The Small Home, Big Decisions series follows Jennifer and her husband, Tyler, as they build a self-reliant homestead on a piece of country property in northeastern Kansas. The series will delve into ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Few things seem as immutable than the Sun—after all, it’s been fusing hydrogen for five billion years, and it’ll keep on ticking for about five ...

If you’re building a new home, it makes sense to do it in a way that employs free, renewable energy when it’s available. Most home designs don’t prioritize using energy they receive from the sun, but ...