100 million roses grown for Valentine's Day produce 9,000 metric tons of CO2
Roses may be red, but they're definitely not green according to research from Scientific American. As millions...
INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks With Swifty Scooters Creative Director Jason Iftakhar
Jason and Camilla Iftakhar INHABITAT: Tell us a bit about your background in eco-design. What made you decide...
Egyptian Teenager Creates Next-Generation Quantum Space Propulsion System
An Egyptain teenager has patented a next-generation propulsion system that could send spacecraft to other solar...
Studies Prove that Desk Plants Can Improve Worker Concentration and Productivity
It's well known that having plants in a room can make it more highly oxygenated and more pleasant to work in. But...
Revolutionary Green Wheel hydroponic garden grows food faster with NASA technology
While the function remains the same, the rotary garden has undergone a massive evolutionary change from an aesthetic...
Could this Rock Be the Key to Fighting Climate Change?
A mysterious green rock called olivine could be the key to fighting climate change. The unique mineral has a curious...
Astronomers discover 11 'runaway' galaxies that are fleeing into intergalactic space
A team of scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Moscow State University have spotted...
Benefits of organic food go far beyond vitamins and minerals, despite study results
It makes sense to this writer that organic food is a healthier option than convention produce, which is grown with synthetic...
DIY: How to Recycle Aluminum Soda and Beer Cans into Roof Shingles and Siding
Many people recycle old aluminum cans so that they are diverted from landfills and reused to make a variety of...
Updated: Star Wars Tatooine villages in Tunisia are safe from ISIS
Updated: In late March, we here at Inhabitat were duped like many other news sites, when CNN reported that ISIS...
Pavegen's kinetic walkway in South African mall will power rural villages
Last month, we reported how clean tech company Pavegen had installed six people-powered kinetic energy tiles in...
Pedal-powered Raht Racer cycle can travel as fast as a car
If you love biking to work, but wish you could get there a bit faster, then the Raht Racer is just the cycle for...
Researchers are making super-strong spider silk for regenerative medicine
A team of researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid believe they can create regenerative medicine from...
Pavegen to install people-powered kinetic energy tiles in SNCF’s Parisian office
Clean tech company Pavegen have been commissioned by France’s national railway company, SNCF (French National...
Scientists 'journey' to the center of the Earth and find the inner core has its own inner core
A research team comprised of scientists from the University of Illinois and Nanjing University in China has found...
Study reveals planets that orbit red dwarf stars could sustain life
The pursuit of actual living organisms on other planets is a common theme in space exploration, but finding locations...
Could mining helium-3 from the Moon solve Earth's energy problems?
Could a rare gas collected from the moon provide the answer to Earth's energy problems? Many scientists believe...
Obama protects 12.3 million acres of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge against drilling
As President Obama put it in his State of the Union address, he has "no more campaigns left to run." Therefore...
NASA is tossing robots into Hawaii's volcanoes
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are developing robots to explore volcanoes in Hawaii. The team,...
'Bedroom In A Box' is the ultimate compact furniture suite
Everyone has heard of flat-pack furniture, but this "Bedroom in a Box" takes the concept to the extreme. Latvia-based...
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovers six more Earth-like planets that could support human life
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope is designed to search more than 150,000 stars in order to find habitable Earth-like...
Chinese scientists grow false teeth from human urine
Over the years scientists have made false teeth from a variety of materials - from cuspids crafted out of animal...
Russia to create 'Noah's Ark' with the DNA of every animal on the planet
Moscow State University just received Russia's largest-ever scientific grant in a bid to create a vertible 'Noah's...
Haunting Images Show What Major US Cities Would Look Like if Sea Levels Rose 25 Feet
To create these images, Nickolay Lamm contacted Remik Ziemlinski from Climate Central, who provided more precise...
The Lit C-1: The Electric Motorcycle-Car That Stays Upright In A Collision
We've seen electric cars and electric bikes, but this is the first time we've seen a vehicle that combines elements...
Did you know that 60 percent of the world's Christmas decorations are made in a single Chinese village?
Ever wondered where plastic Christmas decorations come from? Unfortunately, they are not made by an army of elves...
India's air pollution blamed for discoloring Taj Mahal's iconic dome
India's airborne pollution has always been a problem for the rapidly developing country, but now...
Scientists Discover Star Trek-Like Invisible Shield Protects Earth from 'Killer Electrons'
Shields up! A team from the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered an "invisible shield" approximately 7,200...
Scientists Pour Water Into Oregon Volcano to Generate Energy
A team of scientists from Seattle-based AltaRock Energy, Inc. and Davenport Newberry Holdings LLC has announced...
China Transforms Soviet Warship Into World's First Luxury Aircraft Carrier Hotel
What do you look for when choosing a luxury hotel - a gym? A swimming pool? How about the ability to launch over...