Designers and architects take a close look at butterflies, beetles and other insects and arachnids to inspire more efficient solar panels, buildings and more.

Hunter Stabler holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and is an extraordinary papercutter who has elevated the craft to new levels.

All of those used oil booms from the BP disaster have to go somewhere. GM is recycling them into parts for their new hybrid vehicle, the Volt.

Movies aren't always filmed on location but when they are, the results can be spectacular – like these 10 exotic hot spots Hollywood showcases so well.

Philadelphia's eco-friendly Out on a Limb treehouse/boardwalk at the Morris Arboretum Tree Adventure gives visitors a chance to experience the forest canopy.

There's a subset of creatures who utilize camouflage to evade predators. These niche practitioners of the art of camouflage have evolved with fantastic results.

Russia's powerful PM, Vladimir Putin, has a softer side: in dozens of photo ops he displays a genuine affection for furred, finned and feathered creatures.

Sewage pipes, harbor cranes, patrol boats and an undersea research station offer up quirky upcycled places to sleep in these 14 green hotels.

Tough body armor, pollution-sensing robots, graceful architecture and cars designed to function like schools of fish: all examples of sea-inspired biomimicry.

From the mundane ugly Condor to the creepiest monsters from the ocean floor, take a look at some of the world's most unusual beasts.

Poised between inertial stability and the relentless force of gravity, these 10 amazing balanced stones maintain a precarious balance between soil and sky.

How do we transform the car-clogged, fossil-fuel-chugging cities of the world into sustainable urban centers? These 12 novel ideas might help.

Design firm MVRDV unveils Le Monolithe, an eco-friendly mixed-use complex in Lyons, France that it created in conjunction with five other architects.

Art out of recycled materials is both great for the environment, and an interesting artistic challenge.

Columnar basalt formations like Devils Tower and the Giant's Causeway have amazed and mystified humans from time immemorial... and today, they still do!