New Tokyo Toilet Project designs public restrooms to foster inclusivity
Japan-based Nippon Foundation has launched its Tokyo Toilet Project to design and build new, inclusive public toilets...
Indigenous Amazon communities use tech to protect the forest
Indigenous communities in Brazil leverage technology to protect the Amazon and its resources. For a long time,...
Global e-waste growth rate poses increased danger to the environment
Recent research findings published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have revealed that global...
New technology could harness energy from trees
A new technology that draws power from trees brings a new dimension to the sustainable energy conversation. New...
Pela offers biodegradable phone cases and other zero-waste products
Cell phones have become ubiquitous in the world, with the average phone being replaced every 1.5 to 2 years. Along...
6 ways to save energy while sheltering in place
Now that millions of Americans are isolated in their homes, everyone is using more energy during off-peak hours....
Futuristic, off-grid home features a luxurious interior design
Sleek, modern, flexible and off-grid — this new, futuristic housing concept from Stockholm-based IO House has...
Tour 5 national parks from home
As people social distance and shelter in place, they may feel the walls closing in on them. Fortunately, the National...
PaperTale app shows the ethics and sustainability of clothing with a simple scan
It’s often difficult to be a conscientious consumer. Even with the best intentions, we often just don’t have...
Giant, abstract trees hold up the roof of an experimental Korean home
When designing the House of Three Trees, Seoul-based architecture practice Jae Kim Architects & Researchers...
This sustainable luxury smartwatch monitors climate change
Just in time for your conscious holiday shopping, Veldt, Inc. is unveiling its newest luxury smartwatch, the LUXTURE...
Helsinki launches a sustainability app for the city
Finland’s capital city of Helsinki launched a sustainability app this summer that lets residents, tourists and...
Should you stop watching Netflix because it is bad for the environment?
The world’s digital obsession doesn’t come without a carbon footprint. By 2022, 60 percent of the world’s...
Millenials are bringing camping back
Let’s get one thing straight: camping was always cool. It wasn’t, however, always a very popular pastime among...
14 apps to help you live a more sustainable lifestyle
So you’ve made the choice to start living more sustainably. That’s great! Figuring out how to start can be...
Korvaa is the world’s first headphones “grown” from bio-based materials
Move over plastic and aluminum — the headphones of the future may be built from fungus and biosynthetic spider...
Britain celebrates first week without coal power since 1882
England has officially gone seven days without using any coal-powered source of electricity for the first time...
How to pull off a tech-free family vacation the whole family will enjoy
It’s a full-blown modern challenge to get through even an hour of the day without using technology. So considering...
Fueled by chocolate: Ghana’s newest biofuel
Researchers in Ghana are testing a system that will turn cocoa into biofuel — but don’t worry — it uses...
Google is celebrating Earth Day with a new addition to its interactive app
In an effort to create an entertaining, easy way to learn about eco-friendly living, Google paired up with the...
Ioncell technology creates eco-textile clothing fibers from birch trees
With clothing production leading the world as one of the highest-polluting industries, a new fiber contradicts...
This passive house in the Czech Republic uses technology to recycle heat
A unique location and environmentally-friendly passive house design are what define this lovely home on the Czech...
Risky geoengineering research deemed safe, blocked by US
New study conducted by Harvard, MIT and Princeton claims that releasing sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere to...
Biodegradable tableware made from wheat bran debuts at Toronto’s Green Living Show
This week, Toronto citizens learned that wheat bran is good for more than enhancing digestive regularity. An innovative...
Drones: the future of ocean conservation
Unmanned systems such as drones, are increasingly used in a variety of fields — from border patrol, to cinematography...
New hope for plastic recycling with IBM’s VolCat technology
Think how much more material would be reused if plastic recycling didn’t entail washing, sorting and individual...
NASA finds cavity the size of Manhattan underneath Antarctic glacier
NASA just made a disturbing discovering underneath the Antarctic ice. A team led by the space agency found a huge...
Cargill announces plan to reduce deforestation from cocoa
One of the worlds top three food corporations, Cargill, announced a plan to reduce deforestation caused by their...
Crayola Colorcycle initiative offers free recycling for markers used in K-12 classrooms
In the blur of school activity, students read, write, calculate and doodle. With that vision in mind, no company...
ChimpFace could help fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees
There is now a new tool that can be used to fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees. The same facial recognition...