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Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), led by Professor Xiaoxiang Zhu, have published the ...

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A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even ...

Cities are often seen as hotspots of violence, with the assumption that larger cities are inherently more violent than smaller ones. This "universal law" of urban scaling has long shaped scientific ...

Bloemfontein could become South Africa’s top astro-tourism spot, using clear skies, observatories and planetariums to draw ...