220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed.

One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Find all your sunny-day basics made with fair-trade fabrics and natural dyes.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

New research documents that mantises worldwide are eating small birds; in the US, invasive mantis species are devouring hummingbirds.

The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where.

"It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity"

With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past.

Kissing bugs can carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, and they are now making their way through the US.

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.

From ribs and onions to chips and corn, these barbecue-friendly foods can be unfriendly to dogs and cats.

It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

A health insurer practices what it preaches.

It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.

Yet another reason to skip the escalator/elevator and hoof it instead.

And when you get to the top of this, you deserve a treat.

Sweden shows how to build comfortable apartments for families, and stairs that people want to use.

Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?

Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.

A good, if not very accurate, idea.

Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?

Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.

Not only did he have a startlingly brilliant brain for physics, but Stephen Hawking had a pretty good knack for life as well.

This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.

An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.

See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida.

Hubble just took the most detailed image yet of the eerie and mysterious Ghost Nebula, some 550 light-years from Earth.

Spend 90 minutes in the eyes of an astronaut.

Nicknamed 'Farout' by the team that discovered it, the celestial object is some 11,160,000,000 miles away.

The so-called 'transient lunar phenomena' has been stumping scientists for years – but an explanation may be in the works.

Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.

Income for farmers, or fracked natural gas—will communities be allowed to decide?

UK households can now buy 15 percent green gas and 100 percent green electricity with one easy tariff.

Oil and gas companies have until 2023 to make 'Paris compatible' plans, or face divestment.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer.

It's searching for a place to live because its home has been destroyed by our addiction to palm oil.

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

When I wrote about the cocaine industry destroying rainforests, many commenters argued that really it is the prohibition of drugs—not the drugs themselves—that create these negative consequences. That debate will most likely get stirred up

Northern Arizona University student from a range of departments built the charging station piece-by-piece to educate fellow students on the energy used by their gadgets.

The removable insole that's now on Kickstarter can fit into almost any kind of shoe.

Just keeping your phone in your car's console during a drive could charge the battery with this novel tiny generator.

We often write about technologies that harness energy from your steps. Here's how you can make your own piezoelectric sneakers at home.