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The Top 10 Schools You Cannot Get Into
My son has just started school and I was pretty sure I knew what to expect – he’d…
2016-05-09
Discover Mother’s Day Around The World
Regardless of where you live, we all have mothers. And in honor of moms everywhere, a special day…
2016-05-06
Amsterdam, Already Leads In Cycling, Pulls Further With Bike Mayor
The semi-official post is the first of its kind in the world. This summer, Amsterdam will go one…
2016-05-06
Imagine A Scary World Without Moms, Instead Robots Grow You
As far-fetched as it may seem today, there are a couple of compelling reasons why some humans may…
2016-05-06
Ancient Chinese Bridge That Rivals The Great Wall In Awesome
Spanning the bay between Jinjiang County and Nan’an County, west of Fuzhou City, China, is the beautiful 12th…
2016-05-05
Canberra’s Tug & Pull Between The Ideal & The Mediocre
Chicago pacifist Walter Griffin’s design for Australia’s new capital promised so much – even German beer gardens. But…
2016-05-05
Where Citizens Doing DIY Knows It Is Not Built In A Day
Armed with shovels and sacks of cold asphalt, Rome’s residents fill potholes. Defying rats, they yank weeds and…
2016-05-04
How A City’s Identity Is Shaped By Its Fonts
Most city dwellers speed-walk along crowded streets each day, barely taking notice of the typography that adorns everything…
2016-05-04
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…
2016-05-04
How Ukraine’s Tunnel Of Love Is Built Through Heavy Industry, Literally
Back in 2011, Amusing Planet posted pictures of a mysterious green tunnel of trees covering a section of…
2016-05-03
Learn How Motherhood Teaches 5 Critical Livelihood Skills
When you become a mom, you are transformed. Your instincts are sharpened, your empathy magnified, your focus honed.…
2016-05-03
Can Australia’s Climate Change Mission Be Saved With Farming?
Australia’s agricultural lands help to feed about 60 million people worldwide, and also support tens of thousands of farmers…
2016-05-03
The Top 10 Most Admirable US Cities For Working Parents
There are record numbers of stressed, tired and rushed parents juggling kids and work around the world. Here…
2016-05-02
The Truly Godly Treasures Hidden In Quito Ecuador
The historic city of Quito, Ecuador, is remarkable for its many beautiful churches, especially the 17th Jesuit church…
2016-05-02
The Top 10 Grandest American Dams To See
Reservoir creating. Electricity producing. Flood preventing. To tweak a song title from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” there…
2016-04-29
A History Map Of The Rise & Fall Of U.S. Slavery
The historian and cartographer Bill Rankin visualizes the practice with a fresh approach. Although it was abolished in…
2016-04-29
As More Of Asia Prospers, Obesity Becomes A Weighty Deal
Extra body weight has long been associated with wealth, as evident from Renaissance art to stereotypes of modern…
2016-04-29
The Must-See Floating Markets Of Southeast Asia
Floating markets, where goods are sold from boats, are a trademark attraction among the Southeast Asian countries such…
2016-04-28
A Peek Into Imagining China Without The Crowds
A photographer’s solo journey led to an uniquely beautiful take on the country’s landscapes. Type “street in Hong…
2016-04-28
Learning About And From A City That Truly Stood The Test Of Time
In the Basilicata region, in Southern Italy, is an ancient city named Matera known for its cave houses…
2016-04-28
US Top Cities for Single Moms In 2016
No matter where you live, it’s tough to be a single mom. There is no break from the…
2016-04-27
Raising The Bar For Smart Cities In Singapore
Government-deployed sensors will collect and coordinate an unprecedented amount of data on daily life in the city. This…
2016-04-27
How To Keep You Enemies Closer: Hire The PR Firm That Ruined Your Plans
News that Ketchum Inc., the public relations firm leading the charge to promote chemical-dependent GMO agriculture, is launching…
2016-04-27
Our World Is Run By Global Corporations & Megacities, Not Countries
As cities and companies gain in influence and the power of nation-states decreases, the world is undergoing a…
2016-04-26
Is Sydney’s Hot Day Runs A Pattern For Its Future
Sydney is hot. Well technically, it’s persistently warm and lacking cool outbreaks, but this run of weather is…
2016-04-26
For A Country Wasting So Much Food, Why IS USA, Food Insecure
New data highlights the need to strenghten policies that ease access to a basic necessity. Food insecurity in…
2016-04-26
Is A 100-Year Global Record Enough To Convince Naysayers?
Average global temperature was 1.07C hotter – beating last month’s previous record increase. The global temperature in March…
2016-04-26
The Rise Of The Robots May Make Real Start In Groceries Near You
If you think that it’s hard to remember where all your favorite products are in the local grocery…
2016-04-25
Mobile Big Data Discoveries Show Social Segregations In Hong Kong
There’s plenty to learn about where residents travel each day, and with whom they choose to interact. Inequality…
2016-04-25
How The Fall Of Supermarkets & Suburbia Starts With Millenials
How does an industry that historically catered to white suburbanites reinvent itself to attract more diverse shoppers? Millennials…
2016-04-25
Remember ANZAC And The World’s Courageous Fallen
The first Anzac Day didn’t include a dawn service or the wearing of poppies; those traditions were yet…
2016-04-25
Why We Earth Day: Then. Now. Future.
Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of…
2016-04-22
The Top 30 Earth Selfies You Should See Now
On February 29, the NASA astronaut Scott Kelly turned over command of the International Space Station to astronaut…
2016-04-22
How Portland Is Paving Ways For The Safest Cyclist Intersections
Researchers at Portland State hope to be the first to develop standard guidelines for protected bike lane crossings.…
2016-04-21
The Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities In The USA for 2016
You can get tasty vegan meals almost anywhere today, which is why 2016 is #TheYearOfVegan. We’ve scoured the…
2016-04-20
The Ancient Bridge That Claps In Somerset
In the lonely moors of Devon and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom, the ancient people…
2016-04-20
World’s 100 Biggest Cities Will Eat Up Half The Whole World
A new study shows how the largest cities in Asia and North America will power the worldwide economy…
2016-04-19
In Copenhagen, An Art Gallery That Was Once A Cistern Of Hope & Life
Buried beneath Frederiksberg Hill in the heart of Søndermarken Park, in Copenhagen, is a massive underground space that…
2016-04-19
Modern Cities Began Like Blackhouses In Settlements Around Scotland
Hundreds of years ago the highlands of Scotland and Ireland were dotted with a type of dwelling called…
2016-04-18
To Pave Or Not To Pave, That Is The Question Edinburgh
Edinburgh is setting aside £1 million ($1.4 million U.S.) to repair worn-down cobblestone streets, reports Edinburgh News, and…
2016-04-18
How To Build A Road Tunnel Like A Zipper In 1 Day
In the same way you zip up your jacket, the “zipper truck” quickly assembles tunnels and archways by…
2016-04-18
A New Map, A New Take, And A Renewed Hope For World’s Poorest
When 70% of the world’s poorest people live in nations defined as middle income, it’s time for change.…
2016-04-18
Urban Gardens, A Future For Our Society’s At-Risk People
In 2008, the Pew Center on the States reported that Vermont, Michigan, Oregon, Connecticut, and Delaware spent more money on…
2016-04-15
The Promise Of City Scale Government As It Should Be
For residents of Australia’s cities, federalism means state governments have the right to assert what is in their…
2016-04-15