The HELIOtube is a radical departure from conventional CSP technology, as it is based around tubes of inflatable plastic film.

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

Because of course you're thinking about water conservation in your yard in the middle of winter.

Who says you have to wait till New Year's to make a fresh start? No time's better than back-to-school season.

This home for a family of three and two cats has been built with efficiency, comfort and health in mind.

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.

Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.

This digitally fabricated project revives a traditional material with new building technologies.

A new proposal for Hong Kong tries to fit people into pipes.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's

Designer Orla Reynolds Designs a Bookcase Like a Stage Set for Small Spaces

Seven architects have created massive and impressive new structures inside a building from the 1700's.

In honor of World Environment Day, organizers of the World’s fair highlighted the greenest exhibit designs.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.

Ever wonder what the difference is between clover honey and wild flower honey? Steve Gentry of Steve's Bees gives us the scoop!

The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.

It turns out beauty is more than skin deep, but make sure you're taking good care of that beauty because chemicals are all over the skin care industry

Combining elements of natural beekeeping, citizen science, open source hardware, and networked smart devices, these DIY beehives could be a powerful tool in the fight against Colony Collapse Disorder.

Now that the Toyota International Teacher Program has ended, I've decided to turn the spotlight on a few of the teachers involved. First came the middle school teachers. Next up, a couple of the high school-teaching

On one side of the world, the hovering ash cloud is making it very, very difficult for millions travelers to get home and using up a lot of media air. Meanwhile on the other side of the

Photo credit: Wikipedia/Creative Commons 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety of conservation and education issues

The ballooning rates of people coming to the Galapagos, as residents or tourists, over the past few years has created a variety of environmental concerns for the islands. Not least of these is waste management, as the

Lonesome George, the world's last remaining Pinta Island tortoise, has died at age 100 -- marking the final end of a species millennia in the making, and inching that 'loneliest' mantle one notch closer to us.

On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.

Tortoise sauve! The randy 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise has sired over 800 babies.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Jeff Bezos' purchase is just another step in the long march away from newsprint.

Why can't the Wall Street Journal call it what it is?

And in the meantime, the bodacious bovine has become a social media star and will receive a full pardon … as soon as they can get her out of the woods.

This contemporary tiny house from the Netherlands incorporates lots of great layout and storage ideas.

Glow-in-the-dark wonders are "techno-poetry".

Cepezed Architects design a shelter that is elegant and self-sufficient.

Children. Alone in the forest. At night.

Founded by two sons of farmers, this company wants to grow farm-fresh food -- out of shipping containers.

Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city.

Touch the trees, hear them hum and murmur.

A NYC-based artist and programmer makes music out of pollution; listen to it here.

Even if you don't carrot all about fermented veggies, Formidable Vegetable Sound System will rock your kitchen with their 'glitch-permaculture-ukulele-wonk-swing.'

Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star.

Music is a comforting thing, especially for these rescued elephants living in an animal sanctuary.

The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations.

Clever idea from Finnish designer combines portable storage with fixed dresser unit