UK solar smashes record, supplying 25% of electricity demand
Solar supplied nearly 25 percent of electricity demand in the United Kingdom at 1 p.m. last Friday, according to...
Britain sees first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution
For the first time since Thomas Edison opened the first power station in London in 1882, Great Britain functioned...
London's first floating park slated to open this spring
London is about to get its first floating pocket park as part of a citywide greening initiative. Thanks to recent...
Tech entrepreneur renovates UK castle into a giant happy office space
When entrepreneur Chris Morling decided to renovate a historic castle into his company's UK headquarters, he looked...
Critics outraged by UK plan to build 1.8 mile tunnel under Stonehenge
One of Britain's most well-known archaeological landmarks could soon have a tunnel carved below it. The government...
Reydon Grove Farm residence blends perfectly into the meadowlands of Suffolk
The long, narrow form of this residence fits perfectly with the existing barn and old dairies of this farm in the...
$70 DIY acoustic tractor beam moves objects with sound
Tractor beams may soon be no longer fictional tools under the command of starship captains, as a team of researchers...
New project could see UK electric trains powered by off-grid solar
In what’s being hailed as a “completely unique” idea that could have “wide impact with commercial applications...
The Long Drop is an odorless composting toilet built with waste materials
This eye-catching composting toilet called The Long Drop was built entirely from scavenged and waste materials....
A green heart unifies the solar-powered University of Cambridge Primary School
Marks Barfield Architects has completed the innovative and flexible University of Cambridge Primary School, a BREEAM...
UK becomes 111th country to ratify Paris climate agreement
The election in the US of the only world leader to deny climate science is not deterring the United Kingdom from...
BIG and Heatherwick to design Google’s new London HQ
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Thomas Heatherwick will team up for another Google project, this time in the form...
Britain to officially shutter all coal power plants by 2025
Last year the British government promised to replace coal with natural gas and alternative energy within a decade....
UK government endorses controversial Heathrow airport expansion
The Heathrow Airport expansion may finally receive a green light to progress. After years of delays, the UK government...
Martin Roth makes indoor lawns by growing real grass on aging Persian rugs
[gallery_extend] Now based in New York, Roth tends to his installations like a careful gardener, watering...
