
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
INHABITAT: Tell us a bit about your background in eco-design. What made you decide to focus on scooters? I was...

Egyptian Teenager Creates Next-Generation Quantum Space Propulsion System
AnEgyptain 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 andMoscow 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...