The Ilha de Queimada Grande is a forbidden island because stepping foot on its shores is just asking for death.

A new treatment for cotton fabric allows it to absorb an incredible amount of moisture from mist or fog, and then easily release it as pure water.

This man and his family have been happily living under a rock for the last thirty years.

Hemp, which is considered to be a wonder-crop by many, is now legal in Colorado. Voters not only gave the thumb up to marijuana in November, but also to its THC-light cousin.

Elon Musk knows a lot about lithium-ion batteries and how to build safe ones, so when he says that Boeing made a mistake with the 787 Dreamliner's batteries, people should listen.

The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain—collectively known as forage fish—are often overlooked, but they are vital to healthy oceans and estuaries.

Another major milestone has been reached by Tesla Motors, the electric car startup that keeps proving skeptics wrong.

A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.

Is every single one of them going to have a Murphy bed?

This DIY pinhole camera project by photographer Matt Bigwood has succeeded in taking some enviable long exposure images.

The tech giant is encouraging computer programming in schools by providing thousands of these popular microcomputers to students.

Would it save lives or just encourage risky behavior?

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy has raised enough money to buy their first drone to keep an eye out for poachers and protect the park's 110 endangered rhinos.

Adaptive reuse is wonderful, but can you have too much of a good thing?

Created for the urban food movement, this system is an open-source, wireless Internet of Things for your farm or garden.

Matt Hickman tours the folding prefab in the Hudson Valley, the latest iteration of Michelle Kaufmann's clever design

Over the past several decades, we've lost countless varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers that once flourished in the U.S. A new generation of seed companies has set out to reverse the trend.

This translucent, winter-proofed dwelling is built using ideas adapted from the traditional houses of the Ainu, Japan's indigenous peoples.