Once again testing the limits of bamboo as an eco-friendly material for large buildings, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia constructs this striking structure near the city of Da Nang.

Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam.

In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, one scientist gives her tips on forging your own path.

With all the recent brouhaha over inaccurate and since retracted statements in the 2007 IPCC climate change report about the speed with which Himalayan glaciers are melting, a recent series of posts over at China Dialogue is

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to

NASA is using decades of space exploration technology to build a new eco-aware base here in California.

A recently opened power plant in the Nevada desert uses two types of renewable energy.

Is it a geothermal system or a ground source heat pump? Yes.

What the Club Sandwich Generation looks like in Tokyo, where it is unusual to renovate instead of starting from scratch.

It's time to put a stake through them and build efficient Passivhaus buildings.

These delicately formed hand-crank and motor-activated art installations blossom and grow perpetually.

London's international embassies are showing off their countries' design as part of the London Design Festival.

A roaming freelance photographer and writer go on the road in this self-built live-work space on wheels.

The electricity-free and low-water Drumi device could be one method of washing clothes without taking a huge toll on the environment.

You don't need to tumble-dry clothes at this time of year. Here's why you should take your laundry outside to hang-dry in the warm sunshine.

Appeals court calls EPA approval of bee-threatening sulfoxaflor “based on flawed and limited data.”

The agro giant made contradictory claims to the government about the herbicide Enlist Duo, the EPA isn’t happy.

And the company that makes the chemical, Bayer CropScience, refuses to agree.

They are so thin that it's hard to believe that they stand up.

No plans this weekend? Why not Start a Sea Change? Planet Green’s non-profit partner, the Ocean Conservancy, hosts their 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup

Chevron Toxico: Chevron Produces Phony Online News Coverage to Spread Misinformation about Ecuador Disaster "To promote a misinformation campaign about its role in the oil contamination of a pristine area of the rainforest in Ecuador, Chevron recently

This is DiCaprio going back to his first love, in a way, as before becoming an actor, he thought about becoming a marine biologist.

100,000 acres of Sumatran rainforest to be protected in Indonesia by a new type of zoning, which will generate sustainable revenue from non-timber forest products.

Great news for TreeHuggers in South America: Uruguay could become the first country in the region to authorize the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to El Pais newspaper. The national Ministry of Cattle,

Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies.

This cozy cabin in the woods was an exercise in resourcefulness and even bartering of skills for a community of natural builders in Oregon.

This couple have found a balance between financial security and freedom, by renting out their house, living out of their renovated garage, and traveling in their van conversion.

Local designers from The NewNew, a group of independent handmade Etsy artists, designers, and crafters in the New York area, have come together for this years spring Handmade Calvacade. The shopping event will feature fine,

This wilderness explorer transformed this van into a mobile, solar-powered home that has all the amenities.

Here's an interesting idea: a tiny house on wheels that can be separated from its wheels.

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.

And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.

Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture has designed a revolutionary building for an industry that needs a revolution.

Futurist Guy Dauncey acknowledges that the stakes are high and the challenges are enormous. Yet defeatism is not an option.

The unique paint could provide clean power to homes at a low cost.

This digitally knitted canopy uses photo-luminescent yarns to create a semi-shaded summer pavilion for visitors to NYC's MoMA PS1 gallery.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

This small apartment doubles as a gallery for a collector of ceramic sculptures.

We've heard of transformer apartments, but what about a transformer garden. These movable green walls create flexible outdoor spaces.

Why can't the Wall Street Journal call it what it is?

This small space spread over two levels in Paris gets a minimalist and functional makeover.

...or does this augur the final breakdown of civilization?

This revamp of an 1830s apartment mixes modern materials to create a modern space.

The unusual concert was held in the depths of the Florida Reef to promote coral reef protection.

Contrary to what many people believe, they're not going to charity – just straight to landfill.

Light up your life and your living room with gorgeous lights from the London Design Festival.

A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day.

Swing-lovers will appreciate this massive art installation that combines art, architecture and play.

The mixing of old and new is one of the toughest things to deal with in architecture. Do you try to blend in, doing faux old, or stand out in contrast? Does everything get perserved in amber or can