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- Inhabitat’s top 7 news stories of 2014 – vote for the most important! Thu, 1 Jan 15, 3:30am2014 was a huge year for environmental news - and Inhabitat kept you posted on all of the highs, lows and breaking developments as they happened. Studies pointed to the collapse of industrial civilization even as 400,000...
- Eight-Year-Old Girl Becomes China’s Youngest Lung Cancer Patient, Air Pollution Blamed Thu, 14 Nov 13, 4:33amAn eight-year-old girl in China's Jiangsu province became the country's youngest lung cancer patient and locals blame air pollution. Chinese cities like Beijing are renowned for being covered by a thick unhealthy smog, and...
- NASA Launches Weather Drones to Monitor Tropical Storm Gabrielle in the Atlantic Thu, 12 Sep 13, 11:54pmWhy do some hurricanes intensify very rapidly while others do not? That's the big question that NASA scientists are grappling with - and they've launched a set of repurposed military surveillance drones to find answers...
- UNEP Up to 90% Of Global Deforestation is Due to Organized Crime Thu, 8 Nov 12, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock Illegal logging and timber trafficking is such a serious problem that the United Nations and Interpol has joined forces in order to tackle the global crime gangs that are responsible. Now a new report...
- UNEP Reports That Up To 90% Of Global Deforestation Is Due To Organized Crime Thu, 8 Nov 12, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock Illegal logging and timber trafficking is such a serious problem that the United Nations and Interpol has joined forces in order to tackle the global crime gangs that are responsible. Now a new report...
- Palindromo Meszaros’s Haunting Photographs Capture the Aftermath of Hungary’s Worst Toxic Spill Wed, 18 Jul 12, 3:03amRead the rest of Palindromo Meszaros’s Haunting Photographs Capture the Aftermath of Hungary’s Worst Toxic Spill Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ajka, ajka photography, alumina, Art,...
- Large Ice Cracks Could Be Speeding Up the Melting of Antartica Sat, 31 Mar 12, 4:00amA new report has revealed that massive fractures in the ice shelves of West Antarctica are threatening to increase the rate at which they are melting. The study, which has looked at 40 years of satellite images of the West...
- California to Get New Network of EV Charging Stations Tue, 27 Mar 12, 1:36amDriving an electric car in California will soon be a lot easier thanks to a new $120 million dollar settlement. California governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has announced a $120 million settlement with NRG Energy Inc. that will...
- Spiders Spin Silk into Violin Strings Able to Create Superior Symphonic Sounds Tue, 6 Mar 12, 8:40amJapanese scientist and music lover, Shigeyoshi Osaki, has discovered that spider silk can be spun into much more the pesky cobwebs. After studying the eight-legged creepers and their silky habits for over 30 years at the...
- Santiago Calatrava Unveils the Dramatic New Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas Fri, 2 Mar 12, 6:18amRead the rest of Santiago Calatrava Unveils the Dramatic New Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, bridges, Dallas, dallas architecture, dallas bridge,...
- EPA Under Fire for Considering Lowering Energy Star Criteria and Introducing New Fees Wed, 29 Feb 12, 7:50amThe Environmental Protection Agency‘s decision to give the Energy Star program a bit of a makeover is not sitting pretty with their industry partners – the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is up in arms...
- 2012 Pritzker Prize Awarded to Wang Shu – First Chinese Architect to Win the Award Tue, 28 Feb 12, 4:45amRead the rest of 2012 Pritzker Prize Awarded to Wang Shu – First Chinese Architect to Win the Award Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2012 pritzker architecture laureate, Architecture, china,...
- Lego Invests $500 Million in German Offshore Wind Farm Sat, 25 Feb 12, 7:10amIt’s no surprise we are big LEGO fans here at Inhabitat – the iconic building blocks can be used to create everything from cameras and furniture to apartments and massive cathedrals...
- Russian Scientists Revive 32,000 Year Old Arctic Plant Wed, 22 Feb 12, 5:35amWe had to do a double-take this morning when we heard that a lab team from the Russian Academy of Sciences research center in Pushchino successfully revived a 32,000 year old arctic plant...
- Steven Holl Architects Chosen to Design Houston Museum of Fine Art Addition Tue, 7 Feb 12, 5:40amphoto of the Nelson Atkins Museum by Steven Holl Architects The Houston Museum of Fine Arts has just chosen Steven Holl Architects to design a new building for their expansive institution...