31 January 2023
A modelling study of 93 European cities suggests that more than 2600 human heat-related deaths over just three months could have been prevented if these places increased their average tree coverage from 15 per cent to 30 per cent
19 September 2022
Around three-quarters of the tree and shrub species currently grown in cities worldwide are predicted to be at risk from hotter and drier conditions by 2050
23 November 2021
An analysis of satellite data from 293 cities in Europe has found that trees have a big cooling effect while other green spaces don't
27 May 2021
Cities including Tokyo, New York, London, Rio de Janeiro and Singapore have their own distinct microbiomes, according to a vast survey of microbes in 60 urban areas worldwide
2 April 2021
Large-scale weather patterns and urban overheating make Sydney’s inland suburbs up to 10°C warmer than coastal areas during extreme heat events
24 March 2021
We’re beginning to understand just how vital access to natural space is for our mental well-being – with implications for how we design cities worldwide
10 February 2021
Covering much of the Middle East, the so-called Fertile Crescent east of the Mediterranean Sea has often been called “the cradle of civilisation” thanks to the emergence of city-states such as Uruk in ancient Mesopotamia, which became increasingly urbanised...
9 July 2020
A grid of speakers fixed to a window can cut the noisiness of urban traffic in half, reducing the sound coming through an open window by up to 10 decibels
20 May 2020
How can trees planted in concrete jungles get the water they need to survive from the soil? Our readers give answers
15 October 2019
The ancient city of Mahendraparvata has been hidden in the mountain forests of Cambodia for centuries, but thanks to airborne lasers we now have a detailed map of it
