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Young cities from around the world in floating bubbles on a light green and mint background

These young cities are solving age-old problems

Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, on three Polaroid photos

This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns

By Ryan Goldberg

Steps of Cahokia at the green Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Illinois

The biggest ancient city you’ve probably never heard of is in Illinois

By Margo Milanowski

Two gray pigeons in a spotlight in a Rosemary Mosco cartoon

How to speak city pigeon

By Rosemary Mosco

New York City’s subway system isn’t ready for a storm-filled future

New York City’s subway system isn’t ready for a storm-filled future

By Angely Mercado

Cracked cap bolete mushroom foraged in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City

An urban cemetery is a surprising sanctuary for fantastic fungi

By Lauren Leffer

Airport with green and solar roof.

Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives

By Angely Mercado

The 360 Chicago observatory and other skyscrapers along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

From Chicagoan to Phoenician, here’s what to call the residents of the biggest US cities

By Jennifer Billock

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds

By Angely Mercado

A bumble bee drinks nectar from a purple cone flower.

City gardens are abuzz with imperiled native bees

By Lauren Leffer

Cities have unique microbiomes which could be key to keeping us healthy

Cities have unique microbiomes which could be key to keeping us healthy

By Ellie Shechet

Affordable driverless cars could curb public transit

Electric Vehicles

Affordable driverless cars could curb public transit

By Shaena Montanari

Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination

Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination

By Ellie Shechet

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent

By Shaena Montanari

Urban city square with park and planted trees.

Can planting more trees keep cities from heating up?

By Shaena Montanari

msjonesnyc biking city chart

The top 10 cities for biking probably aren’t where you think

By Andrew Small

Naked woman statue in garden.

What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility

By Annalee Newitz

A mallard hen and drake perched on a concrete embankment near a city.

Four wild animals that are thriving in cities

By Ryan Chelius/ Outdoor Life

intersection in a city with people crossing

City pavement is a big source of air pollution

Cities are failing cyclists. Here’s what needs to change.

By Corinne Iozzio

bikes tied up by fence

The pandemic could make cities more bike-friendly—for good

An abandoned port building in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York

Rising sea levels leave public housing residents struggling with mold

By Lili Pike/Undark

What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space

What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space

By Annalee Newitz

Living in a walkable neighborhood has a downside

Living in a walkable neighborhood has a downside

By Marlene Cimons/The Nexus

Protected bike lanes make the roads safer—even if you’re in a car

Protected bike lanes make the roads safer—even if you’re in a car

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone

By Eleanor Cummins

Dog pee on the sidewalk does more than just piss off your neighbors

Dog pee on the sidewalk does more than just piss off your neighbors

City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand

City life damages mental health in ways we’re just starting to understand

By Kate Baggaley

As Rome digs its first new metro route in decades, an archaeologist safeguards the city’s buried treasures

Here’s how many trees are required to cool a city street

Here’s how many trees are required to cool a city street

By Sara Chodosh

climate 2080 cities forecast

Here’s how global warming will change your town’s weather by 2080

By Sara Chodosh

Amazon didn’t pick your city for its HQ2, but it sure gathered a lot of data about it

Amazon didn’t pick your city for its HQ2, but it sure gathered a lot of data about it

By Eleanor Cummins

Squirrel Census Central Park

Why counting Central Park’s squirrels isn’t nuts

By Eleanor Cummins

To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants

To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants

By Eleanor Cummins

Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature

Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature

By Kate Baggaley

America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year

America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year

By Marlene Cimons

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The surprising politics of sidewalks

By Eleanor Cummins

Walmart exterior supercenter parking lot big box store

Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?

By Eleanor Cummins

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

By Erin Blakemore

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night

By Marlene Cimons

These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right

These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right

By Kate Baggaley

You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you’ll ride in them a lot

You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you’ll ride in them a lot

Why cities where it definitely snows continue to act like they’ve never seen snow

Why cities where it definitely snows continue to act like they’ve never seen snow

By Eleanor Cummins

New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future

New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future

By Kate Baggaley

Light pollution is getting worse

Light pollution is getting worse

By Rachel Feltman

two children walking outside

Here’s even more evidence that you need to spend time enjoying nature

By Marlene Cimons

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

Science Fiction

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

By Patrick Johnson

To guard against climate change, Los Angeles is painting its streets white

By Jeremy Deaton

Trees help keep you cozy, even when you’re indoors

Trees help keep you cozy, even when you’re indoors

By Marlene Cimons

Two Amazon differently shaped drone towers

Amazon’s delivery drone hive patent is an urban planning nightmare

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Mohammad Al Gergawi

Oil won’t last forever, so Dubai is betting big on science and tech

The trouble with Elon Musk’s ‘Boring’ plan to fight traffic with tunnels

The trouble with Elon Musk’s ‘Boring’ plan to fight traffic with tunnels

The United Arab Emirates wants to build a city on Mars

Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses

Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

By PopSci Editors

The Olympic Village Of The Future

The Olympic Village Of The Future

By Heather Hansman

Bed Bugs Beat Insecticides With Thick Skin

By Grennan Milliken

This Tower Would Let City Dwellers Tour The Natural World

This Tower Would Let City Dwellers Tour The Natural World

By Corinne Iozzio

smart trash cans on a NYC street

New York’s Garbage Cans Will Turn Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

By Rebecca Harrington

We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault

We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault

By Grennan Milliken

The U.S. Looks Absurdly Bright From Space

International Space Station

The U.S. Looks Absurdly Bright From Space

By Francie Diep

Why Fabien Cousteau Wants To Build An Underwater City

The Future Of Urban Planning: Zoning For Drones

The Future Of Urban Planning: Zoning For Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Smarter People Are More Likely To Move To Cities

Smarter People Are More Likely To Move To Cities

By Neel V. Patel