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Humans May Have Transformed The Sahara From Lush Paradise To Barren Desert
Once upon a time, the Sahara was green. There were vast lakes. Hippos and giraffe lived there, and large…
Temporary Cities In The Desert, A Model Of Human Respect For Earth?
On the alkali flats of north-western Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, the featureless yellow-packed playa (desert basin floor) stretches…
Why These 10 Cities Are Best For Growing Food
Homes in these cities have the most gardens, greenhouses and chicken coops. With continued awareness around GMOs, pesticides,…
The Desert Of Despair As Nurtured By Inspired Guerrilla Gardening
Ron Finley, who has long lived in the food deserts of South Central Los Angeles, got so tired…
Fresh Food On-the-Go: Introducing Bus-Stop Farmers Markets
Farmers markets and upscale food boutiques abound in the bourgeoisie neighborhoods of North America today. At the very…
How A New York Urban Farm Is Fighting Big Oppressive Food Systems
On a small farm in Grafton New York, a group of people are dismantling oppressive food systems in…
How The Future Of Food Markets Will Look Like The Past
Before there were farmers’ markets, there were public markets. New Orleans is bringing them back. They’re at the…
City In The Sky In The Middle Of The Desert
Four helipads will cluster around one of the largest domes in the world, like sideplates awaiting the unveiling…
The Future Of Food In A Box
Aquaponics uses fish to create soil-less farms that can fit into cities much easier. On an early June…
Is Your City Making You Fat? How Urban Planning Can Address The Obesity Epidemic
New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China’s Hubei province, generate headlines and attention.…
Algorithmic Zoning Could Be The Answer To Cheaper Housing & More Equitable Cities
Zoning codes are a century old, and the lifeblood of all major U.S. cities (except arguably Houston), determining…
How Sandtown, Baltimore Reinvents Itself With Community Planning
Across the United States thousands of once thriving working class neighborhoods are boarded up, but few are in…
A Farmers’ Market’s Journey From Serving Affluence To The Masses
Before the city became infamous for its water, residents struggled with access to healthy food. One change made…
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…
Why San Francisco Will Make You Crave Veggies
Can “resetting” corner stores change the way people eat? What happens when there is food everywhere, but nothing…
Why Cities Should Pay People To Eat Their Veggies
Federal and state governments are matching some food-stamps purchases at farmers markets dollar for dollar. When cities take…
When it Comes to Parks, It’s Not Just How Many, But Where
The median land area dedicated to park space in U.S. cities is 8.1 percent, according to a 2011 report…
5 ways fusion energy can change the world for the better
Commercial fusion energy has been making headlines since scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved…
Everything You Need To Be Prepared For A Big Road Trip
Are you planning a big cross-country road trip? Preparing for one can be overwhelming, but there are some…
The Paralyzing Link Between Climate Change And Land Use
A recently released International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report reveals that an estimate of 23% of…
The Five Corrupt Pillars Of Climate Change Denial
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt…
A Few Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Thanksgiving
What does the Thanksgiving holiday celebrate? Learn about the first encounter between the Pilgrims and Native Americans in…
Rooftop Farming: Why Vertical Gardening Is Blooming In Kampala
Ugandans are finding creative solutions to the growing challenges of urbanisation. When Martin Agaba realised his urban farm…
Plastic Straws Aren’t The Problem
Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution. New York’s top cocktail bars…
All The Things You’re Doing Wrong When You Travel, According To Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain thinks traveling to Paris just to stand atop the Eiffel Tower is lethal to your soul. And…
21 Striking Pictures of How the World Gets Around
From the mighty train to the humble hoof, see unique modes of transportation across the globe. BANGALORE, INDIA…
The Top 10 Airports You’ll Actually Love
Airport architecture has evolved to reflect the culture of our cities—and more energy-efficient design. With passenger numbers projected…
Singapore Island’s Smallness Drives The Bigness Of Its Ambitions
Jurong Island, a man-made smear of sand, lies just off the southern coast of Singapore. A quarter the…
The World’s Greenest City Out Of Dreams, Oil, Pearls, And Sand.
A decade ago Dubai had one of the largest ecological footprints of any city in the world. By…
8 Amazing Places You Can Visit ‘Mars’ on Earth
From the ends of the Earth to its subterranean depths, lavanauts, desertnauts, cavenauts, and aquanauts simulate life in…
Go Out And See The World: It’s The Best Thing You Can Do For Yourself
We have all heard the phrase — travelling to find myself — at some point in our lives.…
America’s Top 11 Autumn Getaways You Must Not Miss
Autumn is here and winter is not far behind. This transition is often seen as a slow and…
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…
High Tech Forest? In A Hotel? Only In Dubai.
Dubai is to embark on another ambitious project — this time building a 7,000 square meter rainforest in…
A Better List Of Top 10 Countries To Live In The World
Where on earth the happiest people reside? Which one is the best place to live in / relocate…
Sci-Fi Cities & Mega Cities Of The Future, As Imagined Or Not?
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed…
Brand New Market By New Entrepreneurs In New Orleans
The entrepreneurs behind a European-style food hall that revived a historic New Orleans building are planning to bring…
Wow! Crops Can Surely Grow On Moon & Mars!
When and if colonists ever arrive on Mars, they’re going to need something to eat … on a…
DNA Deciphers Roots Of Modern Europeans
For centuries, archaeologists have reconstructed the early history of Europe by digging up ancient settlements and examining the…
What Long-Distance Trains Teach Us About Public Space In America
“What people don’t like about the train is the time lapse. People don’t have time to tie their…
How Can Climate Talks In Paris Impact The Rest Of Us
Drought has been deadly for indigenous people in Colombia’s desert peninsula, underscoring a global crisis: People will be…
Why Ancient Farming Wisdom May Feed Our Future
Terrace farming as practiced from time immemorial by native peoples in the Andes mountains contributes to food security…
How Earth Will Evolve 10,000 Years From Now
Climate change means the end of our world, but the beginning of another—one with a new set of…
On The Edge Of Existence, The City Of Timbuktu
What is life like in Mali’s ‘city in the middle of nowhere’? Guardian photographer Sean Smith recently spent…
25 Breathtaking Restaurant Experiences You Shouldn’t Miss
There is an old cliché in real-estate saying “Location, location, location”. This usually refers to the value of…
How To Raise Awareness About Population Explosion
How do you raise awareness about population explosion? One group thought that the simplest way would be to…
10 Best Cities For Families
Choosing where to raise your children is one of the most important housing decisions you’ll make. The right…
Cities Save The Earth From Humanity
Can humans grow enough food, produce enough energy and still preserve some of the last refuges of other…
People Need More Energy Than Blue Whales
Geoffrey West doesn’t eat lunch. His doctor says he has a mild allergy to food; meals make him…
Seven Days Of Cheap Eats In Wellington
The following is a list of places where tasty and cheap meet. Nobody knows how they do it.…