Transportation has a much bigger impact on urban design than we think.

One designer thinks that it can take the place of concrete in buildings, inside and out.

It is"7-free," which means it does not contain 7 of the harshest chemicals commonly used in nail polishes.

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

A new study shows it's even higher for black women and frequent hair-dyers.

The same chemicals that help skiers to glide cause harm to human health and the natural environment.

Described as a "huge missing piece" in public education, new agriculture classes will teach kids how connected our lives are to the land.

Teams operating in remote sites on military or humanitarian missions can be stalled by broken equipment. They could soon be turning their own wastes into raw materials for 3D printing parts needed to get their job done.

Is the idyllic, organic farm worse for our balance with nature?

Freshwater shellfish serve as recording devices for fracking wastewater contamination.

An aspect of Brexit that rarely makes the news scares the chemicals industry most.

If a chemical does not bioaccumulate and is not so toxic, do we need to worry about it building up in the environment?

We need a precautionary principle approach or a lot more of these studies, and soon, in order to protect our children.

Coal for Christmas, but not for being naughty. Germany commemorates the end of an era as the last black coal mine closes.

A list of chemicals and their uses will support risk assessments and circular economy plans

A minimalist and discreet addition to some exuberant older houses.

The creation of a summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery is an annual tradition; and this year it's weird.

What happens when ten famous designers get what they wished?

That's a switch: a product from the field of medicine has won a design prize.

Can you bear to look at these intimate and frightening photos of grizzly bears.

Change is growing this year with more women designers and lots of glorious blue flowers.

The small gardens are new and innovative and changing the way we look at them.

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?

Thought there wasn't enough variety? Now it is endless.

Solidia Technologies' chemistry could make concrete almost benign.

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."

The Danby Parcel Guard reduces the waste of stolen packages and multiple deliveries.

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

If you think leather is "natural", think again. 15 of 17 gloves tested socred unsatisfactory or inadequate in tests for harmful chemicals.

No real butterflies were harmed in the making of these magical pieces that flutter and float with the wind.

What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Bold and refined, these wearable works of art also allude to the object's unspoken history.

Unless you want a dash of melamine or formaldehyde in your coffee, skip the bamboo cups.

A German study reveals that we're doing a poor job of keeping of safeguarding children's health when it comes to plastic.

When you use cloth, you never have to worry about running out.

A new website aims to gather data on pollution in China.

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Onion Flats redesigned their bathrooms to save space, but it actually is a healthier design.

Triclosan may have been banned in soap, but antimicrobials are still allowed in more than 2,000 other products, which is a big problem.

Forget about Tony Stark or the Bionic Man, the real cyborg action starts with microscopic swamp creatures

But is it too much of a good thing?

Researchers 'astonished' to find potentially deadly bacteria, including E.coli and Staphylococci, in 9 out of 10 products they tested.

Not by a long shot, but the answer is still interesting.

This is not an attack on electric cars; it's a rage against all cars.

Over 80 countries have signed up to make our roads safer. Only one dissented.

It is a pedal assist mechanism, a different approach than we are used to in North America.

Silicon Valley keeps thinking up fresh new ways to clog our roads, kill jobs and destroy main streets