Lockdown drove pollution changes between – even within – cities
During COVID-19 lockdowns, the internet was flooded with images from Delhi to Los Angeles, showing mountains typically hidden behind smog ...
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Cities boosted rain, sent storms to the suburbs during Europe’s deadly summer floods
When it comes to extreme weather, climate change usually gets all the attention. But according to a study from The ...
Deforestation increases risk of flash flooding in fast-growing West African coastal cities
The frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities has doubled over the past 30 years, with much of ...
‘Gentrification’ changes the personality make-up of cities in just a few years, study suggests
Rising house prices may change the personality make-up of US cities within a few years, with residents becoming increasingly open-minded ...
Public school closures increasing in cities, but affected neighborhoods differ regionally
When public elementary schools close, families, teachers and public school advocates often criticize municipal authorities saying these closures disproportionately affect ...
Prize-winning research reveals how warm, bright cities uniquely influence tree greening
For illuminating how warmer temperatures and artificial light in cities alter the timing of urban tree leafing, Lin Meng is ...
Hurricanes expected to linger over Northeast cities, causing greater damage
WASHINGTON—By the late 21st century, northeastern U.S. cities will see worsening hurricane outcomes, with storms arriving more quickly but slowing ...
UMD Researchers Unlock the Potential of Trees for Managing Environmental Impacts in Cities
College Park, Md - As the global climate change conversation intensifies and nations look to minimize environmental impacts in their ...
European cities could avoid an extra 114,000 premature deaths every year by meeting the new WHO air quality guidelines
Barcelona, November 10, 2021-. A health impact assessment from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by ...
Major cities could be close to self-sustaining through fully integrated solar
New modelling, on a scale ranging from individual structures through to neighbourhoods and an entire city, has shown that buildings ...
UN Issues Guidance to World’s Cities Warming at Twice Global Average Rate
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today publishes detailed guidance to help the world’s cities address warming, which is occurring at ...
Motorways shape the sociology of cities
The development of transport infrastructure is a central issue for states, which spend billions to connect cities. But what is ...
Some colleges are mammals, others are cities
Higher education in the United States spans five orders of magnitude, from the tiny institutions like the 26-person Deep Springs ...
Thirsty cities need a human/nature infrastructure combo
In cities growing in both size and thirst across the globe, sustainability is constrained by the gray of dams and ...
How the brain navigates cities
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Everyone knows the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. However, when you’re walking along ...
A new framework for protecting mental health in cities
People who live in cities face many challenges that threaten their mental health. In countries in which relatively higher numbers ...
Pollution from freight traffic disproportionately impacts communities of color across 52 US cities
WASHINGTON—In urban areas across the U.S., low-income neighborhoods and communities of color experience an average of 28% more nitrogen dioxide ...
What the fate of ancient cities can teach us about surviving climate change
Cities and their hinterlands must build resilience to survive climate stress; this is the grave warning emanating from a study ...
The European University Alliance FORTHEM welcomes new partners and strengthens its network with the university cities’ administrations and chambers of commerce
This week the European University Alliance FORTHEM gathered in Mainz, Germany, for its first on-site meeting. Alongside the seven university ...
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Flat-faced purebred dogs, including Neapolitan mastiffs, English bulldogs and American cocker spaniels, are up to 34 times more likely than other breeds to suffer from cherry eye
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Technique improves AI ability to understand 3D space using 2D images
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Blood markers can predict depression in pregnancy
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Mysterious object unlike anything astronomers have seen before
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Plastic snowfall in the Alps
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4 Pitt faculty members named 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows