New York’s State Senate passed a digital right to repair bill, the first in the country. It’s a big win, with more to come.

Lawns are so common in modern development that you probably don't even consider them a "feature" of your city. When done right, lawns can contribute to the beauty of a neighborhood. However, the prevalence and extent of lawns has become extreme. With a bit…

Seed bombs, the "tree lady of Brooklyn," and the roots of urban gardening.

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New York City looked a lot different in the 1960s and 1970s. A sharp economic decline…

Human composting is a more environmentally-friendly alternative to cremation or burial, and it's spreading across the US.

Pharmaceuticals are ubiquitous in aquatic environments, yet little is known regarding their impacts on ecological processes. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently prescribed ...

A report by a group of MPs says invertebrates are intelligent and should be added to welfare bill.

Much of warm weather's air conditioning load could be reduced or the air conditioning season shortened if we did simple things, many of them common before air conditioning was common in North America.

“I was tired of never seeing women who look like me in the aesthetic that I loved.”

Traditional methods that kept temperatures down are being relearnt amid intensifying heat waves