Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone

Cities around the world rely on trees to keep temperatures lower. New research shows trees are remarkably effective – but can ...
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Latest urbanization data reveal world’s most populous cities

1 December 2025 – Our world is becoming increasingly urban. Cities are now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to UN DESA’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025: ...
Forbes

Tokyo Loses Title Of World’s Most Populous City, According To UN

UN rankings updated using new criteria to better reflect the mass urban transformation driving a global shift in how we live—and the megacities emerging from it. A new United Nations report has ...
The Conversation

Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows which species are most tolerant of urbanization

The Earth is losing animals, plants and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering its sixth mass extinction. But there’s some surprising good news: Urban areas ...
World Bank

Urban Flood Management in a Changing Climate ～Global and Japanese insights from Technical Deep Dive on Urban Flood Management～

Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters worldwide, particularly in urban areas, and their impacts are exacerbated by rapid urbanization and climate change. Between 1980 and ...
Psychology Today

The Urbanization-Mental Health Connection

Every day I thank my lucky stars that I live in the small upstate town of New Paltz. Apple trees outnumber people in this place by about 1,000-to-1. When you go to the grocery store, you are ...