#Cities

Joseph Shavit

Apr 30, 2022

Was the biblical city of Sodom actually destroyed by an exploding meteor?

Could the biblical description of the destruction of Sodom be explained by an exploding meteor? Excavation of the site began in 1985.

Joseph Shavit

Dec 15, 2021

‘Super trees’ may help save Houston … and beyond

New study establishes live oaks and American sycamores as champions among 17 "super trees" that will help make Houston more livable.

Joseph Shavit

Nov 28, 2021

Trees found to reduce land surface area temperatures in cities up to 12°C

Prior research has suggested that adding green spaces to cities can help reduce high air temperatures during the warm months.

Joseph Shavit

Sep 7, 2021

X-ray street vision 'erases' unwanted objects from cityscape views

Researchers virtually remove obstructions from building façade images and assists in civic planning as well as computer vision applications.

Joseph Shavit

Sep 6, 2021

Billionaire Unveils Plans to Build the City of Telosa, a Sustainable and Futuristic Society

If you live a zero-waste or sustainable lifestyle, you’ve probably thought about how nice it would be to live in a low-impact bubble

Joshua Shavit

Aug 18, 2021

Cities are making all mammals bigger according to a new study

Urbanization is causing many mammal species to grow bigger, possibly because of readily available food in places packed with people

Joseph Shavit

Jun 21, 2021

Stanford researchers develop new software for designing sustainable cities

New technology could help cities around the world improve people's lives while saving billions of dollars.