Sustainability
Designing Floating Buildings With an Eye to the Marine Species Living Underneath
A prototype deployed in San Francisco Bay imagines the underside of a floating building as an upside-down artificial reef
From Bottles to Newspapers, These Five Homes Were Built Using Everyday Objects
Open for visitors, these houses model upcycling at its finest
Move Over Fake Meat, It's Time for Veggie Seafood
Here are six companies bringing you animal-free fish products, from tomato-based sushi to "Fysh Sauce"
These Wild Sculptures Could Bring Sustainable Energy to the Desert
Winners of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative competition proposed beautiful, power-generating works of public art for Abu Dhabi
How Engineers of New Energy Technology Are Taking Cues From Nature
From sunflower spirals to schooling fish, renewable energy innovators are uncovering ideas for improving efficiency and output in natural phenomena
Could a Rusty Bridge Generate Electricity?
New research shows that water flowing over thin layers of rust can generate power
How Women Are Leading the Charge to Recycle Whole Houses
From lobbying for changes to city laws to running reuse centers for building supplies, women are dominating the deconstruction industry
Will Cities of the Future Have Floating Farms?
In the Netherlands, an experimental floating dairy farm promises to reduce emissions and increase food security
To Make Jellyfish More Appetizing, Add Light and Sound Effects to the Dining Experience
Gastrophysicists are going to great lengths to convince Westerners to indulge in the tasteless sustainable seafood
These Glowing Plants Could One Day Light Our Homes
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum gives us a glimpse into a world where we read by a natural greenish glow
This New Plastic Can Be Endlessly Recycled
The new material, dubbed PDK, can be deconstructed down to the molecular level
This Transparent Wood Could Be an Energy-Saver in Green Buildings
Researchers in Sweden have developed a material, able to store and release heat, that could potentially be used in windows
How Scientists Are Using Real-Time Data to Help Fishermen Avoid Bycatch
Using a strategy called dynamic ocean management, researchers are creating tools to forecast where fish will be—and where endangered species won't be
Made From Microalgae, These Mardi Gras Beads Are Biodegradable
Louisiana State University molecular biologist Naohiro Kato is confronting plastic pollution one necklace and doubloon at a time
Seven Technologies That Could Help Fight Food Waste
From food-sharing apps to "smart" storage systems, these innovations might reduce the amount of food you toss
The Rise of 'Zero-Waste' Grocery Stores
A growing number of supermarkets sell food without packaging in an effort to reduce the toll of plastic on the environment
Flushing the Toilet Is the First Step in Making Better Bricks
Incorporating biosolids from sewage treatment plants into bricks makes more insulating bricks and keeps the sterilized sewage out of landfills
How Taiwan Has Achieved One of the Highest Recycling Rates in the World
Once nicknamed "Garbage Island," the region now has a success story to share
Your Christmas Tree May Be Turned Into Mouthwash One Day
A new sustainable chemical process can turn pine needles into a chemical feedstock for paint, food sweeteners, mouthwash and other products
A Photographer's Quest to Document the Last of the Rainforest Caribou
In a new book, photographer David Moskowitz turns his lens on the story of a rapidly declining species and habitat
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