Pollution From Hawaii Is Giving Sea Turtles Gross, Deadly Tumors
Nitrogen runoff gets into the turtles’ food and causes tumors on their faces, flippers and organs
Helsinki Has a Plan to Get People to Stop Owning Cars
A system being developed in Finland would allow people to subscribe to all kinds of mobility options and pay for everything on their phones
Make Cities Explode in Size With These Interactive Maps
From Los Angeles to Lagos, see how megacities have been taking over the planet during the past 100 years
Building the World’s First Carbon-Neutral City
Masdar City, near Abu Dhabi, boasts green buildings, a fleet of electric cars and massive solar arrays. But will the experiment work?
In the Summer, Helsinki’s Buildings Are Cooled by an Underground Lake
Underneath a park in Helsinki, Finland is a lake used to cool buildings in the city
Before Dr. Mutter, Surgery Was a Dangerous and Horrifically Painful Ordeal
The talented doctor changed the way the medical profession operated
10 Historic Canal Towns to Visit That Aren’t Venice
Venice might be the most famous town to feature picturesque waterways, but beautiful canals can be found all over the globe
Friendly Neighborhood Spiders Get Bigger in Cities
A study of orb-weaving spiders in Australia shows a correlation between urbanization and fatter arachnids
Tokyo Has Built Disaster Preparedness Into the Fabric of the City
Refuge parks stocked with food and water are ready for the next disaster
Copenhagen Might Install a Giant, Energy-Gathering Duck in Its Harbor
The duck would be both a tourist attraction and a means of helping the city become carbon-neutral by 2025
What a City Bike Needs: Handlebars That Let You Know When to Turn
Designers are transforming bikes with new tech to make it safer and easier to navigate city streets
Playing Outside Enhances Kids’ Love of Nature and Animals
Exposure to the great outdoors could also influence kids’ ideas about the importance of conservation
Better Traffic-Light Timing Will Get You There Faster
New algorithms from MIT researchers keep gridlock at bay by predicting traffic before it starts
Suburban Skunks are on the Rise
Grand Rapids, Michigan, is basically enveloped in a cloud of stink
Chicago Is Trying to Blackout-Proof Its Downtown
Chicago is installing a cable that will prevent blackouts, at least within the Loop
Fake Clothing Drop Bins Use Your “Charity” Donations To Make a Profit
From Tampa to Charlotte to New York City, non-legit Goodwill boxes are proliferating
Why the City Is (Usually) Hotter than the Countryside
The smoothness of the landscape and the local climate—not the materials of the concrete jungle—govern the urban heat island effect, a new study finds
You Could Visit Dubai And Never Step Outside
The proposed Mall of the World features temperature-controlled walkways
New York Could Add Two City Blocks to Manhattan’s Southern End—Just to Stop Flooding
A new study shows that building a massive levee on Manhattan’s Lower East Side could actually be feasible
Buy A Vacant Lot in Chicago for $1
Chicago is selling off some of its vacant lots—but only to current neighbors
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