For over 150 years, the city of Montgomery, Alabama has been known as the "Cradle of the Confederacy." In 1861, the city played a central role in the formation of the Confederate States o...
Starting May 1, Estée Lauder employees in the US who choose to have, foster, or adopt a child will get 20 weeks of paid leave — regardless of sex, gender, and sexual orientation. And if ...
There's a global movement to encourage cities to grow more trees and plan more parks. On Wednesday, this year's International Day of Forests encourages urban areas to invest in green spaces.
Bill Gates reads about 50 books a year, but only a few make his annual list of favorites.
Jeff Wilson spent one of his two years as dean of Huston-Tillotson University in Texas living in a dumpster.
At a fast-food restaurant in Pasadena, California, a worker named Flippy can grill 150 patties an hour. That's much faster than the burger joint's other employees, who unlike Flippy, requ...
On Tuesday, Germany's highest administrative court ruled that, in an effort to improve urban air quality, cities can ban cars from some streets.
For over 15 years, the city of Paris has planned to plant a new forest on the plain at Pierrelaye-Bessancourt, an outer suburb. But the plan has faced roadblocks as people debate the best...
De acuerdo con la encuesta sobre asequibilidad a la vivienda en el mundo realizada por Demographia en 2017, durante los últimos siete años, Hong Kong ha mantenido el título de la ciudad m...
On Tuesday, Bill and Melinda Gates participated in an interview at Hunter College in New York City, where they fielded questions about their philanthropy, career, and marriage from audien...
Selon l'enquête Demographia International Housing Abordability de 2017, Hong Kong détient, depuis sept ans, le titre de ville la plus chère au monde pour acheter une maison.
For the past seven years, Hong Kong has held the title of the world's priciest city for home-buyers, according to the 2017 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
The Netherlands has a highly ambitious renewable-energy plan in the works.
Nearly a decade ago, billionaire Peter Thiel cofounded a nonprofit called Seasteading Institute,and contributed seed funding toward what could become the world's first floating city.
Building a house by hand can be both time-consuming and expensive. Some homebuilders have chosen to automate part of the construction instead.
