Pampered city trees handle stress better than their country cousins
The next time you pass an urban tree, stop to appreciate what it’s been through. As a youngster,…
New York tops Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2026, London ranks 2nd
New York retained the top spot in Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026, with its economy worth $2.6…
Could electric vehicles help this African capital clean its air and fight climate change?
Steve Muigai spends his days driving a boda boda (motorcycle taxi) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. He makes…
Green Party announces $4 billion passenger rail plans connecting major cities
The Greens’ planned Stage Two works for a faster journey between Auckland and Tauranga – under the Project:…
Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0: EPFO to begin awareness campaign next week — Check here for date, full list of cities
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to conduct the second edition of its Nidhi Aapke Nikat…
Election 2026: Green Party releases plan to boost ‘vibrancy’ of Auckland central
Council auctions on empty shops Under this policy, councils would have the power to run auction leases on…
A Million-Person Moon City Could Run Out of Water in Just Over a Century
Credit: ZME Science. The discovery of water in dark craters at the Moon’s poles has sparked a ‘moon…
Depression risk associated with idealized sentiment toward urban places on social media
Herrman, H. et al. Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission. Lancet 399, 957–1022…
Vanke losses widen as Chinese cities roll out new property measures
China debt crunch State-backed developer’s woes underscore difficulty of reversing sector’s slump China Vanke has been in the…
New Zealand’s next growth sectors won’t emerge by accident – Ali Adams
This funding sits alongside $30m in the Regional Infrastructure Fund for projects that will help grow the hydrogen…
Whangārei stolen car tracked to Manurewa, three youths found hiding
Spikes were deployed on Great South Rd and the vehicle stopped on McAnnalley St. Police said the occupants…
Urban expansion and the collapse of tropical stream ecosystems
Ruddiman, W. F. The Anthropocene. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 41, 45–68 (2013). Article Google Scholar Malhi, Y.…