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Kew Gardens Tracks Bee Preferences to Combat Pollinator Decline
Kew Gardens scientists are using bio-acoustic sensors to monitor bee activity on eight tree species at Wakehurst, aiming to identify bee-preferred trees for urban planting to combat the 60% decline in UK flying insects over 20 years and support the 90% of flowering plants that rely on pollinators.
Kew Gardens Tracks Bee Preferences to Combat Pollinator Decline
Kew Gardens scientists are using bio-acoustic sensors to monitor bee activity on eight tree species at Wakehurst, aiming to identify bee-preferred trees for urban planting to combat the 60% decline in UK flying insects over 20 years and support the 90% of flowering plants that rely on pollinators.
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28% Bias Score
Munich's Ambitious Public Transport Upgrades Face Funding Hurdles
Munich plans major public transport upgrades, including U-Bahn and S-Bahn extensions and an airport ICE connection, facing significant funding challenges and potential delays, impacting its 2040 Olympic bid.
Munich's Ambitious Public Transport Upgrades Face Funding Hurdles
Munich plans major public transport upgrades, including U-Bahn and S-Bahn extensions and an airport ICE connection, facing significant funding challenges and potential delays, impacting its 2040 Olympic bid.
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44% Bias Score
Attica's Unplanned Construction Exacerbates Massive Traffic Congestion
Unplanned construction in Attica, Greece, is causing massive traffic congestion, impacting residents' daily lives and tourism, while proposed solutions like new bypasses are deemed inadequate.
Attica's Unplanned Construction Exacerbates Massive Traffic Congestion
Unplanned construction in Attica, Greece, is causing massive traffic congestion, impacting residents' daily lives and tourism, while proposed solutions like new bypasses are deemed inadequate.
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52% Bias Score
Madrid Metro Line 6 to Partially Close for Automation
Madrid's Metro Line 6 will undergo partial closure from May 31st to December 31st for automation, impacting its 116 million annual riders; 60 buses will provide temporary transport.
Madrid Metro Line 6 to Partially Close for Automation
Madrid's Metro Line 6 will undergo partial closure from May 31st to December 31st for automation, impacting its 116 million annual riders; 60 buses will provide temporary transport.
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28% Bias Score
Major US Cities Sinking at Alarming Rates: Satellite Data Reveals Subsidence Risks
A study using Sentinel satellite data reveals significant land subsidence in major US cities, with Houston sinking up to 5 centimeters and Las Vegas/Phoenix up to 9 centimeters annually, due to oil/gas extraction, groundwater pumping, and rising sea levels, posing risks of flooding and infrastructur...
Major US Cities Sinking at Alarming Rates: Satellite Data Reveals Subsidence Risks
A study using Sentinel satellite data reveals significant land subsidence in major US cities, with Houston sinking up to 5 centimeters and Las Vegas/Phoenix up to 9 centimeters annually, due to oil/gas extraction, groundwater pumping, and rising sea levels, posing risks of flooding and infrastructur...
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36% Bias Score
Toronto's Amenity Space Rules Hamper Smaller Apartment Developments
Toronto's bylaws require amenity spaces in buildings with over 20 units, creating challenges for smaller developments; some suggest a flexible approach similar to the recent change in underground parking regulations, where the decision is left to the developer.
Toronto's Amenity Space Rules Hamper Smaller Apartment Developments
Toronto's bylaws require amenity spaces in buildings with over 20 units, creating challenges for smaller developments; some suggest a flexible approach similar to the recent change in underground parking regulations, where the decision is left to the developer.
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52% Bias Score
Athens Noise Pollution: Health Crisis from Uncontrolled Bars
Excessive noise from numerous bars in Athens' central neighborhoods causes sleep disturbances and health problems for residents, due to inadequate noise regulation and enforcement, despite documented health risks and legal limits.
Athens Noise Pollution: Health Crisis from Uncontrolled Bars
Excessive noise from numerous bars in Athens' central neighborhoods causes sleep disturbances and health problems for residents, due to inadequate noise regulation and enforcement, despite documented health risks and legal limits.
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64% Bias Score
Alexandria's Sinking Crisis: Climate Change and Building Collapses
Alexandria, Egypt, is sinking due to climate change and tectonic activity, causing coastal erosion and building collapses; over 280 buildings collapsed from 2001-2021, and 43 more from 2023-2025, highlighting the urgent need for mitigation.
Alexandria's Sinking Crisis: Climate Change and Building Collapses
Alexandria, Egypt, is sinking due to climate change and tectonic activity, causing coastal erosion and building collapses; over 280 buildings collapsed from 2001-2021, and 43 more from 2023-2025, highlighting the urgent need for mitigation.
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32% Bias Score
RPBW to Showcase Global University Campus Designs at Genova Design Week
RPBW, led by Renzo Piano, will discuss their university campus designs at the Genova Design Week on Thursday, showcasing projects like the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and the Columbia University campus in New York, highlighting the integration of diverse spaces within a holistic urban planning...
RPBW to Showcase Global University Campus Designs at Genova Design Week
RPBW, led by Renzo Piano, will discuss their university campus designs at the Genova Design Week on Thursday, showcasing projects like the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris and the Columbia University campus in New York, highlighting the integration of diverse spaces within a holistic urban planning...
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48% Bias Score
Istanbul's Earthquake Vulnerability: A Legacy of Unsustainable Urban Development
Mimar Mücella Yapıcı attributes Istanbul's vulnerability to earthquakes to socio-economic policies favoring international capital, neglecting sustainable urban planning since the Ottoman era, exemplified by the privatization of public spaces and the developer-centric construction system.
Istanbul's Earthquake Vulnerability: A Legacy of Unsustainable Urban Development
Mimar Mücella Yapıcı attributes Istanbul's vulnerability to earthquakes to socio-economic policies favoring international capital, neglecting sustainable urban planning since the Ottoman era, exemplified by the privatization of public spaces and the developer-centric construction system.
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44% Bias Score
Toronto Weighs Transit Priority Lanes Against Resident Parking
Toronto is considering converting street parking to bus-only lanes on Dufferin Street to improve transit service for 40,000 daily riders, saving up to 10 minutes and improving on-time reliability by 17 percent, despite resident opposition.
Toronto Weighs Transit Priority Lanes Against Resident Parking
Toronto is considering converting street parking to bus-only lanes on Dufferin Street to improve transit service for 40,000 daily riders, saving up to 10 minutes and improving on-time reliability by 17 percent, despite resident opposition.
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56% Bias Score
Kiryat Shmuel: A Jerusalem Neighborhood's History
Established in 1926 by the Otzar Hachesed Keren Shmuel Association, Kiryat Shmuel, a central Jerusalem neighborhood, provided interest-free loans to working-class Ashkenazi families, offering a unique model of garden suburb planning impacted by the 1929 Arab riots and the 1948 War of Independence, w...
Kiryat Shmuel: A Jerusalem Neighborhood's History
Established in 1926 by the Otzar Hachesed Keren Shmuel Association, Kiryat Shmuel, a central Jerusalem neighborhood, provided interest-free loans to working-class Ashkenazi families, offering a unique model of garden suburb planning impacted by the 1929 Arab riots and the 1948 War of Independence, w...
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16% Bias Score
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