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Moooi showcased a stunning collection of chandeliers that look like bursting fireworks at this year's ICFF. Called Raimond, the low-energy light is loaded with LEDs, and its spherical form calls to mind constellations and...

Tesla Motors just announced that it has repaid the entire $465 million loan that it received from the Department of Energy a full nine years early. The development makes Tesla the only US car company in history to have fully...

The National Weather Service just gave the tornado that struck Oklahoma this week its highest rating of EF-5 due to its high wind speed and the breadth and severity of damage...

New Yorkers looking to make some extra cash by renting out their pads on Airbnb may be in for a very rude (and expensive) awakening. An NYC judge recently fined a man who listed his condo on Airbnb $2,400 after finding that...

The world is on a crash course to run out of freshwater, according to United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. At yesterday's UN’s International Day of Biological Diversity, Ban Ki-moon addressed a number of the...

Indoor farms need light—and a lot of it—to grow their crop, but that energy adds up big time in terms of cost and environmental impact. Pinkhouses are a new type of indoor farm that use a pink-colored light to grow their...

On Monday, the world once again witnessed that when it comes to destruction on a massive scale, nothing can rival Mother Nature. Since the giant Oklahoma tornado struck, the National Weather Service has designated it with...

Electric Vehicle buyers in the US looking for a good deal now have three models to choose from, as General Motors just announced that pricing for the 2014 Chevy Spark EV starts at $27,495...

Photo via Shutterstock Oil giants make an enormous amount of money, but that doesn't stop them from manipulating the law to yield additional profits. Last week the offices of Statoil, BP, and Shell were raided by officials...

Kaiba Gionfridoo wasn't likely to live long as a result of a serious tracheal condition that inhibited his ability to breathe. The infant had a collapsed bronchus and had to be resuscitated on a daily basis. At a loss for...

Tesla Motors has announced that it has repaid the entire loan that it received from the Department of Energy a full nine years early. In addition to payments made in 2012 and Q1 2013, Tesla's final payment of almost half...

Committee on Climate Change says the sooner the UK invests in low-carbon power generation the cheaper it will beInvesting in new renewable power generation, rather than a "dash for gas", will be the lower-cost option for...

Scanadu, a startup based at the NASA Ames Research Center, has made the science-fiction of Star Trek a reality by creating a non-invasive tricorder that, within 10 seconds, can gather medical information about a person and...

Hong Kong is laying the foundations for a zero-emissions city with a brand new fleet of 45 bright red electric taxis. Manufactured by China's BYD, which is partially backed by Warren Buffet, each five door BYDe6 crossover...

Florentijn Hofman's lucky rubber duck is making a world-wide tour, having already hit Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paolo and Amsterdam. The 54 foot yellow duck was welcomed into Hong Kong on May 2nd with open arms and duck mania. Dozens...