Ghana’s Expanding Universities Are Quietly Reshaping Their Host Communities
A new study of communities surrounding Ghana's KNUST documents how university-driven urbanization has transformed land use and intensified noise, waste, ...
Tag: Urbanization
A Mexican City’s Heat Island Doubled as El Niño’s Grip Grew Stronger
A new study of Tepic, Mexico finds that as the city's urban heat island expanded by over 60 percent, El ...
China’s Urban Safety Revolution: Accident Deaths Fell Nearly 10% a Year After 2016 Reforms
A new decade-spanning analysis shows China's urban accident deaths falling about 9.5 percent annually after a 2016 structural break, while ...
Avian malaria found in nearly 40 percent of wild birds in Guatemala’s transforming dry forest
A first molecular survey of wild birds in Guatemala's Motagua Valley found avian malaria in 38 percent of sampled birds, ...
Urbanization is associated with alterations in immunity, stress physiology, morphology and reproduction in western fence lizards
A new study of western fence lizards in Santa Barbara, California, reveals sex-specific immune changes, elevated spring stress hormones, smaller ...
Urban Heat and Rising Stress: How Amphibians and Reptiles Cope in a Changing World
New research reveals that geckos, toads, and sea turtles respond to urbanization and climate change through behavioral flexibility, hormonal shifts, ...
Hidden Herpesvirus Found in Sea Turtles From Singapore’s Urban Waters
Whole-genome sequencing has revealed a tumor-associated herpesvirus in every sampled sea turtle from Singapore, including apparently healthy individuals, in the ...
Parks That Heal: Rigorous Causal Methods Confirm Urban Green Space Boosts Health
A systematic review of 33 quasi-experimental studies finds that urban green space shows a credible causal, not merely correlational, positive ...
From Lagos Floods to Congo Cobalt: New Research Charts a Path to Equitable African Cities
Research from the 2025 Pan African City Symposium links decentralized solar power, waste-to-energy, flood resilience, and housing reform into a ...
Manaus Is Making Its Own Storms: Amazon City Supercharges Extreme Rainfall
High-resolution simulations of 45 extreme rainfall events show that Manaus's urban surface intensifies Amazonian downpours by up to 16.8 percent ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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