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Reuters The almost laboratory-like conditions of Greenland were a perfect place to measure the effect of human urban development on temperature.
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What It Feels Like to Be a Boston Alum Right Now
There are millions of men and women wandering around America who spent the best years of their lives in this city.
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Maps
Imagining the World's Cities in the Ocean-Dominated 'Hunger Games' Universe
If climate change caused the waters to rise by 500 feet, this is what major international cities might look like.
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How Diverse Schools Could Help Fight the Worst Effects of Gentrification
Done right, they might enable "meaningful social interaction" between a neighborhood's new arrivals and its existing residents.
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Urban Wonk
Retail Redlining: One of the Most Pervasive Forms of Racism Left in America?
Why do retailers, restaurants and grocery stores stay out of communities that can afford (and want) them?
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Why the Boston Marathon Is an Especially Sinister Target for Terror
The bombings have turned all the cues and surroundings of this time of year upside down.
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Maps
The 71 Countries Targeted in Boston
Participants in the 2013 Boston Marathon hailed from across the globe.
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An 'Eerie' Stillness Lingers in Boston
Locals on social media report a distinct lack of chaos, "just a feeling that everyone is focused."
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Major U.S. Cities Remain on High Alert Following Boston Marathon Attacks
New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. have stepped up police presence on transit, at tourist attractions, and near hotels.
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Why People Perceive Some Cities as Safer Than Others
There are reasons why places like Boston have tended to think of themselves as relatively safe compared to say, New Orleans.
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Resilience Does Tend to Follow Horror
If there's an uplifting lesson from Boston, it may be the many people who will overcome the trauma of tragedy.
