The skin of MVRDV's new Milestone office building is very busy.

A big publisher says the former; an author says the latter. What do you think?

Aiming to raise awareness about e-waste recycling, this photographer used 4,100 pounds of e-waste in these futuristic scenes.

It runs the full width of the car. What could possibly be the problem?

If only we could buy it in North America.

Pull out the ionization detectors and go photoelectric.

The fact that it is supposed to last longer is a bigger deal.

Don't Blink or You'll Miss It! Google has created a series of video ads called "Search Stories". They're basically short vignettes showing some cool projects that were made possible by people finding the right information (using Google, of course). The

The Gene-Z app works with Apple and Android and can detect plant diseases in 10-30 minutes.

Where I was preoccupied with everything Herman Miller after a tour of their factories

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.

Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.

Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.

Ideal Bite: Are you getting very, very sleepy? by Heather Stephenson "You will be if you follow this tip. Conventional anti-insomnia pills work, but if you don't wanna lose sleep over side effects and potentially addictive ingredients, induce

Cut the grass will you?...Are you done edging?....Time to water the

It's catching on: homeowners letting lawns go fallow during the summer without wasting resources on watering. When I lived in Seattle it was a common practice. After the grass turns brown, come fall,

For all those of you who insist on green lawns, for your kids to play on or your dogs to roll in, you still don't have to lay down a carpet of thirsty bluegrass, which 95% of American lawns

Pestival, is a weekend festival packed with art, music, talks and workshops, celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. It starts from the fact that eighty percent of creatures on earth are insects, the 'pests' without whom humans

It sounds counter-intuitive to say the least, but a team of scientists has discovered that running barefoot is better for your feet. What!

Image: Fiskars If it's true that gas-powered lawn mowers crank out 5% of the nation's air pollution, then it's truly time to consider workable alternatives. If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want

The university brings the outdoors in to help students relax and focus on studying.

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?

There's a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our wellbeing, our lives, our bodies, those around us. I won't relay all that Barbara

"A Jewish ecology is 'not

Some timely examples of the intersection of Islam and environmental stewardship, both coming via the good folks over at Green Prophet: 1) Any new mosque built in Qatar must be eco-friendly, and 2) a new green guide to

An interesting step towards eco-friendly spiritual travel: The Alliance of Regions and Conservation, working with WWF, is about to launch the Green Pilgrimage Network. The program, to formally kick off at an event in

Globally, religious groups own 5-10% of the world's forests and influence much more.

Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence.

The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for.

Perhaps it is time to stuff this duck analogy.

Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed.

In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.

It's a moveable feast of cheaper, cooler, greener electricity for building blockchains.

Natural light is free and plentiful and the day is long.

SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas.

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?

And why not?

The message "Electrify Everything!" is beginning to spread.

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.

Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE.

By 2017, global e-waste rates will increase by 33% to 65.4 million tons per year—the weight equivalent of almost 200 Empire State Buildings.

Phonebloks was a great idea - mix-and-match pieces means upgrading from a basic platform is forever. Now it has a first competitor - the Eco-Mobius.

There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term?

Starting in 2015, it will be illegal to leave computers and other electronic for curb-side pickup, as part of an effort to fight e-waste.

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.

Picture this: In 2016 the world generated enough e-waste to fill a line of 18-wheelers from New York to Bangkok and back.

It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells.

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.