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
Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up
It’s all about setting up psychological tripping blocks
Holy Smokes! Tobacco May Fuel Planes in the Future
The seeds from a new type of tobacco plant grown in South Africa release an oil that can be made into biofuel
Lose Ice in Alaska, See Temperatures Spike By 7°C
This puts the goal of keeping temperature rises below 2°C to shame
10 Architectural Schemes That Could Help Us Adapt To Rising Seas
From a floating house to a mobile city shaped like a giant lilypad, designers offer up some wild solutions for a wetter future
Instead of Growing Meat in a Lab, Why Not Make It Out of Plants?
“Plant blood” is the secret behind the I-can’t-believe-it-isn’t-meat company, Impossible Foods
The Grand Canyon Will Not Be Mined for Uranium
Uranium mining will be banned for the next 20 years on nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon
Pollution From Hawaii Is Giving Sea Turtles Gross, Deadly Tumors
Nitrogen runoff gets into the turtles’ food and causes tumors on their faces, flippers and organs
Wildlife Around the World Has Declined by About 50 Percent Since 1970
Fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are disappearing quickly
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