Give goods, find goods, and do good on National Thrift Store Day
If you’re the type of scavenger that lives for finding hidden gems in vintage shops, then you’ll want to mark August 17th on your calendar. That’s when National Thrift Store Day returns to encourage...
View ArticlePrototype 9 is a retro electric roadster with the Nissan Leaf's heart
Infiniti is bringing us back to the 1940s with its Prototype 9 roadster, which is going to debut this month at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. On the outside the Prototype 9 is a sexy retro...
View ArticleScientists just created green solar cells - and they're working on white, red...
Solar energy may provide power to approximately 5.7 million homes in the United States, but its application could still be more widespread. The issue is, many find the blue-black photovoltaics to be...
View ArticleYou can build one of these tiny backyard offices in less than a week for...
Austin-based Sett Studio designs tiny offices that take conventional workspaces to task. These micro-offices can be used for a variety of applications and offer a flexible solution for an affordable...
View ArticleThe devastating reason Mumbai dogs are turning blue
Lately, blue stray dogs have been spotted running around Navi Mumbai, India, and it isn't because someone got a little too liberal with the hair dye. Inadequate waste treatment at a local river has...
View ArticleRevolutionary glass building blocks generate their own solar energy
There's a new building block in town, and it generates its own clean energy. Researchers from Exeter University developed revolutionary new glass blocks that are embedded with small solar cells. Not...
View ArticleSubterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert
A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active, and reconnecting them to nature. Erik Behrens and James Haig Streeter of AECOM recently completed Oxygen Park, a...
View ArticleScientists harness tobacco plants to produce polio vaccine
After all of the poor health outcomes caused by tobacco over centuries, it's about time that the plant starts doing some good for a change. Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a technique...
View ArticleWhite House kills ban on bottled water at National Parks
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View ArticleCozy charred timber box adds a new social heart to Dublin home
A tiny new addition has made a big impact on a terraced home in North Dublin. Stephen Kavanagh Architects designed Copeland Grove, a sun-soaked home refurbishment and extension that connects to an...
View ArticleWoven bamboo pavilion offers shelter to passion fruit farmers in China
Amazing projects like Ibuku's Green Village in Bali, and Tokyo pavilion by Vo Trong Nghia demonstrate the strength and malleability of bamboo. Students and researchers from the University of Hong Kong...
View ArticleHuge circular windows flood Melbourne's Cirqua Apartments with natural light
Huge circular windows flood the interior of this apartment block in Melbourne with natural light. BKK Architects designed the Cirqua Apartments as a staggered volume that references the region's...
View ArticleCompact OffGridBox provides drinking water and power where it's needed most
An Italian company has developed a compact solution for communities that lack access to clean drinking water and electricity - the OffGridBox. Measuring 6x6x6 feet, the container box features...
View ArticleSouth Korea is building a $10 billion agriculture city in Egypt
Within six months, an area of 300,000 feddans (non-metric unit) in Egypt will be transformed into an integrated agriculture city by South Korea. The $10 billion deal was signed on Tuesday by Egypt and...
View ArticleWoman's lost engagement ring found rooted to a carrot - 13 years later
Via NPR Images via Liz West/Flickr, Shira Gal/Flickr, and Nate Steiner/Flickr
View ArticleGermany is electrifying part of the autobahn to cut freight emissions
Semi trucks are massive energy hogs - that's why Germany is helping change that with electric highways. We rely on trucks to get all of the goods we need from one place to another, but all of those...
View ArticleSingapore Night Festival dazzles crowds with 13 stunning light installations
The Singapore Night Festival is back and it’s pulling out all the stops for its 10th anniversary. Attracting crowds of over 500,000, the annual light festival bonanza transforms the city into a...
View ArticleMajor climate science denial group admits to using false temperature data
Though 97 percent of leading scientists agree that climate change is a very real threat — one that needs to be addressed immediately, there are factions that refuse to believe the mounting data on...
View ArticleOldest ice core ever dated reveals hidden clues to ancient Earth's atmosphere
Ice cores hold the secrets of what our planet was like millions of years ago, in bubbles preserving greenhouse gases from that time. A Princeton University-led team just revealed the date of what is...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz unveils stunning art deco-inspired electric car
Mercedes-Benz decided to go back to the 1930s for its latest concept car, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 cabriolet concept. With its imposing grille and long sensuous curves, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach...
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