The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are

The plight of the bumblebee is a matter of great concern. Their numbers are declining, some species are on the brink of extinction and colony collapse disorder has spread in the U.S. Albert Einstein may (or may not) have said

Environmentalists marched in Istanbul to demand solutions to climate change (L) while members of Greenpeace (R) face jail time for protesting plans to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Photos: 350.org (L), Greenpeace Akdeniz

It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.

Two years after legalizing urban beekeeping New York City could be running out of space for bees.

The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.

Combining elements of natural beekeeping, citizen science, open source hardware, and networked smart devices, these DIY beehives could be a powerful tool in the fight against Colony Collapse Disorder.

Was he a role model or a victim?

Raw unfiltered honey is a very different product from the filtered honey sold in supermarkets. Educate yourself to know the differences and to know what you're really getting.

Though I delved into Toyota's reasons for annually executing their singular teaching program in the Galapagos, I amazingly failed to touch on the

Yesterday Brian wrote Galapagos Islands Moved Off Endangered Sites List, concluding:

Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that

News Corporation, parent company of Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and most recently of The Daily for the iPad, was the first global media company to commit to and then achieve the goal of becoming carbon neutral.

This Onion spoof on the fossil fuel industry's attacks on clean energy made the rounds a few months ago, but it somehow eluded my radar. Usually, in these cases, I'd simply curse the blog-gods, and let it join the graveyard of viral videos that have

The goal is to uncover what businesses are doing, or what they need to be doing, to thrive as global competition intensifies for strategic resources.

Who says the New York Times is ignoring climate and the environment? David Leonhardt writes about the importance of doing something about climate, in a political climate that makes it tough.

The classic daily newspaper box gets updated by a New York artist.

Why can't the Wall Street Journal call it what it is?

And whatever you do, don't read the comments.

Margaret Wente trots out every 20-year-old trope spouted by tired old discredited climate change deniers.

In the Netherlands it is actually a thing, to ride your bike as slowly as possible without falling over.

They are building "five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants."

Glow-in-the-dark wonders are "techno-poetry".

It even has moving sidewalks for bikes. This is how you get people out of cars.

Children. Alone in the forest. At night.

The Dutch architects cover a modest building with green plants of all kinds in pots of all sizes.

Looking like a "great ship," this solar-powered music venue is a new gateway into the city.

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

Instead of banning these technologies, we have to figure out how to manage them. Because they are inevitable.

Using someone else's tools and space has forced me to adjust my approach to cooking.

Raid other rooms for items that can help you cook more efficiently.

Made with simple materials, this extraordinary instrument creates experimental acoustic sounds that sound eerie yet beautiful.

The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation.

Touch the trees, hear them hum and murmur.

Like a gadget from a superhero's gizmo-kit, two engineering students have invented a device to battle blazes with noise – water and toxic chemicals not required.

Even if you don't carrot all about fermented veggies, Formidable Vegetable Sound System will rock your kitchen with their 'glitch-permaculture-ukulele-wonk-swing.'

While the sun may be stealing the show, the solar eclipse would be nothing without Earth's own heavenly satellite.

In a press conference for an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, Smith and the founders of Pathway to Paris talk about art, community, and keeping the spirit up for climate action.

Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star.

Clever idea from Finnish designer combines portable storage with fixed dresser unit

OK, maybe the Finns know something we don't - they are trying to pair smart phones, Big Data, and public and shared tranport to break free of private car-dependent cities.

Forget about 3D printing houses; digital fabrication using sustainable materials is a much bigger deal.

Look out for these things if you want to save money and consume less.

The wheels on the desk go round and round.

Because standing desks cannot stand alone.

And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it.

The high tech answer to keeping you moving while working.

Switching to a standing desk doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing endeavor.

It is better than a fixed standing desk? They make a good case for it.

It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways.