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Tree simple tricks for making our cities cooler
By planting 30,000 trees, Melbourne, Australia, could lower its core temperature by 7 degrees. How cool is that?
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Urban planners may have finally found how to get to Sesame Street
With "equitable development," planners say they've finally figured out how to make sustainable, healthy neighborhoods accessible to everyone.
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We could have more volcano eruptions thanks to climate change
Climate change is making Iceland taller and more volcanic, a new study finds.
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Why free trade and government regulation should be BFFs
Forget about the trade-offs between free commerce and regulation. Poor farmers need government both to help build markets and to trim red tape.
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What’s lighter on the land, sugar beets or sugarcane?
A reader wonders where best to get her sugar fix. Umbra gets granular.
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Here’s how we’re ruining one of the world’s largest lakes
Global warming and overfishing are killing Lake Victoria, leaving locals to scramble for solutions.
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Where Americans and scientists disagree, in one chart
Climate change, vaccines, GMOs: Where Americans just don't get science.
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Seattle vs. Boston: Which Super Bowl city sucks less?
We pitted Boston and Seattle against each other based on some of our favorite urban metrics -- like transit, oysters, and celebrity activists.
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This Edmonton ice path would be amazing
The proposed "Freezeway" would turn bike paths into lanes for skis, sleds, and skates. Bring it on!
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Terrifying video shows smog taking over the earth
NASA scientists tracked atmospheric currents for a year, and found increased air pollution was linked to stronger storms. Yipes.
