Ziggurat may be ancient, but its concept lives on. Timelinks, a Dubai-based company, is looking into the future with a sustainable all-natural habitat for up to a million folks, and yes, it is using the ancient Mesopotamian temple towers as its inspiration.

Save for blowing the Earth up or letting it get sucked by a black hole made by the Large Hadron Collider, there's not much humans can do to actually harm this planet's existence. It was here long before us, and will be here long after we die off. So what's the point of all this environmentalism? Think of it this way: it's not about saving the planet, it's all about saving ourselves. More semantics in the full article.

A study released on Tuesday revealed that elephant seals were instrumental in gathering additional information on ice formation, ocean currents, and climate change. Learn more about this after the jump!

Now here's one of those news items that blends a little bit of gaming and science. Now we're pretty sure why MMORPG giant NCSoft has been named in this particular press release, but we'll also tell you: it's amazing what the human race can think of in the brink of its "serious and pending" extinction. Learn more about Operation Immortality - a part-game, part-reality project aimed at preserving the human race - at the full story.

I'm such a nut for environmentally friendly stuff. I found this one while browsing through some random stuff on the net. It's a prototype for a plastic bike made from recycled materials, and is even recyclable itself! More in the full article.

The Dutch town of Hengelo has an interesting solution for cleaning up the air, as it is currently testing a new type of air-purifying concrete. This special concrete was developed by University of Twente and promises to soak up nitrogen oxide particles emitted by car exhausts. Learn more after the jump!

It seems like Nintendo wasn't going to take all the allegations from Greenpeace sitting down. In the recent "Playing Dirty" report released by the environmentalist group, it outlined how major video game console manufacturers failed to comply with safety regulation in creating environmentally friendly products. You can find out Nintendo's response in our full article after the jump.

Greenpeace recently poured the hate on Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft for their negligence in rolling out environmentally friendly hardware. Entitled "Playing Dirty", a recent document released by the environmentalist group explained how the three companies still fail to ensure that their current line of consoles were free of unsafe chemicals and materials. Find out the details of this document by reading our full story on it.

The past always comes back to haunt you. Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean are currently facing the problem of "ghost nets." These are nets that have been discarded in the sea long ago, but continue to catch fish. As no one collects the nets, the nets become fish graveyards. Story in the full article.

A new survey from the American Lung Association has revealed the most polluted cities in America. Which cities topped the list? Pittsburgh ranked the highest in short-term pollution, but Los Angeles proved to be the most polluted on a year-round basis, as well as in terms of smog or ozone. Time to whip out the gas mask? If you want to know whether your city made the list, follow the "read more" link below.