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This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns
The biggest ancient city you’ve probably never heard of is in Illinois
How to speak city pigeon
New York City’s subway system isn’t ready for a storm-filled future
Extreme heat days have tripled in cities over the past 40 years
Humans are pushing into animals’ homes, but nature is as rebellious as ever
City subways are getting crushed by floods. Here’s how to fix that.
An urban cemetery is a surprising sanctuary for fantastic fungi
Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives
From Chicagoan to Phoenician, here’s what to call the residents of the biggest US cities
Oil won’t last forever, so Dubai is betting big on science and tech
Why Wild Animals Are Moving Into Cities, And What To Do About It
Turning the lights off for a few nights each year could save millions of birds
The World’s 10 Worst Cities
Want to make city driving safer? Remove left turns.
City gardens are abuzz with imperiled native bees
Amazon’s delivery drone hive patent is an urban planning nightmare
Cities have unique microbiomes which could be key to keeping us healthy
Why Fabien Cousteau Wants To Build An Underwater City
Affordable driverless cars could curb public transit
How To Design A Drone-Proof City
Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination
Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent
Living in a walkable neighborhood has a downside
Here’s What Cities Look Like at Night from the Space Station
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Can planting more trees keep cities from heating up?
The top 10 cities for biking probably aren’t where you think
What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility
Four wild animals that are thriving in cities
City pavement is a big source of air pollution
Cities are failing cyclists. Here’s what needs to change.
The pandemic has cities rethinking public transit
The pandemic could make cities more bike-friendly—for good
Meet the health care workers and patients on the front lines of another national crisis
Rising sea levels leave public housing residents struggling with mold
What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space
Air pollution can ruin the health benefits of ‘walkable’ neighborhoods
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
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
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 global warming will change your town’s weather by 2080
Amazon didn’t pick your city for its HQ2, but it sure gathered a lot of data about it
Why counting Central Park’s squirrels isn’t nuts
To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants
Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature
America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year
The surprising politics of sidewalks
Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?
The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction
The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night
These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right
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
New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future
Light pollution is getting worse
Here’s even more evidence that you need to spend time enjoying nature
The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat
To guard against climate change, Los Angeles is painting its streets white
Trees help keep you cozy, even when you’re indoors
Is there a way to move badly parked cars to free up spaces?
The trouble with Elon Musk’s ‘Boring’ plan to fight traffic with tunnels
