A root cellar is a homesteader’s secret weapon during their mission to full self-sufficiency. It provides peace of mind in ...

Maybe if the world were a little calmer and greener, and everybody had a big, self-mowing back yard with a lake… But most of us don’t. We need our parks: They keep us sane and happy and connected; ...

Near the western New Mexico town of Grants, the toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, ...

Any surface that allows water to seep through it or around it is permeable. Some obvious examples are bare soil, mulched beds, and gravel. Stone, pavers, and concrete can be permeable also, as long as ...

A study has identified a “severely high” prevalence of mental health conditions among people living in homes made from defective concrete blocks. Describing the results as “alarming”, the ...

Architecture studio Cimbre has designed a single-storey house in rural Portugal to provide "a sense of both seclusion and openness". Named House in Serra, the 180-square-metre home in the ...

New Delhi: Delhi saved 269MW as scores of residents switched off their electrical appliances and non-essential lights to observe Earth Hour on Saturday night. Several monuments and buildings ...

MANKATO — The new Blue Earth County public works campus is making big progress, with the walls of the large building up, storm water ponds mostly dug, and mountains of gravel and dirt on site.

The innovative process developed by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez converts CO2 into solid, durable, ...

Plans for the phased demolition of homes in Aberdeen containing potentially dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) have moved forward. Aberdeen City Council intends to demolish and ...