Sustainability
Off the Coast of Italy, Two Divers Are Building Underwater Greenhouses
The biospheres could provide an alternate means of farming in regions with unstable growing conditions
What It's Like to Live in This Smart, Energy-Efficient Home of the Future
Nine months in, a family of four adjusts to life in the Honda Smart Home, a testing ground for new technologies at University of California, Davis
You Can Now 3D Print With Liquefied Wood
A chemist at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is making sustainable 3d printing a reality
Catch and Release: This Device Could Help Accidentally Caught Fish Survive
The SeaQualizer returns fish safely to the depths of the ocean
These New Computer Chips Are Made From Wood
A new technique replaces the bulk of smartphone-friendly microchips with a transparent, flexible material made from wood pulp
Will Buildings of the Future Be Cloaked In Algae?
Built by a London architecture firm, a new gazebo has a living "skin" that produces oxygen and absorbs considerable amounts of carbon dioxide
6 Projects That Make a Sustainable Future Seem Possible
From an algae-powered building to a playground of recycled steel drums, these spots give designers, urban planners and others hope
This Dutch Wind Wheel Is Part Green Tech Showcase, Part Architectural Attraction
A giant structure proposed in Rotterdam puts cutting-edge energy tech inside a rotating observation wheel, with room for a hotel and apartments
Designing Buildings For Hot Climates, Cold Ones and Everything in Between
A decade's worth of sustainable projects by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and his firm, BIG, are now on display at the National Building Museum
Eight Innovators to Watch in 2015
From food science and robotics to solar tech and sustainable architecture, these folks are poised to do big things
Tesla's New Car Can Go From Boston to Baltimore on a Single Charge
One charge can carry the Tesla Roadster up to 400 miles
Live Happier (And More Energy Efficiently) by Sleeping More And Inviting Your Friends Over
Increasing your well being in the new year can also be good for the planet
Europe Is a Great Place to Be a Large Meat-Eater
In a rare success story for wildlife, bears, lynx, wolverine and wolves are increasing in numbers across the continent
Fuel from Seawater? What's the Catch?
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory recently flew a model plane using a liquid hydrocarbon fuel they sourced from the ocean
There Are Probably Just Five Northern White Rhinos Left
The death of a captive rhino at the San Diego Zoo brings the species closer to imminent extinction
Swiss Researchers Create Eco-Friendly Plastic From Biofuel Waste
A new method for making biodegradable plastic could mean more free farmland for food
The Ocean Contains Over Five Trillion Pieces of Plastic Weighing More than 250,000 Tons
These frightening figures represent the most robust estimate of marine plastic pollution calculated to date
Humans Are Becoming City-Dwelling "Metro Sapiens"
To achieve sustainability, the human species needs to embrace its urban side, argues public health researcher Jason Vargo
Nicaragua Is Going Ahead With a Massive Canal That Will Bisect the Country
According to experts, the project will likely wreak havoc on both Nicaraguans and the country's environment
How a Misdrawn Map Put 1,400 Chimps and a Rare Plant in Peril
Miners and farmers are moving into a protected forest in Congo thanks in part to an administrative blooper
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