Earth & Space

SunRay Kelley's Gypsy Wagon is an exciting, sustainable home on wheels built from a camper vehicle.

Building your own cabin is the perfect way to create a custom living space in a simpler, more affordable and more ecological way, and the materials you choose will play the determining role in your cabin's cost, quality and style. From logs to straw bales to metal, this excerpt from the book "Compact Cabins" details the pros and cons of different cabin construction methods so you can choose the best one for your needs.

In eggs from a healthy chicken, proteins found within the egg white control the growth of dangerous bacteria. If a chicken is infected with salmonella, the proteins can't protect you.

The U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency want your help deciding between two new designs for car labels. The labels - for all types of vehicles, including electric powered vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and conventional gasoline-powered vehicles - will show energy consumption ratings, overall fuel economy, greenhouse gas emission ratings and more. Here's how you can weigh in.

Enjoy a glimpse of history with the Photo of the Week. Capture your own memories, and submit them to our CU photo-sharing site. One of yours might even be the next Photo of the Week!

Aronia berries, a dark purple berry native to North America, have recently come to light as a superfood with even more antioxidant and free-radical fighting capability than the renowned Acai berries. Aronia melanocarpa, also known as black chockeberry, is not only super good for you, it is even super easy to grow. Find health information, tips on cultivation and recipes in this comprehensive article on Aronia berries.

What is the strongest, easiest-to-store tomato cage you've used?

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was an ecological disaster of a caliber our country hadn't seen before and hasn't since, and, as author Timothy Egan points out in his book "The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl," much of the devastation was the result of human actions.