• These Are the Happiest Cities in the United States
• National Geographic Ranks the 25 Happiest Cities in the Country
• The 25 Happiest Cities in the U.S
• Santa Cruz, Boulder, Among the Happiest Cities in the US
• And the Happiest City in America Is…
• And the Country’s ‘Rattiest City’ Is…
The City Struggle
• These Cities and Countries Will Pay You to Move There
• 25 Record-Breaking Cities: Highest, Cheapest, Oldest and Most Crowded
• What the Happiest Countries on Earth Can Teach Americans
• Why Is Leamington Spa the Happiest Place in Britain?
• Swiss Mountain Village, Population 13, Opens Hotel to Avoid Extinctio…
Safety Zones
• These Are the Safest Countries in the World to Visit
• Three Graphics That Show Why Finland Is the Safest Place on the Planet
• This Unexpected Country Is Apparently the World’s Safest Place to Travel
• Land Mines in Ukraine’s East Put It Among World’s Most Dangerous Areas for Civilians
• People in These Places Le…
Around Town 1
• Driverless Shuttles Could Help Seniors Get around in Rural Japan
• Where Does ‘Taking Back Control’ Leave Our Shopping Streets? In Cloud Cuckoo Land
• One Italian City’s Ingenious Plan to Combat Xenophobia with Design
• Vending Machine Startup Hopes to Put Bodegas out of Business
Mother Tongues
• Naming Your Baby in These Foreign Countries Will Give You a Headache
• Parents around the World All Speak “Motherese” to Their Babies
• 6 Traits All Middle Children Share
• Why Your Kids Might Be Able to See Better If They Play Outdoors More Often
• These Are the Best and Wo…
Street Smarts
• The U.S. Cities with the Worst Traffic Jams for Their Size
• Understanding Highway Hypnosis
• 20 Things You Didn’t Know about Traffic
• What’s the Difference Between a Street, a Road, and an Avenue?
• If You Drive Down a Stretch of Route 66, the Road Will Play “America the Beautiful”
• Interactive Crossing Light…
Civic Improvement?
• A Beautiful Italian Town Will Pay You up to $2350 to Move There
• Charming Italian Town Will Pay You to Move There
• Google Wants to Run Your City. That’s Not a World We Should Live In
• Amazon Counts Its Suitors: 238 Want to Be Home for 2nd Headquarters
• Amazon Receives 238 Bids for Its Second Head…
Map Lust 2
• The Independence Movements around the World
• Median Age around the World
• Population Density of Africa with US Equivalents
• African Climate with Equivalent Cities from around the World
• Countries by GDP per Square Kilometer
• Computer-Generated Maps Imagine America Redivided into Equal-Population Ar…
Trees & Trimmings
• Trees in Some Cities Grow Faster Than in the Wild, and Here’s the Crazy Reason Why
• A Lovely Scientific Appreciation of Trees
• Giant Fungus Covering over 2,200 Acres Is the Largest Living Organism Ever Discovered
• 2,190 Miles on the Appalachian Trail
• Christmas Trees: Science Has Finally Found the Answ…
Glass of Water for Mr. Humphrys
• British Water Companies Are Searching for Leaks with Divining Rods and I’m So Angry I Could Cry
• Water Firms Backtrack on Admissions That They Use Divining Rods
• Water Companies Admit to Using ‘Divination’ in Order to Find Leaks
• ‘Dowsing Works,’ Says Humphrys Aft…
Weight for Santa
• How Much Weight Would Santa Gain from Eating Milk and Cookies at Every House He Visits?
• Santa Claus, Indiana Gets 20,000 Letters a Year — and ‘Elves’ Reply to All of Them
• Here Lies Santa Claus? Researchers Zero In on Bones of St. Nick
• Finally, Proof That Christmas Songs Really Do Your Head I…