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Solar Impulse 2 plane set to circle Earth on sun power

The experimental flying lab better known as Solar Impulse 2 was launched today in Abu Dhabi.  The groundbreaking airplane will circumnavigate the world flying both day...

Architecture For Humanity Shuts Down

I woke up to find an email from Cameron Sinclair thanking me for "designing like you give a damn."  Sinclair is the executive director...

Portraits of the world’s oldest trees

Incense that burned in ancient Egyptian and Greek temples was once harvested from this island; nine species of the frankincense tree are unique to Socotra.

Desolenator offers water independence: just add sun!

Assuming you stayed relatively sane on New Year's Eve, you probably going to woke up the next day feeling optimistic, ready to start the...

3D-printed paws allow lame dog to run!

This is the amazing tale of Derby the dog. The life of this little pup born with withered front legs took a radical turn when...

SONY’s underwater Dubai shop: is the concept all wet?

The Middle East and Africa subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation officially launched an outrageous shopping experience for its Xperia products this month, with a pop-up...

Bamboo Warka Water towers pull drinking water out of thin air

Italian architect Arturo Vittori and his colleague Andreas Vogler designed a low-tech machine, based on passive design, that can produce between 50 and 100 liters of...

Ritz-Carlton green campaign takes root in Riyadh 

A hundred employees from The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh planted over 300 trees in the hotel's surroundings as part of a new environmental campaign called...

Pirate3D’s 3-D printed photos help the blind see

Photographs are visual reminders of past events, at least for those of us who can see. Scan a stack and stimulate long-forgotten memories. But what artifacts...

“Drop-a-brick” in your toilet to defer regional drought

Drop-A-Brick is a clever PR campaign to cut water waste in severely parched California, a state with dwindling aquifers that is experiencing its worst drought in...

Halloween goes green with fantastic DIY costumes you can recycle (PHOTOS)

Halloween landed on a Friday this year, meaning your “I have to work tomorrow” excuse for not dressing up becomes as flimsy as a...

Stay in one of these underground caves or hotels

We were quite taken with these long-standing caves in Iran, and with this eco-boutique hotel in Turkey, but neither match the style of the restored Yunak Evleri hotel in Cappadocia. With fixings such as marble in the reception area, it isn’t the most modest tourism facility we have featured, but we do love to see history, nature, and travel merge in creative harmony.

Something fishy about new iridescent fashion?

Leading fashion houses are turning to schools in search of new materials for high-end handbags, shoes, and accessories. We're talking fish schools, as designers troll...

Genetically engineered plants to replace airport security checkpoints?

Imagine if passing through airport security could be as pleasant as a stroll through a park. Scientist June Medford is working to harness the innate...

Hunter Green: a biodegradable watch for a planet living on borrowed time

You've got open eyes. You've read the reports, like this one from the WWF on how polluting we've become. Yet we can't get enough...

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Food system’s biggest waste may be the farmers we don’t see: Hugh Locke’s new book

Whole Earth Farming: Smallholders and the Great Regenerative Transformation by Hugh Locke is published by George Ronald in September 2026.

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PEOPLE Festival returns to Berlin’s Funkhaus this October, bringing 180 musicians together for a week of collaboration, improvisation and more than 200 one-off performances.

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Food system’s biggest waste may be the farmers we don’t see: Hugh Locke’s new book

Whole Earth Farming: Smallholders and the Great Regenerative Transformation by Hugh Locke is published by George Ronald in September 2026.

Artists warm up former Cold War radio headquarters in Berlin as PEOPLE Festival embraces collaboration and spontaneity

PEOPLE Festival returns to Berlin’s Funkhaus this October, bringing 180 musicians together for a week of collaboration, improvisation and more than 200 one-off performances.

Take your secrets and Bitcoin password offline in this code stitching workshop

Sophie Nadel turns data into something tactile, using embroidery and textiles to explore how we store, hide and understand information.

6 Ways Teletherapy Can Reduce Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Care

Teletherapy can make mental health care easier to access by reducing travel, scheduling and location barriers. Here are six ways virtual therapy can help people connect with professional support more easily.

Can You Work Closer to Home? What to Check Before Choosing a Shared Workspace

A coworking space within walking distance can cut commuting time and give you a reliable place to work, but distance alone does not make it useful. Test the internet, noise, privacy, desk setup, environmental claims and real cost before committing to a membership.

Yazan Al Homsi on Aduro and Rocket Doctor: What Small-Cap Scale-Up Actually Takes

Yazan Al Homsi looks at two very different bets — Aduro Clean Technologies and Rocket Doctor — to show what investors should watch as small-cap companies attempt to move from promising technology to commercial scale.

Breast Mesh Reconstruction Problems: Signs Patients May Notice

Breast reconstruction can be an important part of recovery, but persistent pain, infection, changes in breast shape or mesh movement deserve medical attention. Here are the warning signs patients should know after breast mesh surgery.

What Happens to ABA Billing When a Practice Starts Scaling

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