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A collaboration between design and geoscience has led to a groundbreaking discovery of what may be the earliest known form of animal life.

The focus turns to preparing plants for cooler weather, assessing what flowers grew well and what didn’t, and then planning for spring.

As tax authorities look for cheats, they are finding that many people who are eligible for the benefit fail to apply for it.

The three tables in the new Resting Branches Collection have glass tops, acrylic sides and white birch limbs suspended underneath.

Ecstatic Peace Library, started by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, is an indie publisher that's taking a chance on -- of all things -- books.

Buyers in secondhand stores are concerned about bedbugs coming along with the clothing or furniture.

Kazuyo Sejima, the first woman and the first Asian architect to head the Venice Architecture Biennale, used the word "people" in her title of this year's exhibition--and that's a first.

Timothy Jack Ward's Facebook friends know that he's a fountain of advice on decorating, cooking and domesticity in general, aimed at Everyman but delivered with editorial flair.

The opening day of the Venice Architecture Biennale was a paradise for architecture groupies, with boldface names galore.

An exhibition at the Jewish Museum that features a group of eight of Frank Gehry's famous fish lamps offers a short but sweet viewing experience.

Roots X Douglas Coupland, a new collection of clothing, accessories and furniture, was inspired by a common interest: Canada.

Dalston, a formerly hard-to-reach London neighborhood, has benefited from a subway line extension and a series of community-based design projects.

In Racine, Wis., a climate-controlled structure of glass, steel and concrete offers a sweeping view of Lake Michigan — and the future.

Jens Quistgaard’s salt and pepper grinders will be followed by his ice bucket design.

Luna Lighting’s porcelain tea-light holders are pierced so light can shine through.

For Dr. Mary Catherine Bateson, daughter of Margaret Mead and author of a new book on domesticity, homemaking is more about community than a perfectly appointed living room.

Aero discounts Thomas O’Brien goods; Artware Editions offers artist-designed deck chairs at a reduced price; and Gretel Home discounts select items like vases.

A host of new devices can help homeowners monitor and cut back on the electricity they use at home.

The property market in Medellin had remained flat, despite the global downturn.

One needs so little space to make a really useful laundry closet.

In Columbia County two architects modernize a cottage and add an extension, creating 2,500 square feet of getaway space.

Free City, the shop/hangout/artistic outpost, has left its Malibu home for a "Superstore Supermat" that will open in Hollywood at the end of the month.

Among people of means, six-figure aquariums are the latest status symbol.

Environmentally friendly furniture is the specialty.

Discounts on shelving, floor samples, furniture and housewares.

The French jewelry designer’s new home collection is on display on the Manhattan store’s seventh floor.

The vinyl Hope Forever Blossoming vase folds up for easy transport but maintains its shape when filled with water.

A Swedish-Italian architect and artist populated an old industrial building on the outskirts of Milan with sculptures of horses and dragons.

A Guyanese family in the Bronx has filled their home, which adjoins a Hindu temple, with dozens of deities.

A five-bedroom house in Pittsburgh, a one-bedroom condo with mountain views in Seattle and a 1930s three-bedroom ranch in Phoenix.