Powerhive is delivering prepaid solar microgrids to rural villages
Tue 3:10pm By Derek MarkhamCombining solar, energy storage, and mobile connectivity, this solution for the developing world's…DIY bamboo bike-building kit may add an option for home 3D-printing of parts
Apr 11, 2016, 6:05 pm By Derek MarkhamThe Bamboo Bicycle Club is working on a system that would allow people to 3D-print their own custom…Photo: California towhee is the picture of spring
Apr 11, 2016, 5:22 pm By Melissa BreyerThese denizens of coastal shrub and chaparral may not be the flashiest birds on the block, but they…Why wasps attack and how to avoid them
Apr 11, 2016, 3:43 pm By Melissa BreyerThe mob mentality of social wasps can create a furious swarm when even just a single insect is…How much fruit do you need to eat daily to make a difference?
Apr 11, 2016, 12:31 pm By Melissa BreyerAccording to a big new study in China, even just a small amount of fresh fruit daily was associated…Now this is recycling: Watch SpaceX land a rocket on a rocking barge
Apr 10, 2016, 7:58 am By Lloyd AlterThis really changes everything.A Thai startup is growing spirulina on a Bangkok rooftop
Apr 8, 2016, 3:35 pm By Muriel VegaEnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the…Don't kill the Spanish siesta; export it.
Apr 8, 2016, 2:36 pm By Lloyd AlterNapping in the daytime is good for your health and probably for your productivity.Make straws suck less: Switch to these paper ones that help fund sea turtle research
Apr 8, 2016, 1:58 pm By Derek MarkhamFor those times when you really need a straw, consider investing in some reusable ones, or choose a…Mosquito traps made from old tires are 7 times more effective than standard traps
Apr 8, 2016, 1:17 pm By Melissa BreyerA new study found this cheap, easy system significantly reduced virus-carrying mosquitoes in…Your next pair of Levi's could be made from old fishing nets
Apr 8, 2016, 8:00 am By Katherine MartinkoDenim brand Levi Strauss & Co. has partnered with an Italian nylon manufacturer to use 100%…Compost with style - and with worms - using this terracotta vermicomposter
Apr 8, 2016, 7:00 am By Kimberley MokNo need for unsightly plastic bins to do your composting deeds; this design suggests terracotta as…New Galápagos sanctuary protects unique marine life
Apr 7, 2016, 4:45 pm By Muriel VegaThe stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid…Sold for scrap: A look at great buildings that were stupidly demolished
Apr 7, 2016, 4:07 pm By Lloyd AlterBecause the greenest concrete is the stuff that's already poured.Photo: Beautiful barn owl soars over a field
Apr 7, 2016, 3:00 pm By Melissa BreyerHow did such a gorgeous creature become an omen of bad luck?These solar hubs can provide clean water, green electricity & Internet connectivity to 3000 people
Apr 7, 2016, 2:54 pm By Derek MarkhamWatly aims to deliver a hat trick of very needful things to the developing world, in the form of…Every city needs a “Bus Lady” like Houston’s Janis Scott
Apr 7, 2016, 7:00 am By Melissa BreyerHouston’s bus-loving “Bus Lady” could be the city’s secret weapon in converting car drivers…Photo: Black-bellied whistling ducks peer from the pier
Apr 6, 2016, 4:31 pm By Melissa BreyerAnd what are they looking at?U.S. Green Building Council pilots a new credit designed to eliminate illegal logging
Apr 6, 2016, 4:29 pm By Melissa BreyerIt also opens up the LEED certification system to other wood certifiers.Don Blankenship gets a year in jail for conspiracy over mine explosion that killed 29
Apr 6, 2016, 3:49 pm By Lloyd AlterBut this is probably not the last we will hear from him.
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