5 DIY beauty recipes using honey
Go beyond your morning toast with these sweet all-natural beauty hacks featuring one of our favorite ingredients.
What you should know about honey before you buy it
Raw unfiltered honey is a very different product from the filtered honey sold in supermarkets. Educate yourself to know the differences and to know what you're really getting.
DIY Beekeeping: Download and print a smart beehive kit
Combining elements of natural beekeeping, citizen science, open source hardware, and networked smart devices, these DIY beehives could be a powerful tool in the fight against Colony Collapse Disorder.
Everything you need to know about natural skin care
It turns out beauty is more than skin deep, but make sure you're taking good care of that beauty because chemicals are all over the skin care industry
8 ways to use honey to pamper your skin and hair
You'll be surprised at how many beauty treatments you can make with just honey and a few ingredients.
Honey laundering exposed as industry giant admits to mislabeling Chinese honey
The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.
This is How Honey is Flavored
Ever wonder what the difference is between clover honey and wild flower honey? Steve Gentry of Steve's Bees gives us the scoop!
Watch 50,000 Honeybees Being Removed from Los Angeles Home (Video)
What happens when you find bees have made your home into their hive? You call Mike 'The Bee Guy' and document it their removal.
Is New York City Running out of Space for Bees?
Two years after legalizing urban beekeeping New York City could be running out of space for bees.
Why 'Kill it with Fire' Should Not be Your Reaction to a Honeybee Swarm
It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.
Walk Turkey's Beautiful 'Honey Road' This Summer for a Sweet Taste of Local Culture
An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.
Surprise! Grocery Store Honey is Not Actually Honey
That honey that lines the shelves of your local grocery store probably isn't honey at all.
Turkish Beekeepers Abuzz Over Pesticide Concerns
If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal).
A Funny Flow Chart to Help You Choose Your Sweetener (Or Avoid One Altogether)
If you like a little sugar in your morning (and late morning, and afternoon) coffee, but don't like the calories, there's a good chance you use one of the many artificial sweeteners on the market. But there's plenty of evidence
The Red Bees of Brooklyn, and a Search for a Solution
Earlier in the week, the New York Times reported that bees in Brooklyn had started turning red, and their honey was looking like bright red goo. It turned out that
October Eco-Tidbits from Turkey
Environmentalists marched in Istanbul to demand solutions to climate change (L) while members of Greenpeace (R) face jail time for protesting plans to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Photos: 350.org (L), Greenpeace Akdeniz
City Bees Go to Church in London and Get Saved
The plight of the bumblebee is a matter of great concern. Their numbers are declining, some species are on the brink of extinction and colony collapse disorder has spread in the U.S. Albert Einstein may (or may not) have said
People Provide Missing Piece in Biodiversity Puzzle
The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are
Can 'Ecological Exploitation' Save Teghut Forest?
Supporters of protecting the Teghut Forest in northern Armenia from a company's plans to build an open-pit copper mine there have an uphill battle to fight against the perception that mining
How to Mind Your Own Bees Wax
As part of their "I Have a Green Job" series, Grist talks to Michael Thompson, a professional bee keeper and co-founder of Chicago Honey Co-op, an agricultural cooperative that's dedicated to chemical-free beekeeping.When
Photo: Demure seahorse plays coy in the coral
Our photo of the day comes from the waters off Sydney, Australia.
Photo: That's a moray
Our photo of the day comes from Sydney Harbour's Clifton Gardens.
The poor whales can't get away from all our plastic trash
The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."
Hong Kong scientist develops tool to measure kids' connectedness to nature
It reveals what we already know but needs repeating – that more time in nature equals greater happiness in kids.
Tiny apartment renovated to function as a mini-gallery
This small apartment doubles as a gallery for a collector of ceramic sculptures.
Iconic bay window becomes multifunctional 'spine' in this apartment renovation
An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.
Does sewer pipe architecture make sense?
A new proposal for Hong Kong tries to fit people into pipes.
3D printed terracotta brick tower explores robotics in architecture (Video)
This digitally fabricated project revives a traditional material with new building technologies.
Digitally woven bamboo pavilion keeps an old tradition alive (Video)
Built with the help of a village's last remaining bamboo weaver, this computer-designed pavilion was built by hand using local materials.
Space-defining sculptural interventions brighten up this small apartment
Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.
Small Hong Kong apartment uses low-tech ideas to maximize space
No high-tech bells and whistles here, but tried-and-true strategies are used in this renovation to make a small space feel much bigger.
Butterply: Digitally fabricated multipurpose desk is assembled without screws (Video)
Featuring an interlocking system that's inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, this desk also has a swappable, modular system for organizing your stuff.
Tesla rumors: 2 electric cars to be unveiled in March? Electric pickup truck coming in 2018?
It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles.
Stool ZERO: Handwoven seating made from recycled fans & wire
Vibrantly colored wire is saved from the landfill and woven into recycled fan cages to produce these fresh pieces of furniture.
Bookniture: Books that unfold into instant, super-strong furniture (Video)
This crowd-funded design features a special honeycomb structure that is strong enough to be transformed into a stool or table -- yet remains lightweight and flexible enough to stay incognito on your bookshelf.
Photographer captures the tenacity of nature in Hong Kong
“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.
Amazing photos of high-density housing in Hong Kong
This is how you pack'em and stack'em.
Multifunction and multi-user desk is shared by people and cats
The CATable will keep the cat off the keyboard.
The biggest illegal ivory stockpile in the world will be destroyed by incineration
It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.
These stylish beanbags are filled with 4,000 recycled plastic bottle caps
One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.
Hong Kong's housing crisis seen through 40 sq.ft. "cubicle" apartments (Photos)
The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.
Luminous lunar pavilion blends tradition with digital design (Video)
This stunning temporary pavilion utilizes Hong Kong's time-honored bamboo construction methods in conjunction with cutting-edge computational design.
Can Rooftop Farms Green the Skylines of China's Megacities?
Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.
Shocking! Thousands of Mutilated Shark Fins Drying on Hong Kong Rooftops
Tens of millions of sharks are mutilated and left to die slowly each year so that some affluent people in Asia can each soup. This has to stop.
Hong Kong Sick and Tired of Smog, Bans Most Polluting Vehicles
Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.
4 Tons of Illegal Ivory Seized in Hong Kong
A stark example of the the scale of the illegal trade in ivory, and the financial rewards for doing so.
Reconstructed Body Suits, Upcycled Leggings, and More at Hong Kong Fashion Week
The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.
We Love Tiny Houses and Apartments, But 16 Square Feet Is Just Too Small.
It is both a parody of the real estate business and a shocking exposé of Hong Kong Housing
Green Roofs Are Changing Architecture: Kowloon Rail Terminus
Aedas designs a railway station like a hill you can walk on.