From the perspective of complex systems, a new study reveals the universality, specificity, and explanatory power of underlying rules governing urban system evolution. The paper is authored by an ...

If you’ve ever walked under a streetlight on a warm evening and noticed a large web stretched between poles or buildings, you’re not imagining things. In some cities, certain spiders are actually ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Carlen, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) People often ...