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Space-defining sculptural interventions brighten up this small apartment

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.




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Iconic bay window becomes multifunctional 'spine' in this apartment renovation

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.




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Walk Turkey's Beautiful 'Honey Road' This Summer for a Sweet Taste of Local Culture

An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.




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This is How Honey is Flavored

Ever wonder what the difference is between clover honey and wild flower honey? Steve Gentry of Steve's Bees gives us the scoop!




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This ancient gemstone found in the Galapagos is baffling scientists

This discovery could change how we think our planet works




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Bus stations don't have to be second-rate, as this one in Tilburg demonstrates

Cepezed Architects design a shelter that is elegant and self-sufficient.




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This Dutch tradition would horrify most American parents

Children. Alone in the forest. At night.




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This forest sings and sighs with sound

Touch the trees, hear them hum and murmur.




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This is what smog sounds like when set to music

A NYC-based artist and programmer makes music out of pollution; listen to it here.




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This song bugged me for 15 years. So I tracked down the songwriter.

Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star.




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This pianist plays classical music to soothe blind elephants (Video)

Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary.




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A mountain range is a concert hall for this musical duo

The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations.




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This portable standing desk is lighter than your laptop

For people like me who work all over the place, portable standing desks can be pretty useful




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This gorgeous standing desk is sleek, smart, and sustainable

Made by NextDesk, the Encore is ideally green, with bamboo top, recycled aluminum frame, and VOC-free coating - perfect for this TreeHugger writer!




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30 ft. swing is the focus of this man's creative renovation

Swing-lovers will appreciate this massive art installation that combines art, architecture and play.




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There's no fuming about this food truck – it's electric.

On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia, eating Philly Greens.




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Does shipping container architecture make sense? This hotel in London might

Because shipping containers are designed to move and these ones might have to.




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Industrial spaces and condos are neighbors in this Vancouver development with shipping container look

Another look at a controversial housing project.




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Ontario's GreenBelt could be turned into "largest condo farm this province has ever seen"

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




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Make this non-toxic spray to keep ants out of your kitchen

A mixture of leftover citrus rinds and vinegar is an easy, food-safe way to cut ants off at the pass.




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This stair is more like a room serving many different functions

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.




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Strap this spiral staircase onto any tree, no tools needed

Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk.




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Don’t miss this year’s first (and last) supermoon

When the splendid full moon rises this weekend, she’ll look a bit bigger and brighter than usual.




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Why this newly discovered pink dwarf planet is so exciting

Nicknamed 'Farout' by the team that discovered it, the celestial object is some 11,160,000,000 miles away.




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This family home is two tiny houses connected by a sunroom

When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another?




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Why This Planet Needs a Woman's Touch

When you're trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human




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This is how palm oil is made

Palm oil is found in nearly everything, yet have you ever wondered who makes it? how it's processed? what palm fruit looks like? Take a tour through a Honduran palm oil plantation to learn more.




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Happy Petrov Day! (How we narrowly avoided nuclear war on this day in 1983)

Most of us alive today owe a debt to those who avoided nuclear war in years past, and sadly, there were many occasions when that was necessary.




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This is the world's most relaxing song

Researchers found that listening to the song was as good as midazolam in relieving anxiety before regional anaesthesia.




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Go ahead and AVA Byte of fresh produce from this countertop garden

This soil-free smart garden promises fresh greens and veggies that are grown as local as it gets.




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This super-bright LED strap light is ridiculously useful (Review)

Personal lighting just took a huge leap forward with the Kogalla RA.




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This simple trick has saved 1000s of rare seabirds from death

Between 2002 and 2015, these 'streamer lines' helped reduce seabird by-catch in Alaskan fisheries by 78%.




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This Scottish "Baugruppe" could be the future of housing

Architect John Kinsley puts together a little project that addresses so many of the problems we face in our cities.




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Reel out this solar-powered LED lighting solution for off-grid illumination & charging

This solar + battery + LED light combo aims to be the future of portable light & power.




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At just $5, this solar lamp is the most affordable in the world

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




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This solar briefcase will charge your phone, laptop, and a host of other gadgets

Another large-sized solar charger and battery system is about to hit the market, as an off-grid solar generator in a briefcase.




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This $35 inflatable waterproof solar lantern will also charge your phone

The inventors of the innovative LuminAID solar lantern are Kickstarting another version of their device, this time with the added feature of a charging port for portable electronics.




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Get off-grid & emergency power from this solar briefcase & battery packs

The HANS Solar Briefcase and PowerPack systems do double duty by supporting the Billions in Change movement.




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This solar hydropanel can pull 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air

SOURCE is a solar-powered and self-contained device capable of harvesting up to 10 liters of clean drinking water per day from the air.




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This is the world’s ugliest color … and it’s on a mission

Tasked with finding the most heinous hue known to humans, researchers arrived at Pantone 448C – and the Australian government is putting it to good use.




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Convert any desk into stand-up workstation with this affordable add-on (Video)

They are supposed to be better for your health, but standing desks don't come cheap. This inexpensive flat-pack design for a portable unit can turn your existing office furniture into a standing desk.




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This solar-powered EV charging solution for apartment dwellers is totally rad

This looks like a long-needed solution to one of the key barriers to electric vehicle adoption, and I can hardly contain my excitement.




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Uber buys JUMP, a dockless e-bike startup, and this is a good thing

Another tool that makes life easier to live without a car.




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This anxiety-reducing technique works better for poor people than rich people

Scientists examine two strategies to reduce anxiety.




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I am tired of the damn trolls. This year I am turning out the lights for Earth Hour and you should too, Saturday night at 8:30.

I'm tired of every green initiative being hijacked by the negativism in this country. It's time to stand up and turn off.




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Coal Pollution in North Omaha, Nebraska: "Kids Deserve Better Than This"

Residents in North Omaha want clean energy, not the coal pollution they're getting now.




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Photo: Pretty swallowtail visits a thistle

Our photo of the day comes from a pretty spot in Florida.




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This year's Super Bowl won a fight against food waste

Thirty thousand pounds of leftover food were redistributed to hungry Floridians in the days following the game.




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This scientist wants to create 'artificial glaciers' to combat melting Himalayan ice (Video)

These vertical towers, made of artificially diverted glacial meltwater, are a brilliant idea and possible solution to alleviate water shortages brought on by the fast-melting Himalayan glaciers.




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A tribe in India just sent us this letter about tigers

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