If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.

Effects include people traveling more, in bigger cars (EV sales are flat), and a dip in public transit.

Tesla is a tempting target, and NextEV has deep pockets.

The Detroit and New York auto shows may have the new car introductions, but Washington has the politicians.

Most electric cars plug into much cleaner grids, especially in California.

BMW Vision Next 100

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.

Reebook partners with architecture firm Gensler for 'Get Pumped,' a conceptual scheme in which health-conscious drivers rule the roads.

This four-part series gives great advice on getting a new generation to enjoy the outdoors.

Greeting people you pass on the street with a smile and "Hello" is good for you and them.

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. over 45 likely suffer from chronic loneliness, but creative housing solutions like these can change those numbers.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.

Photographer Richard Silver captures the surreal ambience of the "blue hour" with these beautifully spliced landscape images.

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.

James Furzer's simple design is still situated on the streets — yet lifted slightly above them.

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.

The man-made foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.

A solar-powered home that can charge a car is one thing. But what if power flowed the other way, as well?

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.

Despite inherent flaws, House in the Tree is a fanciful fir-based escape.

It's just like camping ... but with free WiFi and Malin + Goetz shampoo.

It's a handsome, pared-down design, but where are the wheels?

A cylindrical concrete abode named O-Pod could squeeze into Hong Kong's scarce unclaimed space.

Donut-shaped and parked at the foot of a glacier, the Snøhetta-designed Svart hotel in Norway is the first of its kind.

Assembled as a local factory, the prefab housing units will house over 200 people at 3 different sites.

This biophilic home owned by Gennaro Brooks-Church, founder of Eco Brooklyn Living Walls, is so green it boasts a turtle sanctuary.

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.

When people see animals everywhere in pop culture, they assume they're everywhere in real life.

With guidance from the World Wildlife Fund, Swedish retailer IKEA uses bath towels and duvet covers to spread a message of conservation.

Many well-known bird species are in danger of going extinct, according to the State of the World’s Birds 2018 report.

This Guam kingfisher chick is one of the rarest birds in the world.

The mountain gorilla population is rebounding in the Virunga Volcanoes Region, according to census results announced by the African Wildlife Foundation.

White Oak in Florida promotes conservation with innovative programs for animals (and the humans who want to see them.)

International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List, and the news isn't good for Australia's reptiles.

Brazil's once-expansive Atlantic Forest has now almost completely disappeared.

Rare endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles hatch on New York City beach, but they normally nest in the Gulf of Mexico.

Conservation efforts pay off for mountain gorillas, which have been re-classified from "critically endangered" to "endangered" by IUCN.

Only 68 critically endangered Javan rhinos are left on Earth.

The clones come from trees that were larger than any alive today.

In Florida, not even the iconic Florida panther — the endangered state animal — is safe from new development.

The 2019 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is open to children in grades K-12.

The rediscovery of this hibiscus relative in Hawaii illustrates the growing importance of drones in wildlife conservation.

Australia, on track to eliminate 2 million feral cats by 2020, bans outdoor cats.

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.