The scientist saw a system that oppressed both society and nature.

Everyone is excited about plant-based meat substitutes, it seems.

We live in his world of conspicuous waste.

This week, delegates are meeting to determine the fate of a proposal to protect part of the Arctic. This pianist's moving performance urges people to show their support.

Svalbard's wild reindeer are surviving warmer winters by foraging on, yes, seaweed.

Located in the heart of Florence, Italy, this small apartment features a minimalist stair, sleeping loft, and a view out onto the city's Renaissance treasures.

He is pushing incandescents, but your eyes change as you age, and older people need brighter, bluer and lots more light.

The idea of putting felt rugs, table runners and wallcoverings around your home might bring back images of arts and crafts projects from elementary school. But the designs coming out of Selina Rose are anything but elementary.

I love it when a retail giant highlights eco-friendly products, so when I picked up Pottery Barn's Christmas 2008 catalogue, I was excited to see

A Brooklyn-based design studio turns to digital animation to generate the patterns for these striking rugs made out of recycled carpet pieces.

Can new colors refresh an old rug? These Dutch designers think so -- and they prefer red, to emphasize the problem of waste.

These unique, handcrafted rugs are made to emulate the look and feel of moss, grass, snow and sand, for enjoyment at home.

A report from GAIA reveals how old carpets go straight to landfill or get burned because many manufacturers haven't developed closed-loop production.

These textile works of art are bursting with soft corals, algae and more.

They pay so much more attention to design in Europe, particularly when it comes to everyday things. For example, The Torqeedo electric outboard motor from Germany looks like fine industrial design. It has an integrated lithium-manganese battery that just

An airbag on the hood of the car to protect pedestrians? We also have a video of Paris flooded by rising seas, a sliding library creates an extra room, and more.

And it's not just lefty TreeHuggers who are outraged; Everybody is in on this war of words

The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan.

New York City water doesn't need to be filtered and citizens have already paid for it, that's what.

Scientists say levels are dangerously high, affecting wildlife and ecosystems.

This could mean we're drinking our plastic waste.

But others consider it a good opportunity to reevaluate agricultural practices.

The idyllic waterway meandering through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

Distracted driving isn't just caused by cellphones.

Break out the gold lamé, Grandma, and trip the light fantastic!

A blog confuses corrugated metal with containers on a project that could have been interesting for its own sake.

A train that reportedly left a workshop yesterday failed to brake when entering a major station and crashed against the end-of-the-line barrier

Made from wood and recycled movie film, it's perfect for small homes or urban renters always on the move.

Small changes in weather can have big consequences for many animals, including the beautiful Magellanic penguin found at the tip of South-America.

Paleontologists in Argentina have uncovered a supermassive dinosaur

Designed for safety and comfort, this sharing bike looks similar to a standard bike, allowing friends to easily hop on and off.

Deaths of the endangered whales, mostly young calves, leapt 10-fold from 2005 to 2014. No one knew why until possibly now.

You don't get an experience like this online.

Reminiscent of a bear's cozy cave, this bedroom for children maximizes the small space in a playful way.

A new decree has opened the door to global waste exports – and rampant pollution.

Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th with the fabulous discovery of 'Near Threatened' Magellanic penguins.

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.

It's that seventies show all over again as a Trudeau gets blamed but it's not his fault; it's simple economics.

Cars kept running into a big rock in a Calgary parking lot, perhaps because it didn't make eye contact.

This green and purple mystery finally gets its own name and some attention from aurora enthusiasts and researchers alike.

It seems that the upcoming Royal Wedding is being taken more seriously abroad than it is at home in the UK. Ticket sales for flights out of the country during the royal weekend have skyrocketed and spoofs abound.

Image credit: Karen, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Say an average fancy t-shirt holds carbon footprint of 6kg but is never sold and sits in the warehouse of a textile/clothing production company. I take that same t-shirt and use it to

A few years ago organic cotton and other eco-friendly textiles were getting all the headlines, but not so much now. Why is that? Scott Mackinlay Hahn answers.

With demand for natural textiles spiking, sustainable companies need to look beyond pesticide- and water-intensive cotton

It's only happening in half the world. The rest of us can keep using plastic sticks. (Don't they know about ocean currents?)

However the referendum in South Sudan turns out, one thing will not go away quickly: the lack of water in the region. The International Committee of the Red Cross, however, is at work on a project that will mitigate that

I write often about the lessons that one can learn from old buildings, usually discussing ventilation and lighting. It turns out that there are lessons in security and defence as well; Eli Lehrer of Frum Forum notices some

On a recent trip to the south of Spain, I visited the beautiful Cathedral of Seville, amongst the largest of all medieval and Gothic cathedrals, in terms of both area and volume. According to Wikipedia, the interior is the

A story from the turn of the millennium about tomorrow still remains relevant today in 2012

The Buchstabenmuseum is an NGO dedicated to preserving, restoring and exhibiting old signs from Berlin and around the world. Its owners save obsolete letters from the dump and instead tell their stories. It is a museum like no other!