Researchers attribute longer urban growing seasons to combined effects of artificial light and urban heat islands.

Thermal, water, and land cover factors led to contrasting urban and rural vegetation resilience to extreme hot months. PNAS Nexus , 2024; 3 (4) DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae147 Cite This Page : ...

Artificial light may be lengthening the growing season in urban environments by as much as 3 weeks compared to rural areas, ...

Longer growing seasons may sound beneficial. Trees may take up more carbon and offer better shade. But there are downsides. A ...

In 1999 the death rate in rural areas was 7 percent higher than that in urban areas. By 2019, it was 20 percent higher. A similar trend was seen for both men and women.

Roughly two-thirds of children in rural and urban areas resided in two-parent families. 4. A recent Canadian study, published in November 2023, ...

In comparison, rural areas are usually filled with more vegetation. Trees and plants reflect sunlight better than concrete and metal, in turn making the area stay relatively cooler.

Restoration of Native Plants and Habitats in Urban Areas The goal for this project is to find the best method to restore an area of lawn to native habitat—more specifically to shortgrass prairie. The ...

India's consumer goods sector reported an 11% growth in value in the March quarter, as rural growth outpaced that in urban areas for the fifth straight quarter, market research firm NielsenIQ said ...

In the United States, the Census Bureau defines a rural area as any area not meeting the population and housing density requirements to be considered urban. Areas that qualify as urban must ...