy-saving windows that reflect heat in the summer and absorb it during the winter.

The latest, largest study finds talcum powder likely causes little risk for ovarian cancer.

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

Jay Harman developed technologies from the Lily Impeller that he says may fundamentally change how humans do almost everything.

Following a 3-week stint, the very big bunnies will hop to other cities.

Long a subject of speculation, our neighbor has yet to yield signs of life. But that hasn't kept people from imaging it's there.

Actress was also recently named PETA's Person of the Year.

Global effort will start in the U.K. city of Bristol — with over 36,000 children from 130 schools planting saplings.

The now former congressman leaves behind a lengthy pro-environment record.

Fearful of late summers and early springs trimming their seasons, ski areas all over the United States are calling for action on climate change policy.

A Facebook meme and the resurgence of indie bookstores show that books are still important in our culture.

Cardborigami's clever folding shelters offer the displaced a surprisingly sturdy alternative to tents.

Recession? What recession? Step right up as the coal industry is loading up on lobbyists.

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.

Forget Pat Conroy ... nothing says 'summer reading' like upcycling bibles and tiny house memoirs.

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.

Despite its petite size, Bi(h)OME carves out ample room for urban wildlife.

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

The Design Museum's recognition of IKEA's Better Shelter for refugees couldn't come at a more appropriate time.

'Tis the season for Cabin Porn and 200-page treatises on Norwegian wood chopping technique.

Who said you can't partake in a little shopping on Giving Tuesday?