A cafe in Fairfield, Connecticut is growing produce on its roof. A permaculture expert makes some recommendations on how to do even more.

Yet more ways that cars and trucks are killing us and ruining cities.

This problem gets worse as cars get bigger and heavier, no matter what they are powered by.

An eye-opening report reveals how low-grade plastics are burned as fuel, poisoning the surrounding soil and air.

These graceful, nature-inspired wall clocks are a timely delight to look at throughout the day.

Using a customized printer, these designers combined new technology with low sounds to create this modern collection of ceramics.

Built to last using sustainably sourced materials, Awake offers luxury-brand quality at a reasonable price point.

A coastal grizzly bear pauses in its fishing efforts to pose for a group of photographers watching nearby.

Take a thermographic tour of my house to see why.

A hilarious remix of a classic image demonstrates that the new high-tech alternatives are not solving every problem.

It could move goods, transport hydrogen, reduce CO2 and water the lawn all at once.

It makes sense in Europe. Too bad North Americans have so few alternatives.

They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less.

The director of Celtic Connections questions the ethics of bringing in foreign artists to perform.

The French consider AC to be unhealthy. Will they change their minds in the face of a changing climate?

Even Amnesty International is weighing in about the way the Alberta government is going after environmentalists.

The 16-year-old climate activist holds nothing back when addressing the UN Climate Action Summit – this speech shows why she is having such an impact.

The teenage climate activist said the planet "doesn't need any more awards."

It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places.

A building that once housed a Jewish girls' school, shut down by the Nazis, is now home to a fashionable restaurant.

Robert Llewellyn explores Berlin's high tech systems for car sharing in an urban environment. He thinks he may have seen the future of mobility.

Shipping Containers are used as giant blocks to build a giant steel party room

Made from TigerBamboo and hand sculpted flax fiber composite joints, the bikes weigh around 1.75 kg, and, according to the designers, “have a ride quality similar to high end steel, but with better vibration absorption”. And they look funky!

From adorable baby sea turtles to lamps made of cow dung and 600-mile bike trips, it's been a wild ride.

In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.

This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.

In which a brash-talking politician takes on the lobbyists - and everybody wins (hint: the "lobbyists" aren't who you think!)

Innovation and local products featured prominently at the bike show

It is a strange and wonderful experience where you don't know what's around the corner.

An advertising gimmick that gives a whole new meaning to the words "training shoes."

Mayor says "Such tank-like SUVs do not belong in the city"

If you are sick and tired of being optimistic, I have the perfect thing for you, a No Globe snow globe. The tchotchke is a one of a kind--kinda. Only two were made and only one is left to purchase, so act quickly.

It's been a long time coming. Was it worth the wait?

These handy accessories tick all the boxes for ethics and eco-friendliness.

Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due

Moving 1.7 People Every Single Day!This is how bus rapid transit (BRT) should be! TransMilenio's 104 stations allow the citizens of Bogota (in Colombia) to get to work, move around the city, run errands... All of that very conveniently and quickly -

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.

Bogotá was a pioneer of car-free day. Now, it has decided to one-up that and move to having a car-free week.

One in three bites of food depends on pollinators; these images show how bleak our plates would be without our partners in pollination.

Welcome to your dystopian nightmare installment #4692.

North American bees are at risk of disappearing thanks to severe habitat loss and increasing pesticide use, among other threats, new report reveals.

Make your garden attractive to bees by planting specific plants, but be sure they're organic and indigenous to your region.

This simple, foldable bee box attracts roaming bee swarms with a pheromone lure, and helps beekeepers safely relocate bees.

Beekeepers will soon be able to track the health of their colonies right from their smartphone.

In the fight against one of the honey bee’s nemesis, the varroa mite, scientists have found an ally in a widely-distributed mushroom.

The Africanized bees slipped in through a small opening, set up home, and were busy making honey.

Did you know honey has its own sound? Using honey and other tools, this bee enthusiast wants to raise awareness about bee colony collapse disorder through music.

While not banning the killer pesticides altogether, the new measure will at least hopefully help the beleaguered pollinators.

In defense of biomimicry and of scientific research with no foreseeable applications

Boring old bee hives get exciting with these curly shaped structures, built by bees that don't sting.