Material World

You don't need to be so quick to throw things away. Luckily there's no expiration date on common sense.

Your next big discovery could be right in your backyard

Here are easy steps for making your domicile a home for birds, bats, and bees

Here's what you need to know and how to avoid these toxic chemicals

Cities take on transportation’s whopping carbon footprint

Welcome to the era of calculating Sparky's CO2 emissions

How we as individuals, consumers, and voters can battle the plastic scourge

Make soup, organize your refrigerator, and follow these five steps to zero waste

In the Age of Climate Catastrophe, everyone needs an emergency kit next to the front door

Planned obsolescence is why we see software mysteriously slow down, furniture designed with hollow legs and cheap staples, and clothing burned because it can't sell fast enough.