Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign
Reducing the reflections from exterior lighting on tall buildings worked to prevent 60% of all bird collision deaths in cities like Houston.
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Archaeologists Uncover Ancient City in Kingdom of Tonga That Rewrites History: 'First City of the Pacific'
Consisting of almost 10,000 mounds that today are hardly noticeable, it could be one of the first cities ever constructed in the Pacific.
Baltimore's Mr. Trash Wheel: a Decade of Garbage Gobbling Equates to 5.2 Million Pounds
Mr. Trash Wheel is a national icon and his installment in 2014, his popularity led to the installment of other trash-collecting wheels
Colorado Legalizes Psychedelic Mushrooms-And They Might be Growing in Your Own Garden
Psilocybe cyanescens, Psilocybe allenii, and Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata are commonly found psychedelic mushrooms growing in woodchip piles.
Being Around Birds Boosts Our Mental Well-Being Even 8 Hours After Hearing Them
Seeing or hearing birds provides a lift to mental health—with the boost lasting for up to eight hours, according to the findings.
Rooftop Forest Planned for London Courthouse Includes 100 Trees, 10,000 Plants, and Much More
A Crown court in London will soon have a 1.4 acre rooftop forest of 125 trees and more than 10,000 plants in total, called Roots in the Sky.
Singapore Uses Bright Colored Signs to Created a Dementia-Friendly Neighborhood - LOOK
The project's objective was to create a system that assists seniors and those afflicted with dementia in navigating around their neighborhoods
Painter is Brightening City's Drab and Neglected Streets Transforming Them into a Rainbow
A Gloucester artist is brightening up her city's streets—turning rundown and neglected buildings into a rainbow of colors.
Skyscraper Bursting with 80,000 Plants Opens to the Public in Singapore-LOOK
In Singapore's business district, you have to go 17 to 20 stories above street level to find wide open greenery
Colorful Mumbai Overpass Goes Viral After Being Converted into Sporting Complex for Community
Built beneath the Sector 15 Sanpada overpass in Mumbai, a video of the kids playing went viral and drew the attention of other city planners
Visiting Green Spaces 3-4 Times Weekly May Lower Your Need for Meds, According to New Study
Hanging out in a local park, lake, or garden really could be good for your health if you live in cities, according to a study from Finland.
Urban Trees at the End of Life Are Turned into Valuable Products, Rather Than Chipped for Landfil
Cities across America are producing millions of board-feet of high quality lumber from trees cut down in urban areas.
He's Earned a CNN HERO Award for Transforming Lives on City Streets Where he Once Sold Drugs
CNN Hero Tyrique Glasgow overseas every manner of volunteer community assistance program you could imagein on the streets where he sold drugs.
New Ohio Factory to Produce Electric Air Taxis That Carry 5 Passengers With Vertical Take-off and Landing
Joby will produce its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in a factory in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation.
China's War on Pollution Improved Air Quality 42%, Reduced Global Pollution Average, and Returned 2 Years of Life to Citizens
While the life expectancy has risen on average 2.2 years, some cities like Beijing and Baoding have seen far more drastic increases
City Sparrows Make Better Dads Than Their Country Cousins, Says New Research
Researchers have dubbed them city sparrows, as city life seems to make them better parents who visit their nest and feed their young more.
India Approves $7 Billion For 10,000 Electric Buses to Clean Air in 170 Cities
The plan aims to help cut down on air pollution from vehicle exhaust, a major factor in Indian cities' poor air quality.
CNN Hero: Man Helps Barbers Fill Their Shops with Books to Help Kids Find Excitement in Reading
His non-profit, Barbershop Books, has delivered 50,000 books to more than 200 barbershops in predominantly black neighborhoods in 24 states.
Paris District Declared the 'Republic of Good-Neighbors' Reviving Conviviality and Cutting Loneliness
In the south of Paris' city center, the 14th arrondissement is conducting a neighborhood-wide experiment on deliberate living
Vacant Office Near D.C. Turns Into Indoor Farm-Using Empty Buildings to Grow Food
Area 2 Farms is growing greens, herbs, and root vegetables in a vertical farm thanks to the dearth of traditional office tenants
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