And believe it or not, it's environmentally friendly!

Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.

When the splendid full moon rises this weekend, she’ll look a bit bigger and brighter than usual.

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

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.

Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.

For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.

The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.

Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.

Using the flow of water inside the pipes to power the water network's own monitoring devices could eliminate the need for batteries in those systems.

While grid-scale liquid metal batteries might be a more exciting technology, good old pumped hydro storage is one of the ways we can store power from intermittent sources (like solar & wind) or shift supply around (from the night to peak use).

Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you'll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device.

For backpackers wanting something other than solar power.

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.

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

Current events could lead to another oil embargo by Saudi Arabia, and it could be 1973 all over again

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.

The timeline needs some work. But this is a start...

Petrochemicals are becoming increasingly important to the oil industry as cars go electric.

Couldn't come up with a more succinct way of expressing this, so here it is direct from their website: "Central America has lost more than half of its rainforests in the last 50 years, contributing to mass extinctions and global warming. Rainforest

A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000

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

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

Ramón Cruz has been growing oil palms for 37 years. He is a supporter of Rainforest Alliance's sustainable certification process.

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.

Researchers have developed a chip that can run off the low voltage deep within the inner ear.

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.

A new wearable sensor technology that measures things like stance and force for sports also has the potential to harvest energy from waves, machinery or human movement.

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

Sure, you can buy one or you could put your DIY skills to the test and make one with materials you have on hand.

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

A new technology developed by Korean researchers uses ultra-thin, flexible materials to generate electricity from body heat.

Nanotechnology breakthroughs have lead to a successful prototype of a device that could charge your cell phone with ambient noise or the conversations of users.

This quick project makes a useful emergency flashlight while recycling your leftover cardboard.

Walking and other gentle movements could power the next generation of devices.

Could this be even more encouraging than a FitBit to get up and walk around?

Forget plugging in your phone to charge, soon the battery could stay topped off from swipes and typing.

Hunter-gatherers used to populate Europe before ancient farmers took over. Scientists are trying to figure out what happened.

The city council has begun installing solar-powered lights around the streets of downtown Nairobi.

A public memorial ceremony will be held in NYC for Wangari Maathai on November 14.

A UK offset company launches a world-first partnership to finance Life-Straw water purifiers in Africa.

Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

There's been much talk of Africa "leapfrogging" the paradigm of fossil fuel dependence. Kenya's latest announcement on solar power provides a vision of what that might look like.