Weeki Wachee Springs – the first magnitude spring that is home to mermaids, manatees and magic – is being threatened with pollution and development.

Plastic is often thought of as an ocean contaminant, but it's in our freshwater lakes, too.

This ubiquitous liquid, water, continues to amaze us with its just plain weirdness

It's uncomfortable to face the source of the pollution.

Meanwhile, cars and trucks keep getting bigger and higher. It's time to do something.

The only things that ever seems to affect SUV and pickup sales are the economy and the price of gas.

Canoo redesigns the electric car from the ground up. It redesigns the ownership model too.

Not only that, they are "argumentative, stubborn, disagreeable and unempathetic." And all men.

Average temperatures in the city have rose 1.8˚C, minimal temperatures went up 2.7˚C, and rainfall has increased 20% in the past 50 years.

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

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.

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

In this beautiful renovation of a 1927 apartment, the architects created a moving structure that holds the owners large book collection while temporary dividing the living space.

Two misfortunate advertising campaigns from Argentina use polar bears and tackiness to promote air conditioning.

Concrete containers are placed in a metallic structure, forming a green wall to the eye and a walk in space to interact with the plants.

Parking lots will never be green, period. But design can make them less of an eye sore. And who knew a fence could look cool?

It remains to be seen how green (or not) new Pope Francis aka Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be, but this photo of him riding the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, certainly makes a good ad for public transportation.

Showing other cities around the world how it's done.

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

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

Nobody can say for certain. But that doesn't mean that the Conservative politicians have to deny it.

In a world where we are supposed to make it easier for people to get on bikes, some are determined to scare everybody off them.

This is a truly seismic change, and may mean some big changes in the oil sands and pipeline debates.

It's all about the amazing connections.

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.

Canadian National Railways figures out a crazy new way to mix oil and plastic – to what end?

Or is it all a big political show?

We've covered Jendarling's organic garment bags before. But with the holiday/travel season in full swing, their new chic Chelsea Girl collection, comprised of non-plastic garment and travel bags, is right on cue. For Jendarling,

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.

Heavy Eco sells bags, t-shirts and accessories, all made with recycled or organic materials and designed and produced by inmates in Estonian prisons.

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.

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

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

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!

FOROBA YELEN is the name given by villagers in Mali to the lighting prototype following an anthropologic study. A shared technology to improve work, education and rituals.

While advances in energy technology and smart home apps and devices have given us additional tools for living more sustainably, low-tech and simple solutions can make a difference too.

Researchers find an intriguing link between foods + drinks rich in flavonol and staving off dementia.

There is a lot of research that shows that it does more harm than good.

The big light bulb manufacturers get what they want out of the DOE and the President. We should all stop buying anything from them.

War correspondent Gwynne Dyer says they should worry more about carbon and climate change.

That's the simple premise behind this campaign. Cameron Sinclair, "lumberjack sized Brit", author of Design Like You Give a Damn, and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity tells the story of meeting Natalie "Alabama" Chanin at a conference

Alabama is contemplating a pipeline to the Great Lakes. We've said it time and again: transient drought will not drive the US Federal government to pipe Great Lakes water to the drought stricken states. If it becomes severe enough, and the impacts come

A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of

I'm a big fan of scenario thinking. Although no one can predict "the future," several plausible scenarios can be constructed, informing decisions made difficult by many unknowns. A good decision works in

A most painful demonstration of Murphy's Law - that

In York, Alabama they now have public space where before they had a collapsing house.

There is a new use for your smashed iPhone: a clock.