The Fertile Crescent, often called the 'cradle of civilization', is the region in the Middle East that curves like a quarter-moon shape from the Persian Gulf through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt. #History #Writing #Uruk #Urbanization #Ur #Sumer #Mesopotamia #FertileCrescent #Eridu #City #Babylon #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-17-en/

Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch
#NoisePollution #Environment #Wildlife #Birds #Paris #Urbanization #Biodiversity #Conservation #Sustainability #Nature #Ecology #Science #UrbanLife #Cities
https://the-14.com/paris-has-successfully-cut-noise-pollution-but-urban-birds-still-cant-sing-at-their-natural-pitch/

We Don’t Have a Mental Health Crisis—We Have a Disconnection Crisis

Rising anxiety and burnout are often treated as individual problems, but what if they are signals of something larger? This article explores how modern life has drifted out of alignment with human rhythms, relationships, and cycles—and why reconnecting with those foundations may be as important as treating symptoms.

https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/we-dont-have-a-mental-health-crisis-we-have-a-disconnection-crisis/

Africa: African Cities Are Diverse and Thriving, but Face Many Challenges. How to Make Them Healthier: [The Conversation Africa] A new book called Urban Health in Africa explores how rapid urbanisation across the continent shapes public health and wellbeing. Drawing on diverse research and case studies, the book reframes African cities not just as sites of challenge, but as places of… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRfzlM #UrbanHealth #AfricanCities #SustainableDevelopment #PublicHealth #Urbanization

New publication: #Urbanization is associated with innate #immune functions in adult, but not nestling #Turdusmerula (#EurasianBlackbird).
https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duaf056

Africa: Obesity Is On the Rise in Africa - 5 Essential Reads On What to Do: [The Conversation Africa] Obesity - which the World Health Organization classifies as a disease - is not just an individual issue; it is shaped by the systems people live in. Research shows that urbanisation, economic status and food marketing strategies, for example, play a role along with more personal factors. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRH9WF #Obesity #AfricaHealth #PublicHealth #Nutrition #Urbanization

Pakistan’s population story in one clear graphic. From 35.8M in 1950 to about 259M in 2026, growth slowing but pressure rising on cities, jobs, and resources. Data matters. See the trend. #Pakistan #Population #DataJournalism #Demographics #Urbanization #SouthAsia

I use the new Kaldor facts to compare China with the US. Institutions, ideas, human capital, urbanization & size of the market all matter for prosperity. The US is still the technological frontier. For how long? Societies make choices. Link to article in comments. #economicgrowth #institutions #education #globalization #urbanization