Four architecture students hope to build a seafaring crescent that would irrigate crops with icebergs and house 800 people.

This South American region has plenty of natural thrills to offer for the intrepid traveler.

Exploits in escarole: See what happens when a mom who's not exactly fond of green veggies forks over $900 for nine months of fresh produce.

Morieka Johnson says she gets more bang for her buck from high-quality food. (Expensive shoes are another matter.)

CSA membership carries with it some unexpected fringe benefits. Here's what you’ll be able to do!

For Father's Day, we celebrate animals that buck the deadbeat dad idea.

A newly developed insulation from students at California State University could dramatically reduce the cost of air conditioning.

For most cities, the biggest areas of public space are streets. But are we using them to our full potential?

Scientists have found the genetic mechanism behind chronic pain in bugs.

Don't miss the best original stories of the week from Mother Nature Network.

The developers of Mars rovers, the Hybrid X electric car, and a wastewater cleaning technique are also recognized in the magazine's annual Breakthrough Awards.

Ford is partnering with Grenier's new green lifestyle website SHFT.com, and I was there to kick the tires on the C-MAX Hybrid, eat the organic snacks, and try i

The California New Car Dealers Association reports that the Toyota Prius was the best-selling car in California in 2012.

For Japanese artist Baku Maeda, honoring the natural world means whipping out some scissors and cutting plants up into pixel-like square bits.

You don't need a yard to grow vegetables and herbs. Container gardening with specialty seeds will make the the most of your limited space.

Joseph Ford creates optical illusions with handmade knitted sweaters against real-life backdrops.

The name Unicorn Spit isn't classy, but in the right hands the gel paint can turn furniture and cabinets into sophisticated works of art.

Brighter Living with Jill Cordes: Smarter shipping and retail makes these companies green.

The Internet's favorite undersea autonomous vehicle's maiden voyage reveals how how Antarctic bottom water is affected by changing wind patterns.

50 years after man first walked on the moon, the ripples of that accomplishment continue to inspire innovation.

Are you ready for one of the best meteor showers of the year? You've got that, Jupiter, and the Sturgeon Moon to look forward to.

Nieuwkoop, a sustainable community in the Netherlands, made the night skies safer for bats by using LED lights with a red glow.

From multiple meteor showers to a Hunter's Moon, here's what to spy in the heavens above this month.

Want to wish upon a shooting star? November is one month when you can definitely do that.

Sculptor visits construction sites, which he calls "gold mines," and turns the waste into works of art.

Here’s a look at 18 of the world’s most stunning treehouses and the unique stories behind them.

Using a repurposed trash bin, Berkeley-based artist Gregory Kloehn creates Oscar the Grouch's dream home: A comfortable, one-room dwelling complete with hardwoo

These stunning busts are crafted using recycled circuit boards, CPUs, wiring, keyboards and other salvaged electronics.

It sounds totally familiar, yet completely new.

Artist Amy Guidry uses dreamlike and unusual images to make a statement about the relationship between humans and the world.

Artist Ian Berry's creation is made from the most familiar of materials.

Using a diesel engine to power a hydraulic power system, Lightning hopes to take X Prize.

From chinstrap penguins to cuckoo bees, these kleptomaniac parasites rob their fellow critters for food and supplies.

From Michael Jordan to J.K. Rowling, these superstars prove the value of perseverance.

Have you ever thought, why are my ears ringing? Find out the causes of tinittus, plus treatment options and how to prevent it in the first place.

Misophonia, the 'hatred of sound', sends sufferers into a rage over sounds that other may be able to ignore. Chomping and lip smacking may be annoying to many,

In honor of the International Day of Happiness, here's everything you need to know about laughter.

Forget what you thought you knew about drowning; it looks nothing like most of us think. Here’s what to watch out for.

Fighting C. difficile with antibiotics is often a losing battle, but fecal transplant is novel treatment with FDA warning.

If you can't beat them, eat them — that's what Jamaica and Florida are doing with lionfish, and there’s been a big drop in sightings of this invasive species.

In Stranger in the Woods, author Mike Finkel explores the famous Maine recluse Christopher Knight and why he stayed alone for 27 years.

Animal tracking is time-consuming and difficult, but a new book "Where the Animals Go" by Cheshire and Umbert shows how technology is helping.

From a moose to a tick, from a coyote to a cockroach, author Rachel Levin walks us through what to do in her book, "Look Big."

Finland, the world's most literate nation, rings in its 100th birthday with the opening of Oodi Helsinki Central Library.

Botanist and biologist Francis Hallé introduces a new world of rainforest flora in his latest art-driven book.

Animal emotions can be surprisingly similar to ours, primatologist Frans de Waal explains in a new book, especially in our fellow mammals.

The Voynich Manuscript, an illustrated codex from Medieval times, has been baffling humans since 1912. Here's what we know about it.

Taipei is the economic and cultural heart of Taiwan. Like other major metropolises in the Asia-Pacific region, it is a bustling place with decidedly urban lands

Sardinia's true magic, especially from a nature-lover’s perspective, is its interior and its less-accessible sections of coastline.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is one of the most rural, nature-dominated regions in the Midwest. It is virtually surrounded by Great Lakes, with Lake Superior to i