Oliver Wainright of the Guardian calls for a rethink of the way we put buildings together and take them apart.

Get your dark chocolate fix with less guilt. Balance Bar introduces a new energy bar featuring sustainably farmed cocoa beans.

I've eaten a lot of fabulous fair trade chocolate, and this is undoubtedly the yummiest I've ever had!

Testing shows just how much packaging is required to keep the yum in, and reveals some dirty little secrets on the way

U.S. chocolate sales have been dropping and the industry is very worried. What's going on?

The creation of a summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery is an annual tradition; and this year it's weird.

What could be lovelier than a butterfly; even when it is made out of a can of beer.

It's a place to get and replace free books, and the architecture is local to each town.

What happens when ten famous designers get what they wished?

Wildlife photography has been celebrated for 50 years now, and it's getting better and better.

That's a switch: a product from the field of medicine has won a design prize.

This year's specially designed and built pavilion looks like a colourful worm on the ground.

Usually the Serpentine commissions one architect to create a building: this year it's five.

Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds are in everything from your dust bunnies to your dental floss.

Solidia Technologies' chemistry could make concrete almost benign.

This could be "a thermostat for the sun."

Who needs concrete when this foundation design will take the load?

Vintage tractors have become one of the hottest items at farm auctions – it's a trend that should be spread far and wide.

My flame for the small-business and artisan supporting marketplace was re-kindled surfing the 263 items -- from mat bags, to hand-knit yoga socks, calming wall art and more -- made locally in Brooklyn alone.

In a documentary by Line Halvorsen, Schwermer invites everyone to join her cash-free lifestyle. What would happen if we all did that?

Zeal Optics Releases Stylish, Sustainable Sunglasses Made from Castor Oil

Who needs Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Indego Africa gives #FairTuesday a fashionable and affordable twist with colorful jewelry, accessories, and holiday gifts.

This company seems to think there's a chance you'll be safer in the water if you look a teensy bit like a lionfish. We remain, um, skeptical.

This pretty underwear is another reuseable option for waste-free periods.

A curious fund raiser unleashes chainsaws in the name of conservation.

With the aim of showcasing and selling products designed by women, No Sir also draws attention to gender inequality in the design profession.

Elegant necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings are planted with hardy succulents and worn as jewelry.

No real butterflies were harmed in the making of these magical pieces that flutter and float with the wind.

What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Slow fashion vlogger Alyssa Beltempo offers cold-weather styling tips.

New research shows that a Western-style diet can permanently kill off sperm-producing cells by age 18.

Children born today will grow up in a disease-ridden, malnourished world, unless governments stick to the Paris Agreement.

Or, how I'm trying to raise little adults, not incompetent kids.

The Thermal Resilience Design Guide from Ted Kesik could be a new standard.

The votes are in and these are the top 10 finalists in the 2012 World Environment Day Blogging Contest! Read their posts and vote for the winner!

Time is running out to enter! Win a trip to Mongolia for World Environment Day by entering our annual contest!

Public washrooms really are just as important as public roads because, in both cases, people gotta go.

Throughout history, urban planning has been designed for and by able-bodied men. What does that mean for everyone else?

We have to stop building highways and start building toilets as we face a whole new public bathroom crisis.

The bacteria are winning.

More like a bird of paradise than a tree, the redesign owes its form to a plethora of new bacteria species discovered in recent years

The Atlantic writer challenged the notion that scented means clean.

The dormant microbes found in Mexican caves are unlike any known genus scientists have seen so far, say NASA researchers.

Most people are horrified to hear that Jackie Hong hasn't used soap in 7 years, but she might be the smart one.

Triclosan may have been banned in soap, but antimicrobials are still allowed in more than 2,000 other products, which is a big problem.

Scientist explains in new book how germs can be advantageous for kids and how over-sterilizing is hurting them.

But is it too much of a good thing?

This organism has been alive for thousands of years

Bacteria are ravaging citrus groves that prevents fruit from ripening.

In other words, always wash your hands when you're done in the bathroom.