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Reuters The country's almost laboratory-like conditions are a perfect place to measure the effect of human urban development on temperature.
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Could Kickstarter Work as a Tool for Neighborhood Economic Development?
The city of Chicago tries to leverage the platform better known for funding design projects and cutting-edge products.
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The Pacific Trash Vortex Has a Counterpart in the Great Lakes
Scientists monitoring Lake Erie have found tons of harmful plastic debris known as microplastics or "nurdles."
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New Orleans Has a Soup That Supposedly Cures Hangovers
Research shows the bastardized Chinese dish "yakamein" has all the nutrients you need to overcome a night of hard drinking.
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Toilet Tuesday
Do Obese People Need Their Own Jumbo-Sized Airplane Toilets?
German researchers say the "Big Lavatory Concept" is necessary to accommodate the world's larger body weights.
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Maps
Climate Change in the Southeastern U.S. Could Mean Endless Severe Thunderstorms
Places like Atlanta could see a 100 percent increase in the number of days with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes.
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Should We Be Zoning With Crime in Mind?
If residential areas are safer than commercial ones, it would seem so.
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Charts
The Completely Puzzling Relationship Between City Population and Parks
Why do some cities – and neighborhoods – have so much more "urban nature" than others?
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Don't Worry About Kids and Touch Screens, Worry About the Parents
Smart phones can help manage the tedium of parenting. But they also isolate us from a lot of the joy.
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4 Out-There Designs to Cut the Carbon Footprint of Heated Sidewalk Cafés
SolarFloors, Urban Parasols and infra-red under-table heating.
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Rankings
America's Most (and Least) Religious Metro Areas
Provo, Utah, and Burlington, Vermont, represent opposite ends of the U.S. religiosity spectrum.
