Idyllic locations in the middle of nature are often great to visit, but living there can come with a hefty price tag. That doesn’t mean budget-friendly options are off the table, however.

“We are no longer constrained by what Mother Nature gives us,” says Claes Gustafsson, cofounder of the DNA synthesis company DNA2.0, in Menlo Park, California. Now, the constraint is the toolkit.

Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloths move slowly at 0.24 km/h but swim well; their grip muscles excel over pushing, making ground travel difficult. Galápagos tortoises are large, slow movers ...

With their large size, slow-moving nature, and fondness of seagrass, it's easy to see why they're nicknamed “sea cows.” They’ve long been fascinating to humans, inspiring tales of mermaids among ...