Marrying the traditional material of bamboo with modern engineering, this impressive sports hall in Thailand was constructed without steel reinforcements or connections.

Whether they are are autonomous, self-driving or "shared" like Uber and Lyft, they are still congestion.

The fire department had received 31,801 calls this year for help in removing snakes, three times as many as in 2012.

This experimental co-living design scheme aims to foster communication, responsibility and human relationships.

They are people who bike or walk, not some separate species.

It creates scenarios in which hardship is experienced without being cruel or unfair to the child.

Fewer people are walking and more people are voting with their gas pedal.

"The time for complacency has passed. We must treat this crisis as if our lives, and the lives of our friends, families, and neighbors, depend on it. "

Don't wait for a big exotic trip to get outdoors. How about squeezing it in between 5 pm and 9 am?

Because no one likes to pop a squat surrounded by piles of soggy toilet paper.

Researchers in Austria put this question to the test.

How to make a utilitarian back lane into a wonderful public amenity.

Selfie culture poses a real threat to the great outdoors.

We should follow in the footsteps of many great thinkers and implement regular rambles into our lives.

French lighting design company Blackbody makes the new lighting tech an object of desire.

Idaho is working hard to create an official dark sky reserve, which would make it the first in the US and the 12th in the world.

Combining touch, sound and a psychedelic array of programmed LEDs, this installation brings the people to the plants.

And why LEDs are different than other ways of improving energy efficiency- we keep finding new ways to waste energy.

Many cities have transitioned to LED street lighting, but researchers think algae may be the illumination of the future.

Design firm Castor once again gives new life to old dead things.

Who would have imagined that this would happen so fast?

By 2020 every light bulb is supposed to put out 45 lumens per watt. It's a Bush-era regulation that the current government wants to roll back.

The LED revolution will not be stopped.

There is a lot of buzz about it, but what you really want is a window.

Circadian rhythm lighting products won't fix body clock problems.

The World Green Building Council has some tips about ventilation, insulation and lighting.

Calls came into emergency centers and even the Griffith Observatory from LA residents who described seeing a “giant silvery cloud.”

All over Thanksgiving, and with only a tiny press release...

The only downside, of course, is that your self-lit holiday centerpiece actually would be a Frankenstein tree.

How would design for obsolescence change if materials that conduct electricity or emit light could be grown and repair themselves, like bone?

Using the newest scientific tools, the time needed to find out how best to fight an evolving pandemic has been greatly shortened

Ever wonder why humans don't have hair everywhere?

Whenever my husband asks me to "pick up a couple of bottles of wine" while shopping, I get surly. My favorite bike panniers are, without exception, NOT well equipped to handle heavy, glass bottles that may shift in

We have made the case that small fridges make good cities; now a new study indicates that small fridges make healthier people.

In the remote villages around the Cheng Long Wetlands in Taiwan, engagement with environmental issues is on the rise thanks in part to a community-based program that is turning the wetlands into a 'gallery' for ecofriendly art.

Seventy-two days after setting out from Istanbul, champion distance runner Kevin Lin Yi Jie and a small team of other athletes have covered 4,434 kilometers of their 10,00-kilometer goal: Running the

When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever

This year's Cheng Long Wetlands International Environmental Art Project is asking artists to create sculptures using local materials such as oyster shells and bamboo to spark dialogue about healthier ways to produce food in Taiwan.

Artist Shilpa Joglekar works with rural communities in India and Taiwan to create much-needed play structures out of natural and recycled materials.

Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire.

After more than a decade of in the field study, there has been no evidence of the rare and majestic leopard.

This design is a hybrid of existing concrete sea defenses that can hold a mangrove seedling inside.

Built as an extension for a local high school, this new urban space blends into its tree-lined surroundings.

A small apartment gets enlarged by knocking some walls down and adding a multi-functional staircase and mini-loft.

A small child's bedroom becomes a magical little place to sleep and play.

This apartment's new design unifies the small space with a simple palette of materials over three levels.

An old basement is transformed into a beautiful new shared multipurpose space for working, learning and leisure.

Infrastructure doesn't have to look boring; this one references an old fable about a mountain utopia and features a modular steel frame.

Multifunctional zones and a sleeping loft enlarge this small apartment in Taipei.

Once a centrally located piano practice space, it's been converted into a comfortable little apartment with the help of some smart space-saving strategies.