From its tiny source to the Houses of Parliament, here are glorious photos of the River Thames.

A beautiful video by photographer Pete McBride shows how this epic and ancient river is now the most endangered in the country.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

This fake fight has a good cause.

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

Data is not just for the internet giants; using remote laser-sensing technology, it can generate lovely maps of a river's long-past history too.

Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag.

Our photo of the day pays homage to the first designated Canadian Heritage River.

Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

We are wasting too much time, energy and money on autonomous vehicles. We know what to do and it's not AVs.

Researchers at Georgia Tech warn that there is a risk that self-driving cars might be hacked and cause gridlock.

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a

At a time when excessive pressures on the earth's land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars--one that threatens world food

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign

Photo: World Economic Forum, Flickr, CC BY-SA Corn ethanol has turned out to be a bad idea -- there's little disagreement about that, especially in environmental circles. For starters, it's an inefficient fuel source, consuming tons of water to produce

Photo: Stephanie Says, Flickr, CC Turning Food into Fuel is Not the Solution The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has released a warning that U.S. and European policy to increase the production of biofuels could lead to almost

Kidney failure is killing sugarcane workers in Central America who supply sugar for both our sweet tooth and demand for ethanol.

The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low-income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history.

There's no mystery why gas mileage is not as good in the winter, but there are some things you can do to make it better.

No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

The unprecedented move means that these schools will have greater access to funding and registrations.

This poetic, one-of-a-kind urn floats on the water while slowly returning cremated remains to nature.

Climate crisis? What climate crisis?

Sensors on cell phones is a concept that has gone mainstream enough that this Kickstarter project has blown its funding goals out of the water. The device turns your cell phone into a "Swiss Army Knife of environmental sensors."

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

The challenge is to re-evaluate the materials we consume and the way we manufacture products so as to cut down on waste.

It's so much more than books.

The Double Pyramid is an innovative way of portraying how the ecological footprints of our food compare to their nutritional value.

Art Works For Change is using a unique online exhibit to inspire change through storytelling, including 'featured tours' of the galleries by leading eco-organizations.

Lawns use up way too much water.

Your phone makes it easier and safer.

We often ask the question "Why buy when you can rent?" but we never thought of this.

While AirBnB allows people to rent out lodging, from the smallest room to the biggest Irish castle, AirPnP has a smaller, though not less useful, ambition.

That was the advice of Shakespeare's Polonius, but then there is the sharing economy. Which is it?

There are 1.2 million real ones, but most of it is all about the show.

It is a cup as service, rather than cup as product.

Sharing resources and renting just what you need is green, but not much of a business model.

ZH architects faced a lot of serious challenges here, and came up with innovative solutions.

It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.

Architype demonstrates that simple forms and careful window choices are the way to build efficient, affordable homes.

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.

The limited edition pieces are designed to give plastic waste a second life.

There are a lot of good reasons to get rid of that old plug.

Everybody should be doing this, planning for repairability from day one.