What started as a viral case of public shaming has morphed into a dark story involving internet sleuths, a criminal network, and the suspicious death of a 62-year-old man in St. Louis.

People are driving less. This trend is expected to continue.

Australian parrots have worked out how to open trash bins, and the trick is spreading across Sydney.

A new study mapped areas of the U.S. that are most likely to suffer natural disasters.

As air pollution increases, so does violent crime.

Buildings don't have to be permanent — modular construction can make them modifiable and relocatable.

As droughts threaten water supplies across the planet, some municipalities aim to utilize an untapped resource: sewage water.

Some wild animals thrive near humans, but only up to a point.

A new study calls the technique "location spoofing."

With the rise of Big Data, methods used to study the movement of stars or atoms can now reveal the movement of people. This could have important implications for cities.

Noise causes stress. For our ancestors, it meant danger: thunder, animal roars, war cries, triggering a 'fight or run' reaction.

Whose responsibility is it to ensure that there is affordable access to employment?

In May 2018, the city of Paris set an ambition to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

The author of "Auroville: The City Made of Dreams" talks about the difficulties of establishing (and writing about) utopian societies.

A mile-high tower would not just be a new structure, but a new technology.

Virtual reality is more than a trick. It's a solution to big problems.

Spending time in green spaces seems to yield many health benefits, most of which researchers are only beginning to understand.

The word "learning" opens up space for more people, places, and ideas.

'Operation Invisibility Cloak' was a waste: Hamburg would soon be firebombed to bits

Helsinki is the city with the best work-life balance in the world.

An Italian firm has put forward an idea for a green city that would be completely self-sustaining, modern, and green.

There are good historical reasons why Germans are suspicious of surveillance — but is Google as bad as Gestapo or Stasi?

Clusters of bot boats may offer cities dynamic solutions to rising waters.

How the half-hour commute and motorised transport changed our cities into huge metropolises.

A new study finds that factors influencing where you're born continue to affect your earnings throughout life.

Our antipathy toward the natural world is bad. But it's not too late to change.

Combined with high-capacity public transport, AVs could remove 9 out of every 10 cars in a mid-sized European city.

In cities, people tend to think of parks as dangerous.

Big data is here to save your dinner.

Research finds that only 10% of cities worldwide are affordable.