There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order).

Open terrace in Kimmel Center was too hot or too noisy; now it's fixed.

A new public space in Philadelphia helps make the city more human-scale and increase quality of life for people who work or pass through the area.

If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?

This is very smart marketing, and not a bad looking bike.

We have gone beyond gentrification and are now talking about Pikketyfication, aristocratization and plutocratification.

Architects and builders take to the streets for the Extinction Rebellion, get arrested.

In Toronto and New York, Vision Zero is just talk. It's time for action.

I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?

Called 'First Light,' this now-famous event at Ontario's first European-built settlement is a special experience for the whole family.

Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet.

No green energy issue is too small for the rampaging Premier.

Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores?

They cry "freedom" for them to smoke, drink, drive really fast and fry the planet. Everyone else, get out of the way.

At the ConocoPhillips annual shareholder meeting last week, CEO James Mulva announced the company's withdrawal from the oil-drilling project in Block 39 of the northern Peruvian Amazon. It was a highly controversial project

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.

From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things.

The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where.

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects.

A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring.

Just like your pet, these big cats can't resist the lure of an open cardboard cube.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.

Not only did he have a startlingly brilliant brain for physics, but Stephen Hawking had a pretty good knack for life as well.

This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.

Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.

Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.

Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

When the harvest has been poor, rates of adulteration rise.

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

Sure, you can buy one or you could put your DIY skills to the test and make one with materials you have on hand.

Spark is a musical instrument that harvests kinetic energy when it's shaken, storing it in a battery for powering LED lights.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.

A community soccer field in Rio de Janeiro stays well lit at night thanks to energy harvesting tiles laid under the turf.

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.