Having been raised in Los Angeles, a place with vast swathes of single-family homes connected by freeways, arriving in Costa Rica was an eye opener for the young cultural anthropologist Setha Low

French historian Fernand Braudel saw history in three cycles, from days to decades to centuries. In Trump’s second term, all three are shifting at once.

America is increasingly standing room only.

Heat waves are increasingly dangerous for those without water, shade and air-conditioning.

Much of the modern world is built on the idea that we can control water. But concrete infrastructure is failing amid unprecedented levels of rain. With ‘sponge cities,’ landscape architect Kongjian...

Erik J. Larson thinks about “Mindless: The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” which traces Robert Skidelsky’s philosophical reckoning with AI, automation, and the illusion of...

The downtown mall was long considered a thriving retail anchor, while the suburban-style one was an afterthought. They had a surprising role reversal.

And how do we get them back?

Some years ago I published a book called New York City of Trees. On facing pages of photographs and text, it presented portraits of fifty-five trees in

Parks like the High Line have a dramatic effect on the temperature of the city around them.

A new book charts how the discipline transcended humble origins and turned into something more ambitious, and more conflicted.

The influential musician and producer ponders the nature of human creativity.

The Agriculture Department said it would begin the process of rolling back protections for nearly 59 million roadless acres of the National Forest System.

Trump's "big beautiful bill" puts millions of acres in the West at risk

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks.

Percy Zvomuya travels to South Africa and Zimbabwe in search of Esther Mahlangu and the makers of Ndebele art

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.