These 14 hotels aren’t just self-contained, pre-fabricated, eco-friendly wonders, they’re also standout designs of the jaw-dropping variety. In fact, they’re so beautiful and strange, you’ll hardly believe that they’re real, but you’ll be tempted to book at least one of them right away. After all, who wouldn’t want to sleep in a swinging bed suspended above a river in Bali, a UFO-shaped treehouse in Sweden or a totally transparent bubble tent in the French countryside?

Late last month the Kulluk Shell oil rig was run aground on the pristine shores of Alaska’s Kodiak Island while it was being towed to Seattle during a ferocious storm.

The thought of being able to clearly see the separation between two lanes in the worst of storms, whether you are in rain, sleet, snow, fog, or any other type of weather is a wonderful thought that provides peace of mind.

WASHINGTON (January 11, 2013) – The United States Global Change Research Program today released its draft National Climate Assessment, just days after the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affirmed that 2012 was the hottest year ever in the continental United States.

There they go again. Ford, the same car manufacturer that touched off a revolution in car ownership with the Model T more than 100 years ago, has just announced a new collaboration called MyEnergi Lifestyle®, which promises a whole new ownership concept based on electric vehicle technology.

SLAC and Stanford scientists have set a world record for energy storage, using a clever “yolk-shell” design to store five times more energy in the sulfur cathode of a rechargeable lithium-ion battery than is possible with today’s commercial technology.

Are you feeling a bit of a post-holiday slump? After all of the excitement, adjusting back to real life can be tough, and getting back into the swing in the midst of cold, dark winter weather doesn’t make it any easier. Check our our lists of mood-boosting foods that can give you a little help!

In good news for planet Earth, and news that should conversely kick us Western nations up the proverbial, China has again stretched its renewable energy installed capacity, increasing its wind energy capacity up to 56 megawatts at the end of October 2012, and increasing its hydro power capacity to 206 megawatts.

Another day, another study on why delaying action on climate change is not a good thing.

As far as interrelated water and energy challenges go, the case of the natural gas drilling method known as fracking is a doozy. Natural gas has been touted as a relatively cheap, less-polluting replacement for coal and petroleum, and that’s fine as far as global warming management goes.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which caused billions of dollars in destruction to the New York City and coastal New Jersey areas, it’s a good time to think about how prepared your home and family might be for a similar disaster. Experts say that with climate change, we can expect more extreme weather events than ever before, and while we can never be fully prepared, there are important steps you can take to secure your property and ensure your safety during and after the event. Here are the basics of disaster preparedness; get more info at Ready.gov.

Not all herbal teas are safe when you’re pregnant, but many are A-OK! So, what’s the skinny on tea & pregnancy?