The Minimalists chat with Courtney Carver, founder of Project 333, on why stuffed closets are overrated.

A look back at the tweets that changed the way I think about sustainable design.

Henning Larsen's design for Fælledby is "a model for sustainable living."

They will also likely offer a new definition of 'sustainable design'.

We really have to change the way we use our cities.

In many cities, politicians are looking at the world through their windshields.

What can we do to save our streets? Decentralize everything.

It is not just a choice between tall and sprawl.

Vilnius has an idea that would work in a lot of places.

Harvesting a large crisp head of lettuce from the garden is a wonderful thing, but for faster yields and longer harvests, a cut and come again lettuce bed can put salad on your plate all season long.

Supple and glowing is preferable to chapped and flaky.

It all comes down to using less of everything.

The United States lags behind more than 40 nations in banning or restricting chemicals for safety reasons.

New research reveals that the active ingredient in whitening products can damage the layer beneath the tooth's enamel.

Say goodbye to disposable cartridges and plastic packaging with this solid-steel beauty.

This is one of those rare times when we tell you store-bought is better than homemade!

Experts suggest that the health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risks.

It comes in dry tab form. Just bite and brush!

Surely there's a way to ditch our wasteful, disposable habits.

It cuts through grease, makes glass shine, and deodorizes thoroughly – all thanks to a nifty chemical reaction.

It's bad for the clothes, your health, and the planet. There is no good reason to use it.

Have you been looking for a reason to go green? Look no further because we've got ten reasons lined up for you!

These questionable additives are found in nearly half of all foods marketed to kids.

Everybody promised to destroy HFC-23 but apparently they didn't.

Climate change winners and losers assessed in the wake of a hot summer in Germany

Can the hospitality industry learn something when a French chef with a degree in logistics opens a no waste restaurant in London?

Feast your eyes on the frozen foods available with no waste at the Globus Hypermarket in the Czech Republic

German research on trendy craft brews proves how to optimize the craft beer experience

This nickel structure as strong as titanium but four to five times lighter could do double duty as a battery

Ruling protects the organization behind a unique project to re-establish European bison in the wild

It's got everything: “Design, construction, love, betrayal, and eventually murder. Just a typical architectural project.”

Honeybees in France are producing unusual-colored honey. Their sweet tooth may be to blame.

73% of chocolate comes from Africa, and much of it is worked by children, virtually in a state of slavery

The natural chemicals in common foods and beverages can be turned into a useful antibacterial coating

There's already a global cocoa shortage, but prices haven't risen enough to make it worthwhile for cocoa farmers. They're switching to rubber instead.

I've eaten a lot of fabulous fair trade chocolate, and this is undoubtedly the yummiest I've ever had!

This woman-owned business is making some of the best chocolates on the planet, using Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa to craft a line of luxurious truffles and bars.

Researchers from the University of Maine have linked habitual chocolate consumption to improved cognitive function.

Unless we start paying cacao farmers more, we could be inadvertently contributing to the end of chocolate as we know it.

It's a bright and sunny solution to an abandoned rooftop: a garden.

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

It's a place to get and replace free books, and the architecture is local to each town.

You've heard of starchitects, well here's a super-star engineer: welcome to Ove Arup's world.

Bottled water companies are doing this because of public concerns about single use plastic.

We are in the middle of a mass timber construction revolution. What is everyone talking about here?

Aluminum is replacing plastic to deceive "environmentally conscious consumers" into buying an equally damaging single use container.

This could be "a thermostat for the sun."

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

I am beside myself with excitement over drywall and linoleum.

Apple just bought its first load of greener aluminum. But you cannot call it carbon-free.