Cities
Can Young Botanists at a Magnet School Play a Vital Role in Protecting an Urban Ecosystem?
Miami's BioTech, the country's first ever botany-focused magnet high school, is teaching kids real-world plant science
25 Millennials Just Crossed the United States By Rail Hoping to Leave Their Marks in Cities Along the Way
Young leaders take a 10-day whistle-stop tour with on-train seminars and service projects in communities across the nation
London Adds Special Lanes for Ducks
A city charity has painted pathways for waddlers on Regents Canal walkways
Six Architectural Ideas That Could Change the Way We Live in Cities
Whether in response to polluted air or shrinking space, architects keep coming up with novel approaches to reshaping urban life
Will Buildings of the Future Be Cloaked In Algae?
Built by a London architecture firm, a new gazebo has a living "skin" that produces oxygen and absorbs considerable amounts of carbon dioxide
This Obscura Day, Discover the Curiosities in Your Own Backyard
Creepy dolls, KGB secrets and unexpected pinball troves—media startup Atlas Obscura invites readers to explore their own hometowns on May 30
The World's Largest Picture Frame?
The government of Dubai is taking this abstract structure to the next level
Urine for a Treat With a Tour of These Five Sewer Systems
Tunnels, drains and other wastewater structures to explore, from ancient Rome to present-day New York
How Food Truck Parks Are Making America More Like Southeast Asia
Pushing for nutritious options, as public officials in Singapore are doing, could boost the health of cities and their residents
In Three Years the Freedom Tower Will no Longer be America's Tallest Building
New York's Nordstrom Tower will be 1,795 feet tall
For Your Next Party, Rent a Kitchen the Size of Your Apartment
With living space shrinking, urbanites are paying for kitchen space to host special occasions
Will We Ever Be Able to Make Traffic Disappear?
City engineers make changes in the timing of signals to keep cars moving, but cell phone data and vehicle-to-vehicle communication could ease the task
DNA Testing Could Identify Litterbugs and Dog Poop Miscreants
Anonymous crimes may not be quite so anonymous anymore
6 Projects That Make a Sustainable Future Seem Possible
From an algae-powered building to a playground of recycled steel drums, these spots give designers, urban planners and others hope
What If City Streetlights Brightened and Signs Spoke As You Passed?
A British designer has found a way to make urban areas work for all types of pedestrians
How Farms Became the New Hot Suburb
A new real estate trend has developments planted around working farms. But are these communities sustainable?
Tactical Urbanists Are Improving Cities, One Rogue Fix at a Time
And city governments are paying attention, turning homemade infrastructure changes into permanent solutions
Archaeologists Unfold World's Largest Underground City in Turkey
Archaeologists find evidence to believe a site just discovered in 2012 could be a complex subsurface labyrinth
NYC Has So Many Coyotes Living There, They've Started Going to Bars
New York's urban coyote population is booming — this week, one even ended up on top of a Long Island bar.
The Passion of Christ, As Seen in Murals Around America
Photographer Camilo Jose Vergara looks at depictions of Jesus in murals across America
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