We live in turbulent times, but this beautiful animation offers a systemic approach to facing up to change.

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things.

Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine.

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.

A shocking 17 times more people die from cold than heat each year, according to Lancet study.

A new investigative report from Viva! reveals that conditions for laying hens are as hellish and squalid as ever, even if they're labelled free-range.

It is hard keeping up with the latest ideas in green building, but things are changing fast.

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

These cool kicks are a fascinating blend of waste materials, put to good use.

A growing number of environmentalists are re-envisioning 'disaster relief' as something that can provide hope for the future, not just a hot meal and somewhere to sleep. Their tool of choice? Permaculture.

Jeff has already reported how solar panels are supporting relief efforts in Haiti, and April has covered the use of biochar stoves to help Haitians too. (Though some commenters remained unconvinced.) Now another piece

Three years after a catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, health care workers are still finding it difficult to get medical supplies, but an aid group is putting 3D printing to work to make some of the needed items.

Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one

Unless, of course, TINA gets in the way.

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, but it's not exactly something we should be celebrating. It's actually a wakeup call for humanity.

Hear me out...

Even a species that has benefited from temperature increases in the past may be hurt by excessive warming.

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

Our photo of the day comes from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

Here is a clever new design that unfurls with a flourish and retracts with a simple pull of a string.

These reefs live in murky water with low levels of light and are likely to survive rising sea levels, researchers say.

The answer is pretty surprising.

Is it doing the same for people?

The wonderful world of birds, painted in life size and all together on a huge 2,500-square-foot wall.

That's the simple premise behind this campaign. Cameron Sinclair, "lumberjack sized Brit", author of Design Like You Give a Damn, and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity tells the story of meeting Natalie "Alabama" Chanin at a conference

The happiness you feel in a shopping spree may feel as good as the happiness from helping someone, but gene expression reveals a dangerous difference: could shopping cause disease?

Wastes are made in the kitchen.

No matter how hard we may try to tame her, Mother Nature always comes back to claim her turf.

Largest study yet predicts "The next nuclear accident may be much sooner or more severe than the public realizes"

This might be one of the smartest ways to use a smart thermostat.

Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in your garden with these plants and tips.

Serious threats are endangering lightning bugs across the globe; and they are all thanks to humans.

Our photo of the day comes from the watery wilds of Wilsons Promontory in southern Australia.

The things nature does to sand and rock are amazing. You may think this is an alien planet with bizarre stone houses for extraterrestrials, but no, this is New Mexico in all its mind-blowing glory.

Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it?

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

If reelected, the PM says he'll launch a bursary that will help low-income families get outside.

What is the best eco option- longlasting porcelain sinks, 100% recyclable, lightweight LDPE ones or second hand washbasins? Here's the story of how we chose the sinks for our non-hotel in Barcelona.

The island that Marco Polo once described as "the most beautiful in the world" lived up to its reputation.

"Be like a squirrel" and other advice for unexpectedly difficult times.

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.

What could be lovelier than a butterfly; even when it is made out of a can of beer.

Who needs concrete when this foundation design will take the load?

A curious fund raiser unleashes chainsaws in the name of conservation.

Or, how I'm trying to raise little adults, not incompetent kids.

The Thermal Resilience Design Guide from Ted Kesik could be a new standard.

It's a crazy expensive, overpowered gaming machine, but it turns laptop design on its head.