18 tech-tastic green gadget gifts
With the ubiquity of smartphone technology and tablets, there's really a little bit of gadget geek in every person on...
10 vegetables to plant now for a bountiful spring harvest
Here we are at the end of the Northern Hemisphere harvest season, but that doesn't mean you have to pack up your...
This lush, green backyard office is a dream artist's studio hidden in a San Francisco garden
Scott Lewis Landscape Architects were tapped for this Presidio neighborhood townhouse garden renovation after working...
13 kid-friendly Halloween pumpkin decorating ideas
1. Scribble Pumpkin This crayon scribble pumpkin from The Swell Designer is bright, fun, easy and adaptable....
Stephen Hawking says AI could spell the end of the human race
Professor Stephen Hawking has revealed in an interview with the BBC that he believes, "The development of full...
Tiny Tsubomi House is a Multi-Level Residence that Blooms Atop a Cookie Shop
The Tsubomi House is focused around its central staircase, which is made of concrete on the lower floors and folded...
Bernhard Lang's aerial photographs give a whole new perspective on the day at the beach
Lang has been producing his Aerial Views works since 2010. He charters small planes to take him above mines, shipping...
"Refugees Welcome" is the sharing economy's response to the crisis in Europe
So far the sharing economy has offered innovative solutions to everything from reducing food waste to getting around...
Adorable Wild Thing Cabin is perched in the middle of a rewilding Latvian meadow
The Wild Thing's home is the Pirtsupite Valley in the Latvian town of Cēsis. The valley is a wild area within...
Study shows planting street trees can make residents feel up to 7 years younger
A new study published in the journal Nature has a shown a strong correlation between an abundance of street trees...
Polish designer lives every minimalist's dream in a tiny 140-square-foot apartment
First the obvious: this tiny space is for single living only. However, within the compact floor plan, Hanczar has...
Astonishing water-sensitive building material acts just like pine cones
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_IyExkydI] Chen's inspiration for the Water Reaction Project grew...
Pod-like Survival Capsule protects those who can't flee a tsunami
The Survival Capsules are designed as a last-resort measure, to be placed in schools, public buildings and private...
This colorful Bienenhaus is a bee castle that provides sanctuary for 16 beehives
A Bienenhaus (literally translating as "house of the bees") is often found as an out building near a farm or home....
World's smallest park was started by a guerilla gardener over 65 years ago
Dick Fagan returned to Portland in 1946 after serving in World War Two. A journalist, his office at the Oregon...
