urban

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Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The proportion of the Chinese population living in urban areas swelled to around 66% as of 2024, up from 19% in 1980, at the start of China’s reform-and-opening-up era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Women living in urban areas were twice as likely to do so, and the same increase was observed among women who frequently consumed ultra-processed foods.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

“Under moderate scenarios of climate warming and urban expansion, an additional 4.1 million residents may be at risk by mid-century,” according to the study led by UC Berkeley’s Lisa Couper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

One day, I was in Chicago, reporting a story about the history of segregation in the urban North and how it was engineered by government policy.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates