It was, in 1958, the worlds largest clear span. The Union Tank Car Building was 384 feet in diameter, 128 feet high. "It was just big and magnificent," Fuller biographer Jay Baldwin said to Kansas City Star reporter Mike Hendricks. "It was a

Buckminster Fuller 's 1933 Dymaxion car was a marvel. Architect Norman Foster tells Jonathan Glancey of the Guardian: "The Dymaxion had the same engine and transmission as the Ford Sedan of the time," says Foster, who worked

After seeing the stunning Dymaxion car built by architect Norman Foster in Abitare and the Guardian, I wrote "I want one." Not that an eleven-seater is particularly useful, but it is just so gorgeous. Over at Metropolis,

Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire.

Savings in snow removal alone would have paid for it in ten years.

Those of us who love everything Bucky are stunned too.

Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects figure out how to square the circle.

Much of the world eats the same thing every day. Why are we so preoccupied with variety?

Some useful tools for working on a 1.5 degree lifestyle.

Wannabe vegetarians can fulfill their cravings using scent, rather than the real thing.

The 'library subscription' model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.

The device uses a tablet or smartphone to connect you with your pet during the day, give it treats and make sure it's not tearing up the furniture.

The tech helps owners take care of their dogs the way the dogs take care of them.

Authors of a new study say dogs may help develop over-the-counter tests capable of life-saving early detection.

I know there are lots of transit map fans out there. It's a modern art-form for sure! Take a look at these original time-scaled maps.

The drought was so bad it made our region a little lighter.

The mapping technology will eventually be used to get precise solar power potential information for any location around the world.

A recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded that 55 percent of U.S. rivers and streams are in poor condition. When we see a number like that we might not realize how many rivers there are in the US...

Travel back in time and explore the geography of history from the comfort of your home with the new gallery of Google Maps.

New street view images suggest that one of the Google maps cars was in an accident

The software lets you virtually float down the Yampa River, which has been largely unchanged by man.

A satellite that ran out of fuel two years ago is now giving scientists a huge wealth of data.

Now we'll be able to see air pollution information along with city maps.

3D maps created by Climate Central show how sea level rise could change some familiar cityscapes.

Who needs GPS? Nothing beats a trusty paper map for navigating a foreign city.

80% of diseases in developing countries trace back to contaminated water. Could a simple ingredient from the kitchen shelf solve the problem?

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.

Radioactive uranium occurs naturally in soils but farming techniques may be causing it to dissolve into groundwater

These water-packed foods can lend a helpful assist for meeting your daily hydration needs.

This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent.

A Toronto city councillor is going to try.

It seems that the biggest Saudi field is losing its punch.

We are by no means helpless in the face of climate change.

Lack of rain has reduced potato crop yields to a third of what they usually are.

More carbon in the air means less brainpower.

How can we be moving away from fossil fuels and spending billions on building pipes for them at the same time?

It's time for some fareness.

New quarters are coming and they star FRUIT BATS!

The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter.

When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic.

Only in America are they hard to find. How does that happen?

In the latest installment of 'A Death by 1000 Cuts,' a New York TImes analysis lists the Earth-loving rules that Washington is seeking to reverse.

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.

Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling.

The largest greenhouse gas emitter wants wiggle room when it comes to cutting emissions.

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.

The availability and quality of fresh water to sustain a radically urbanizing world is unquestionably a core issue of our time and requires holistic environmental thinking at an unprecedented scale

A major report just released offers expensive technological solutions. We reivew options ranging from barriers to bow-hunting.

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment

Scientists will be able to easier monitor the population of penguins, thanks to a high-tech solar-powered remote camera setup.