Some 60 polar bears are loitering near Ryrkaipy in Chukotka Russia, a new occurrence which is prompting some to suggest permanent evacuation.

A lot of our history is being lost so that people can get that popular look.

Made with beads, yarns and other fibers, these hybrid sculptures seem to transform before your eyes.

I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see

Let's just say up front that nobody claims the Inauguration will be deep green - events like this, by their very nature, require a huge amount of car and plane travel, entailing a corresponding belch

Apple remains our culture's most lauded example of great design. But could it be that the company considered to have reached the pinnacle of design is, in fact, an impostor? The definition of good design is changing. It used

At this year's Valencia Design Week in Spain, not a huge amount of companies convinced us about their products being truly good for our planet, in fact, we noticed a

Not much point in having a healthy house if you spend all day in an unhealthy office.

Rule #1: Never let it get soaking wet!

Dead zones threaten wildlife and fisheries, taint drinking water, and impact communities. Keeping agricultural runoff out of waterways can help tackle this global problem.

Last week news broke that microplastics are found in 93% of bottled water and the highest levels ever were found in an English river. Can we ever clean this up?

It's uncomfortable to face the source of the pollution.

The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

Despite their endless commuting, ants don't have traffic jams, regardless of the width of their path.

Was it the Uber car, the safety driver, the victim, or the traffic engineers who designed that road?

Break out the gold lamé, Grandma, and trip the light fantastic!

Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.

It remains to be seen how green (or not) new Pope Francis aka Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be, but this photo of him riding the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, certainly makes a good ad for public transportation.

Small changes in weather can have big consequences for many animals, including the beautiful Magellanic penguin found at the tip of South-America.

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.

Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way.

A new decree has opened the door to global waste exports – and rampant pollution.

There are a lot of good ideas in this truck; will they catch on?

Nobody can say for certain. But that doesn't mean that the Conservative politicians have to deny it.

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.

For at least six weeks, thousands of barrels of tar sands oil have been bubbling up into the forest in Cold Lake, Alberta and neither the oil company or government scientists know how to stop the flow.

Government officials have no idea how to clean up these spills from a process that oil companies claim is more "environmentally friendly."

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.

Is the oil industry starting to be worried about electric vehicles?

Canada's Texas appears to be going green. And environmentalists and oil companies alike are celebrating.

The province hopes to reinforce child and family wellbeing by providing basic supplies up front, as well as long term mentoring.

"'If you give people more places to hide, more naughty things will be done"

Cars kept running into a big rock in a Calgary parking lot, perhaps because it didn't make eye contact.

Built as a high-end addition for an extra office or guest room, this prefabricated structure can be erected within six to eight weeks.

Canadian National Railways figures out a crazy new way to mix oil and plastic – to what end?

An article in the latest issue of the journal Current Science raises serious questions about the long-term viability of genetically-modified Bt cotton to actually do what it's intended to do, increase pest resistance.

The holiday season is in full swing, and that means one thing: the spirit of

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.

Photo: Flickr, CC Bye-Bye Cotton, Hello Cellulose Fibers Cotton is a great fiber to make clothes with, but unfortunately, growing it causes huge environmental problems. It's a crop that uses a lot of water, and most large cotton monocultures are doused

The Indignados (or "Outraged") have been camping in over 60 Spanish cities for almost 10 days now. What started on the 15th of May (hence the tag #15-M) via social networks has become some of the biggest and most peaceful

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!

Decommisioned parachutes are being transformed into lightweight rain harvesting systems to provide drinking water in semi-arid regions.

Many in-home drinking water filters may not remove the most concerning contaminants.

There is a lot of research that shows that it does more harm than good.

From social distancing to self-quarantine or isolation, being apart from people doesn't have to mean being bored and lonely.

Alabama is contemplating a pipeline to the Great Lakes. We've said it time and again: transient drought will not drive the US Federal government to pipe Great Lakes water to the drought stricken states. If it becomes severe enough, and the impacts come

I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in

"People are visible Wednesday, June 6, 2007, on the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., where a section of the $4 million protective sand berm was washed away by higher-than-usual tides over the weekend. An intact section of the berm can be seen in the

Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing severe drought