Artist [Jonathan] has built a 3D printer specifically for printing in clay. The part count is kept to a minimum and the printer was designed to be made with basic tools and beginner skills. The intent ...

In Uganda, preventable water-borne diseases like diarrhea are the leading cause of death for children under the age of five. Ten million Ugandans—nearly a third of the entire population—lack access to ...

On a sunlit afternoon in mid-2021, Chloe Winstanley sat in her Christchurch studio, rolling tiny pieces of polymer clay between her fingers. What began as a lockdown hobby in New Zealand’s 2020 ...

Air conditioners aren’t exactly known for being particularly environmentally friendly, but during a scorching summer we’re all happy to turn a blind eye. Not Thibault Faverie, though. Perhaps racked ...

Clay soil rarely wins popularity contests. It clumps like wet cement during rainy stretches and then bakes into brick when the sun turns fierce. Plants struggle to push roots through it, water lingers ...

Across the Himalayas, rural farmers and villagers rely on open, wood-fuelled fires inside their homes to cook their meals. The sheer amount of smoke created in these unventilated homes makes thousands ...

Across kitchens, a quiet revival is under way as a simple clay trick from older generations faces modern waste. From cumin to brown sugar, home cooks report that small, unglazed terracotta discs ...