Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?

SwimCity is a housing concept for young Swedes who don't mind donning goggles or hopping in a canoe as part of their commute.

Architect William Maclay brings some sense and sensibility to the concept of net zero energy building.

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.

Beautiful and daring, Cinder Cone will resonate with those who have graduated from Thrasher to Dwell.

Despite its petite size, Bi(h)OME carves out ample room for urban wildlife.

Leave it to Shigeru Ban to breathe ingenious new life into the painfully abundant remains of a major catastrophe.

James Furzer's simple design is still situated on the streets — yet lifted slightly above them.

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

Hydraulics give a British backyard potting shed a lift when needed.

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...

New high-rise called Tao Zhu Yin Yuan (“ The Retreat of Tao Zhu”) by Vincent Callebaut provides luxury housing and 'hope for a better tomorrow' in Taiwan.

The Design Museum's recognition of IKEA's Better Shelter for refugees couldn't come at a more appropriate time.

Faircompanies gives a tour of an unusual Omaha, Nebraska, dwelling that consists of three concrete domes tucked underground.

This biophilic home owned by Gennaro Brooks-Church, founder of Eco Brooklyn Living Walls, is so green it boasts a turtle sanctuary.

A 'clunker' is a vehicle reaching less than 18 mpg. Check out the top 10 clunkiest clunkers here.

It was one of President Obama's signature stimulus programs, and it looked like a roaring success — at the time.

There were once less than 1,000 of them left in Mexico and the U.S.

When people see animals everywhere in pop culture, they assume they're everywhere in real life.

With guidance from the World Wildlife Fund, Swedish retailer IKEA uses bath towels and duvet covers to spread a message of conservation.

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide how the Fish and Wildlife Service can protect species thanks to a legal conflict over a tiny frog.

Only 68 critically endangered Javan rhinos are left on Earth.

The 2019 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is open to children in grades K-12.

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.

Scientists plan to flood the black market with cheap fake rhino horns to disrupt the poaching market.

Don't know the difference between "free range" and Certified Humane? Learn what the labels on your chickens and eggs mean.

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

For my final last minute-ish holiday stocking stuffer pick, a bamboo charcoal- and goat milk-based skincare bar from the Fabulous Beekman Boys.

If you think that the practice of "regifting," or giving someone else a gift you've previously received, is rude, you may want to think again.

Bring the great outdoors into your home with Three Bad Seeds' line of wilderness-inspired pillows handcrafted from repurposed scrap fabrics.

Real peppermint oil or ginger oil make Divine’s Fair Trade dinner thins a welcome addition to dessert and coffee.

After you read the last page of this new book for kids, you can start a discussion about food, farmers and eating.

Here today, gone tomorrow deals to buy online for the home cook on your holiday shopping list.

Have a stocking to stuff before December 25? Consider these useful and beautiful gifts — most eco-friendly and/or from small designers — for $25 and under.

You’ll refer to this guide that’s printed on biodegradable fabric with non-toxic ink almost every time you need to convert a recipe.

Shop for great deals on small kitchen appliances, dinnerware, cookbooks and more from the comfort of your home with these Cyber Monday offers.

From animal welfare to marine protection to climate change, these environmental charities are sure to put your money to good use.

You're sure to find something for the cocktail enthusiast on your gift list this holiday season.

'Tis the season to mend, modify, repair, tidy-up and perform (not too strenuous) energy- and water-saving tweaks around the house.

These kitchen tools aren't expensive, and they're sure to get a lot of use by any home chef.

This small-batch recipe is a treat for a small gathering or a holiday gift the kids can make.

'Tis the season for Cabin Porn and 200-page treatises on Norwegian wood chopping technique.