Our photo of the day comes from California's beautiful Central Coast.

Our photo of the day is a lesson in efficiency.

Our photo of the day comes from "The Wild Place Project."

Made in Australia out of a solar-powered workshop, this gorgeous little home incorporates a great layout and clever features.

This tiny house has a distinctive peaked roof and a warm, modern interior.

An existing 1960s studio apartment in Melbourne has been transformed into a more efficient one-bedroom apartment.

Made carefully by hand, this food artisan's edible works of jelly art are bursting with colorful flora and fauna.

Our photo of the day provides a lesson in the origins of seashells.

This lovely little home was built for a woman who wants to be closer to her loved ones, without losing her autonomy.

This company creates modern, energy-efficient versions of the backyard 'granny flat'.

Where did your paper coffee cup come from? Does it support a red-cockaded woodpecker? Or a gopher tortoise?

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. But the vast educational opportunities it offers aren’t reserved only for Ivy League students.

As we recognize African American History Month, it is important to highlight a lesser known part of this history - the legacy of forest ownership among the black community, and the leaders who are working to preserve it.

Through forestry, SFI provides the essential security of long-term habitat conservation for at-risk species.

When you buy a burger, it could be from a cow raised on Brazilian soy feed. That's a problem.

It involves planting another surprising crop.

Despite recent criticisms, a new report shows that Fairtrade International is doing better work than any of its competitors.

Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost.

Even when made using hydro-electricity, aluminum production had a big carbon footprint.

This cool new website connects travelers with local home cooks for unforgettable meals.

The hog-nosed rat (Hyorhinomys stuempkei) possesses traits never seen by the scientific community before.

Somehow, beauty and hope for the future are found amid the wreckage of war.

The cute-yet-cool Japanese cartoon promotes sustainable food at the Hello Kitty Go Green Organic Farm in Hong Kong.

Since we can't give you wine or Xanax, please accept these kittens to soothe your nerves.

Wanting to make a massive life change, this man makes his exit from the corporate world -- with his feline friend and a self-renovated van.

These feline species are on the verge of disappearing forever.

This cascading staircase not only moves people, it can display books and other trinkets too.

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.

In an effort to improve kids' opinions about Brussels sprouts, a team of engineers and scientists decided to give them a cooler edge by making them power up the lights on a Christmas tree.

A handfull of states have been carrying the torch for rooftop solar.

Dubbed "Freedom Cove," this remarkable home is a decades-long labor of love built in an inlet in British Columbia.

A newly developed, solar powered “leaf” mimics photosynthesis, converting CO2 into fuel.

Tiny houses are a hot topic these days, but is working or living in a tiny home (or building one) for you? Dawn Higgins, of Full Moon Tiny Shelters, has some great advice.

Modern building codes and zoning regulations, while helping to set safety standards that can save lives, can also serve as big barriers to building small, sensible, and affordable dwellings with alternative materials and techniques.

Lightweight shelters might be an affordable and quick option for emergency housing, but they are also susceptible to damage from high winds. This prototype could be a better solution.

Thyssenkrupp's TWIN elevators have a very unique feature that could save buildings energy and space.

When you want to really pursue your dreams, instead of simply dreaming them, you might need to think outside the box. Outside the housing box, that is.

Designer Salva Nadal learned how to turn canes into blinds from his uncle and is now designing a collection of products to save this Spanish craftsmanship from dying out. The results are beautiful eco-friendly lamps and a table for now.

Getting outside will clear your head and, at least for artist Sara Breakfield, inspires and incredible wealth of creativity and artistic spirit thanks to items found along trails.

This is how the internet is supposed to work.

Explore the unique beauty of Autumn trees by crafting a creation from their gifts.

A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

Designer Maria Antonia Godigna spent two years studying the spinning techniques of the Warao and created a line of furniture with Moriche, the palm fiber produced by them.

The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city.

Joao Filgueiras Lima, known as Lele, has a remarkable portfolio which has begun to raise attention. We take a look at his pedestrianization work in Salvador and his approach to futuristic health centers.

Spanish collective Basurama arrived in Niamey, Niger, to assist locals in the construction of new leisure spaces with local, low cost materials.

An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.

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