Switching from fossil fuel powered cars could save 45,000 lives per year and on its own almost solve climate change

Is that a cheap standing desk, or an expensive cardboard box? Hard to tell.

Because people gotta move.

One was recently installed at an Ohio university. Is this the message one wants to give to students there?

Turns out he was doing 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile-per-hour zone. But let's all blame the girl for distracted walking!

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

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

We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

Masao Yoshida, one of the Fukushima 50 who stayed behind at the earthquake and tsunami-struck power plant after the other employees evacuated, has just died from esophageal cancer.

MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years

When is the last time that a $5 gadget literally changed your life?

They really didn't have a choice, and they insulated their bodies, not their houses.

A study suggests we should turn up the heat; it's not so simple.

There is a whole new line of furniture that you can build, just like the toy.

A new exhibition in Toronto looks at sustainable development.

Tim had planned on working at a Salt Lake City Unitarian church doing social outreach. That is, until the Federal Bureau of Prisons decided that wasn't a "safe" occupation for the climate activist.

Last Saturday's Marathon Oil refinery explosion and fire was yet another dangerous, polluting event in a string of environmental injustices to plague the residents of the 48217 zip code in Detroit

On February 11, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order designed to bring about environmental justice.

A new study shows how adolescents quickly improved their sleep time and quality in just one week's time.

The indigenous Chenchu people say they know the real way to save India's tigers.

From South Korean design studio DesignJoo comes the Giro One, the piece that lets you put your own spin on your shelves, lighting, and side tables. The concept is simple: shelves can be added and their height adjusted by spinning them

For thousands of years, people have wondered how these monuments in Egypt were made.

This is beginning to get real.

Non-profit organizations can now use the site to run fundraising campaigns and the simplicity could make a big impact.

Not in the ocean. Below it.

A new study looks at how AVs are part of a much bigger picture of how we get around.

Why doesn't form follow function?

The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act.

From the green roof down to the electric boat, there are so many interesting aspects of sustainable design.

Kids have been digging in salt mines for thousands of years.

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.

It also can put people back to work and save our forests.

Unless, of course, TINA gets in the way.

No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing."

How to slow it? Access to voluntary family planning for all women. It more than pays for itself, reducing unwanted pregnancies, abortions, unplanned births... And helps reduce humanity's environmental impact.

In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature

That's more underwater than usual.

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for,

From one problem to the next...

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

Businesses can list surplus food and customers buy it at a discount.

This modern work desk lets more than one person sit and stand -- at the same time.

Among other remarkable features, a cat’s tongue is covered in little spines, turning it into the world’s most magical hairbrush.

A couple weeks ago, Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was kidnapped by sea turtle poachers in Costa Rica. He was bound, beaten, and shot in the head. His body was found on the beach the next day.

The LightCycle follows our circadian rhythms via your phone and GPS.

Or is it all a big political show?

Indulging in a Western-style diet for 7 days impaired the brain function in healthy young people and made them want to overeat, researchers find.