Urbanization

Credit: RMIT University and Troy Innocent Wayfinder Live, which is currently in currently in play in Bristol, Dublin and Barcelona, was developed by RMIT researcher and game developer Troy Innocent. Innocent, a Vice-Chancellor's…

A new study has shown that restoring environments to include a wider range of species can promote 'good' bacteria over 'bad' - with potential benefits for human health. University of Adelaide researchers report, in the journal…

Research carried out into the impact of changes to chimpanzee habitats found they have adapted to human developments -- including learning how to cross roads safely -- but their survival is still threatenedCredit: Tacugama Chimpanzee…

PSU's Mark O. Hatfield School of Government will serve as the lead academic partner for a newly awarded USAID Strengthening Provincial Capacity (SPC) contract to support economic and political governance reform in Vietnam. Chemonics…

Credit: Rana Abudayyeh With every touch of a screen, new technologies including smartphones and social media have made the world smaller. Rana Abudayyeh, Robin Klehr Avia Professor of Interior Design in UT's College of Architecture and…

ADELPHI, Md. -- The U.S. Army is researching how to leverage smart cities of the future where networks of sensors will be used to enable services for civilian and government use, such as environmental monitoring or traffic flow…

Wildfires can have dramatic impacts on Western landscapes and communities, but human values determine whether the changes caused by fire are desired or dreaded. This is the simple - but often overlooked - message from a collaborative team…

Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging in local politics, and even using InstagramCredit: Kanazawa University…

Credit: Tim Blackburn Observations of Herring Gulls by scientists from the University of Southampton have shown how the coastal birds have developed complicated behaviour to 'skin' sea creatures to make them safe to eat. Researchers think…

Successful development of single-layer graphene-based devices for various useCredit: ©DGIST Various use of electronics and skin-attachable devices are expected with the development of transparent battery that can both generate and…