While insects can be slimy, cringe-inducing creatures, often squashed on sight by humans, a new book released by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says beetles, wasps and caterpillars are also an unexplored nutrition source that can help address global food insecurity.

HRH The Prince of Wales (WWF-UK’s President) and HRH The Duke of Cambridge hosted a high-profile international conference at St James’s Palace on 21 May, in collaboration with the UK government, to focus world attention on the urgent battle to end illegal trade in wildlife (#endwildlifecrime).

The world’s first wind/current energy generation system is now set to be installed off the coast of Japan, sometime towards the end of the year.

Slash your water consumption, cut unnecessary power usage and convert some of your gadgets to renewable energy with twelve affordable home gadgets ranging from a shower timer to a multi-door refrigerator. Making changes at home, one step at a time, can reduce your utility bills and lead to a much more eco-friendly household.

The production of steel is one of the most energy-intensive of all industrial activities, and also responsible for a good portion of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

This job is not for those with a weak stomach. The man in the picture below is Danny Brackley, a sewer flusher. He is shoveling out a “fatberg” from under Leicester Square.

Large hydropower projects are the bedrock of clean energy production, by virtue of their sheer size and reliance upon natural rainfall.

The gold-mining industry is one of the most environmentally destructive industries in the world. While there are a variety of reasons for this, one of the most prominent is the wide-scale use of cyanide as a means to extract gold from crude sources.

Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world? As we’ve shown a number of times, many social entrepreneurs think so, and are investing their time and money in a variety of technologies.

Save a few discarded wood pallets from the landfill and you could have a new bar, couch, potting shed, swing or even an entire outdoor deck. Here are 15 fun DIY pallet projects that will inspire you to make some reclaimed furniture and decor of your own.

This, according to Porsche, is the gene pool for their future sports cars - and it has absolutely nothing in common with the 911.

As aquifers are pumped out around the world, the water ultimately makes it to the oceans.