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Things to Consider Before Moving to a College Town
Anyone who has ever lived in a college town knows that they’re not like other places. It’s hard…
The Best Cities To Live When Entering The Medical Field
Health care is needed all over the world, but there are certain cities that are more popular than…
Top 15 Cities With The Most Trees
There’s a global movement encouraging cities to grow more trees and plan more parks. But which ones have the most green…
Top 12 Best Public Transportation In Major U.S. Cities
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees the Long Island Rail Road, and the…
The Top 10 Greenest Cities in America
The Spring Equinox is behind us and the days of lazy picnics in the park are nearly here.…
The Top 10 Cities For Techies And Techies For Cities
Despite the best efforts of cities like New York and Boston, the West Coast still has a tight…
It Is Not What People Believe That Shapes A City…
“…it is how they put those beliefs into action.” Norwich has the highest proportion of residents describing themselves…
A View Of The Globe That Transcends From The Inside-Out
The Mapparium at Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, is a huge, 30 foot tall globe of…
Top 10 Cities In The US If Public Transport Is Your Thing
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the average auto commuter in the United States spends 42 hours…
Top 10 Places For Growing Foods In Cities In The USA
People have been growing food and raising livestock across the United States for centuries—even in cities. But it…
20 US Cities With The Fastest Rising Rents
A Trulia.com analysis of rental prices in US includes a roster of cities with the highest rent boosts from…
Most Livable Cities 2015, Vienna Tops The List Again
Vienna, Austria remained at the top of Mercer’s Quality of Living Rankings in 2015, boasting the best quality of…
Samsung Announces Open Innovation Initiative With Leading Universities and Academic Hospitals To Build Digital Health Ecosystem
Samsung is exploring a new approach to health and wellness technologies with the MIT Media Lab, Brigham &…
Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises
Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2…
New ‘Recipe’ Could Lead To Better COVID-19 Vaccines
A new study looking at the way human cells activate the immune system in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection…
The Usual Safety Hazards Found In Workplaces And How To Deal With Them
Ever worked in a company with robust safety systems? If yes, you know the confidence it brings as…
Biden Wins – Experts On What It Means For Race Relations, US Foreign Policy And The Supreme Court
The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting…
US Law Has Long Seen People Of African Descent As Fugitives
Occasionally, a mistruth spreads that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution was based on the need for…
Could A National Buyback Program Reduce Gun Violence In America?
Americans own nearly half of the world’s guns, with approximately 120 firearms for every 100 U.S. residents. Gun…
America’s Best Food Truck Cities
Over the past few years, food trucks have become ubiquitous in the country’s biggest cities, from Boston to San…
Which are The Best Public Transit-Friendly Cities in America?
Living in a city that has great public transit access can be a big bonus to getting around…
The Top 10 U.S. Cities With the Best Public Transit
Finding a home with easy access to public transit is a wonderful thing. In the United States, though,…
In These Small Cities, AI Advances Could Be Costly
A new MIT study finds that larger cities are more resilient to technological unemployment. It’s long been clear…
Leading Mayors In America Weigh In On Our Future
Analyzing the “State of the City” speeches from urban leaders across the country gives a sense of the…
The 10 Best College Towns In The U.S. Year 2016
While the term “college town” may bring to mind solo cup-littered parties and riotous football games, there’s far more to these…
35 Ways To Experience America’s 35 Obnoxiously Rich City Suburbs
We’re gonna take a guess: if you’re checking to see if your town is on this list, you…
Granite: America’s Raw Ingredient For Rail, Industry, & Monuments
When architect Solomon Willard arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1825, and discovered a granite ledge in a wooded…
Top 10 National Parks In The USA For Urban Escapes
Most people, even dedicated urbanites, need a break now and then from concrete jungle, round-the-clock noise, and exhaust…
Why Old Ways Of Getting Around Cities Is Clashing With Current Realities
Cities are complex systems. One visible artery of the city is traffic – the cluster of moving people…
The Future Of Urban Farms In Shipping Containers
In shipping containers, urban farmers can grow a large yield in small spaces. The gray lot under the…
Top 13 Hottest American Cities To Watch Out For
We’ve found the 15 hottest US cities for 2016, all of which will be booming next year thanks…
It Is Obvious! Climate Change Needs Broadest Collaboration
To achieve the kind of environmentally sustainable future we will want our grandchildren to inherit, we need everyone…
10 Best Student Cities In The World 2015
What makes a great student city? A whole mixture of things, including well-reputed universities, quality of life, employment…
The 10 Best College Towns In The U.S.
It doesn’t take a master’s degree to know that the best college towns appeal to more than just…
Would You Share Private Data For A Better City?
In the 1950s, a decade after he outlined the theory of the Big Bang and the expanding…
City Gives To Citizens And Takes Back
Vallejo, California, residents were initially psyched to spend tax dollars on their pet projects. But things haven’t turned…
The Secrets In Sewage
What can a city’s waste reveal about the health of its population? The Centers for Disease Control and…
Dealing With Blizzards In Major US Cities
Whether two inches or two feet, snowfall can wreak havoc on a city – as residents of Atlanta…