The Solar Decathlon highlights the best and most innovative in solar home design. These 5 entries were picked as the judges' favorites in the 2010 competition.

While it's too much to expect the animal kingdom to look like the Magic Kingdom, some creatures appear to have taken multiple hits from the ugly stick.

All around the world, there are potentially deadly volcanoes that have lain dormant for far too long. These 12 are showing signs that they could erupt soon.

When a lightbulb burns out, we rarely give it a second thought. Light up your house and defy expectations with these DIY uses for otherwise useless lightbulbs:

This renewed look at our exceptional planet uncovers nine more extreme locations that rate their own place in the sun... rain, wind, snow, etcetera.

Indoor gardening can be easy even if you tend to kill every plant you touch - really! Just choose from these 13 tough houseplants, which can withstand neglect.

In celebration of Father's Day, here are 20 awesome animal dads that go above and beyond, thus providing their children with better opportunities to survive.

Think that fleabag motel you stayed in was trashy? It was nothing compared to this hotel, which was made entirely of garbage found on the beach.

Who says parks have to be on the ground? These brilliant urban park concepts use elevated space to green their cities and provide leisurely recreation space.

These 10 big bugs show that giant insects don't only exist as fossils... or in nightmares. Put away that fly-swatter, you don't want to make these guys mad!

You don't have to have a huge suburban yard to grow all kinds of wonderful veggies, fruits and herbs. These small-space designs make the most of any space.

Life is truly spent away from home and on the road for animal road warriors like bar-tailed godwits, European eels, estuarine crocodiles, Northern elephant seas.

The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai is filled with wonders, but the UK Pavilion, known as the Seed Cathedral, is arguably the most awe-inspiring of them all.

Here are 16 visually stunning LED art sculptures that respect the environment while providing modern designs of energy-saving lighting solutions.

These 10 bizarre bat houses may look somewhat creepy to us but to our furry flying friends, they're home sweet home.