Saving This Sinking City Will Cost £24 Billion
Venice? Sure, it's sinking. So is Mexico City, Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City. But none of them are being submerged as fast as Jakarta.
Venice? Sure, it's sinking. So is Mexico City, Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City. But none of them are being submerged as fast as Jakarta.
Wiping out an American city, much less the largest ones, requires either blast yields well beyond the capability of any terrorist organisation, or numbers of nuclear weapons that would make the terrorist organisation one of the largest nuclear powers on the planet.
Whether it's the gentle sweetness of cherry blossom or the potent herbal hit of cannabis Kate McLean wants to map all the smells.
In front of what used to be the William Barthman Jeweler in Lower Manhattan is something unexpected: a clock, embedded in the pavement like a precious gem.
From Dutch fort, to trading post, to urban metropolis. This map will show you every step of the way.
Most of us want to believe that our cities are unique, special snowflakes, unlike anywhere else in the world. But a new study analysing 131 different city grids has found that every city falls into one of four categories.
Disney and Marvel are known for creating fantastical universes, so it's not surprising their first real partnership required building a brand new city made from two we already know. Welcome to San Fransokyo…
Might our cities be the perfect haven for these pollinators?
If clean energy plants doubled as great public art, would we care about them more?
'Supertalls' are skyscrapers standing over 1,000 feet. And they are great; let me explain, taking my native New York as the example.
The New York State Comptroller just released a report on the condition of New York City subway stations. It's bad. It's really bad.
As the landmark signifying an entirely new way to travel throughout the state, California's first high-speed rail station needs to look firmly towards the future.
The days of the "iconic object" designed despite of, rather than in concert with, its surroundings, are over.
Epecuén was once a booming Argentinian resort city, later ruined by flooding. The ghost town that remains have been photographed, with stunning results.
When they house 1.5 million people, and with 85% of residents owning mobile phones, it makes some sense to have them on side.
Photographer Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao has made a career of it by setting up his camera at the busiest, most recognisable places in the city and... waiting.
