World’s first farm to grow food and fuel in the desert opens in Abu Dhabi
The world's first research facility to grow both food and fuel just opened in the United Arab Emirates. Located...
Alarming study shows disastrous climate change will strike much sooner than expected
A team of Australian scientists and economists just published a new study that shows disastrous global warming...
Harvard taps biomimicry to harvest water from thin air
Water shortages will likely become worse as time wears on, so we need to find a way to collect this precious resource...
Artist creates intricate coral art to send message about climate change
[gallery_extend] Mattison's current art exhibition, held at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art,...
Record high Arctic temperatures are becoming the new normal
2015 was officially the hottest year on record, and 2016 is already shaping up to be quite the contender. New data...
Climate change may have caused the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire
No matter how humans may struggle to separate ourselves from the natural world, we are inevitably subject to its...
Scientists say current pace of environmental change is completely unprecedented
Researchers at the University of Bristol Cabot Institute recently published a report that reveals that Earth...
Futuristic 'Next Tokyo' eco city is designed to withstand climate change
[gallery_extend] The proposal includes coastal defense infrastructure that acts as a buffer, as well...
Copenhagen's Enghaveparken public park is designed to be flooded
[gallery_extend] Following the devastating cloudburst in 2011, which caused huge damages throughout...
Artist George Sabra wants us to "tie the knot" on petroleum
[gallery_extend] Sabra was inspired by COP21 in Paris, where nations around the world arrived at a...
62 billionaires own as much wealth as nearly 50% of the global population
Since the establishment of the UN Millennium Development Goals in 2000, progress has been sporadic. While the global...
Scientists discover that melting glaciers are slowing down the Earth's rotation
As climate change continues to affect the planet, rising sea levels are just one of the visible consequences. NASA...
10 Green design predictions for 2016
What will 2016 hold for green design and the environment? It's a brand new year filled with boundless potential...
The 12 most jaw-dropping Inhabitat stories of 2015
This year proved the age-old maxim: buyer beware. Not only did we discover that herbal supplements may not contain...
The U.S. now has 50,000 wind turbines fighting climate change
With the recent news of nearly-zero waste cities and Costa Rica achieving 99 percent renewable energy this year,...
