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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…
2021-08-14
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…
2019-04-30
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…
2018-02-01
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…
2017-09-18
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.…
2017-05-12
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…
2017-04-05
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…
2016-12-21
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…
2016-10-26
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…
2016-05-19
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…
2016-02-18
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…
2015-03-10
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…
2015-03-06
These 5 cities are making innovative use of generative AI
Following a government initiative launched last year, Singapore has come up with more than 100 generative AI solutions.Image:…
2024-07-29
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 &…
2023-10-06
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…
2023-03-10
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…
2021-06-17
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…
2021-04-07
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…
2020-11-08
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…
2020-06-04
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…
2019-08-06
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…
2018-08-24
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…
2018-04-06
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,…
2017-11-15
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…
2017-10-31
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…
2017-07-08
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…
2016-09-16
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…
2016-08-04
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…
2016-05-24
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…
2016-04-14
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…
2016-01-21
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…
2016-01-15
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…
2016-01-07
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…
2016-01-05
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…
2015-10-27
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…
2015-05-29
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…
2015-05-11
The Secrets In Sewage
What can a city’s waste reveal about the health of its population? The Centers for Disease Control and…
2015-03-18
Dealing With Blizzards In Major US Cities
Whether two inches or two feet, snowfall can wreak havoc on a city – as residents of Atlanta…
2015-02-13