In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years.

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets.

The Bitcoin is the Hummer of speculative vehicles; let's hope it doesn't make it to its Bar Mitzvah.

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.

Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.

And there are plenty of humans who would agree.

The brilliant Hans Rosling has a data visualization video that helps debunk the myths of the birth and child mortality rates of the so-called developed and developing countries.

Demographers are complaining, but Americans have many good reasons for not wanting so many kids.

There's symbolism here. Let's hope there's substance too.

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.

Researchers conducted the largest controlled study yet of the effects of energy drinks on the heart and blood pressure in healthy adults.

In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation:

There is too much oil in the ground there just to leave it, so what about the carbon dioxide and the natural gas consumption. We will just throw some high tech at it; problem solved.

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Sustainable designers everywhere honor you on this day. Vegetarians do not.

Sustainable designers everywhere honor you on this day.

The tiny house movement goes to the dogs with this $30,000 dream house.

The story combines the beauty of nature, wanderlust, and the deep love that can exist between human and dog.

A heat wave vulnerability map goes viral, boosting interactive technology that helps make important environmental data accessible.

The drought was so bad it made our region a little lighter.

To view the planet without being hindered by dense white clouds, just check out Google's latest high resolution images of Earth.

The new map was created from a study of over a decade's worth of Landsat satellite images and is the first to show in fine detail land use changes around the globe.

The movement of air around the planet is fascinating, and has never been more clear thanks to this map. The modeling system used to make it can simulate worldwide weather at remarkable detail.

The wind has never been this beautiful...

The software gets a facelift, letting users virtually travel the world in even greater detail.

The overhaul now includes the Voyager feature for deep exploration, not just satellite views.

Help fund solutions to the global water crisis by purchasing a t-shirt from a company that donates to Thirst Relief for each shirt sold - enough money per shirt to give one person access to clean, drinkable water for 25 years!

A new cheap, lightweight sponge-like gel can quickly and efficiently disinfect drinking water for disaster victims.

This little solar powered device can take the guesswork out of SODIS water treatment, showing when the resulting water is safe to drink.

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.

And it couldn't come a moment too soon.

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?

Sugar maples rely on consistent snow cover to thrive, and climate change is threatening that.

The harshest snowstorms along the Eastern Seaboard will remain as frequent in a warming world.

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.

Yet another example of the uncanny intelligence of our 8-armed overlords.

New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS!

A lot of people believe the Earth is flat. It's silly ... or is it?

Two steps forward, one step back for Japan. The rest of the world has moved on from whaling, why couldn't they do too?

We don't hear about the ozone layer as much as we used to anymore, but that doesn't mean that the problem has been solved.

These high-end kits make converting a van into a home-on-wheels an easier proposition.

Too much DIY, not enough realism. Let's just do our best.

Templar Marine introduces a Torqeedo powered dayboat that is a thing of beauty.

Instead of buying some new "green" products for Earth Day, start a legacy for your community by planting trees for Arbor Day.

Even when accounting for other factors, the right amount of sleep has been shown to have a big impact on heart attack risk.

A new study suggests a sweet spot for daytime snoozes.

With fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild, the 'panda of the sea' is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Now a crazy plan might just save them.