NPR: urban jungle https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127045081 urban jungle en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:46:59 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: urban jungle https://www.npr.org/tags/127045081/urban-jungle Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that's taken New York's streets by storm The ManhattAnt has become the dominant ant species in the Big Apple, and scientists aren't sure why. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s1-16668/manhattant-ant-introduced-species-new-york-invasive-spread https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s1-16668/manhattant-ant-introduced-species-new-york-invasive-spread L. emarginatus, forages along a tree branch in New York City's Riverside Park.'/>

The ManhattAnt has become the dominant ant species in the Big Apple, and scientists aren't sure why.

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]]> Nell Greenfieldboyce #NoCarForMe: The Unconventional Ways We Get Around We asked you for photos of alternative means of transport that you or people around you use to get to places. Here are some examples of unconventional rides with one, two, three, four or no wheels. Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:42:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/11/06/455005277/-nocarforme-the-unconventional-ways-we-use-to-get-around https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/11/06/455005277/-nocarforme-the-unconventional-ways-we-use-to-get-around

We asked you for photos of alternative means of transport that you or people around you use to get to places. Here are some examples of unconventional rides with one, two, three, four or no wheels.

]]> Alina Selyukh #NoCarForMe: Tell Us About Unconventional Means Of Transport Around You Urban commutes can get crazy. How do you get around? Is it a bike with a motor and a baby carriage? A hoverboard or souped-up skateboard? Send us photos of DYI, rigged, wacky means of transportation. Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:52:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/10/29/452585096/-nocarforme-tell-us-about-unconventional-means-of-transport-around-you https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/10/29/452585096/-nocarforme-tell-us-about-unconventional-means-of-transport-around-you

Urban commutes can get crazy. How do you get around? Is it a bike with a motor and a baby carriage? A hoverboard or souped-up skateboard? Send us photos of DYI, rigged, wacky means of transportation.

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]]> Alina Selyukh Tech-Savvy Cities May Be 'Smart,' But Are They Wise? Around the world, cities like Rio de Janeiro are using new technologies to solve their problems. And while there's great promise in many of these "smart" city programs, urban planner Anthony Townsend is wary of putting so much power in the hands of tech companies. Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:03:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/07/18/200792512/DG-TOWNSEND https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/07/18/200792512/DG-TOWNSEND

Around the world, cities like Rio de Janeiro are using new technologies to solve their problems. And while there's great promise in many of these "smart" city programs, urban planner Anthony Townsend is wary of putting so much power in the hands of tech companies.

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]]> NPR Staff Soldiers And Sailors Or Mommas And Babies? A figment from my childhood showed up in the pages of the <em>Washington Post </em>yesterday. And in a profile of the little sidewalk weed we used to play with, a controversy arose. Did you play Soldiers And Sailors, or Momma Had A Baby And Its Head Popped Off? Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:56:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2011/06/01/136851613/soldiers-and-sailors-or-mommas-and-babies https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2011/06/01/136851613/soldiers-and-sailors-or-mommas-and-babies A figment from my childhood showed up in the pages of the Washington Post yesterday. And in a profile of the little sidewalk weed we used to play with, a controversy arose. Did you play Soldiers And Sailors, or Momma Had A Baby And Its Head Popped Off?

]]> Sarah Handel My Walk Home From Work: Made More Exciting By The Possible Presence of Tarantulas Seen on Ian's walk home from work. Fri, 21 May 2010 18:22:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/waitwait/2010/05/21/127044908/my-walk-home-from-work-made-more-exciting-by-the-possible-presence-of-tarantulas https://www.npr.org/sections/waitwait/2010/05/21/127044908/my-walk-home-from-work-made-more-exciting-by-the-possible-presence-of-tarantulas

Seen on Ian's walk home from work.

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