London

It's going to cost the city around $2 billion to increase the capacity of the four "Deep Tube" lines by 10 trains an hour.

• By Feargus O'Sullivan

A man bangs a drum as anti-Brexit demonstrators gather outside the Houses of Parliament on June 11th, 2018, in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Major Peter Norton GC grips a program in his prosthetic hand as he waits to greet Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (not seen) at the door as he attends the bi-annual service of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.

• By Ashley Hackett

In this photo illustration of the litecoin, ripple and ethereum cryptocurrency "altcoins" sit arranged for a photograph beside a smartphone displaying the current price chart for ethereum on April 25th, 2018, in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Circus artists perform on Westminster Bridge to mark the 250th anniversary of the modern-day circus ahead of a reception in the Houses of Parliament on March 6th, 2018, in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Thousands of protesters march during the March4Women event on March 4th, 2018, in London, England.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A supermoon rises behind St. Paul's Cathedral and skyscrapers on January 31st, 2018, in London, United Kingdom.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Over the past few decades, some ex-convicts have turned to academia, aiming to put their experience "inside" to good use.

• By Lucas Laursen

People light candles as they observe a vigil outside Notting hill Methodist Church following the blaze at Grenfell Tower.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Blaming multiculturalism for tragedies like London and Manchester overlooks Europe's colonial history of terrorism.

• By Ben Carrington

A traffic model incorporating subway and street traffic suggests faster trains aren't always good for congestion.

• By Nathan Collins

Jobs, the real estate market, and social mobility are all major factors in modern gentrification, but food can play a significant role as well.

• By Wes Judd

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

• By Avital Andrews

Globalization appears to be tearing apart Britain. Second-tier cities must find their inner London and pull the country back together.

• By Jim Russell

Separate a real estate market into two parts: investors and occupiers.

• By Jim Russell

The City of Roses counts on the young and college educated migrating there. It shouldn't.

• By Jim Russell

Gentrifiers suffer from gentrification as rising housing costs push people out of their first- and second-choice neighborhoods.

• By Jim Russell

A living, breathing example of how we misunderstand the inequity of poverty.

• By Jim Russell

Solar concentrators are a hot weapon in the renewable energy arsenal. Except sometimes they really can be a weapon.

• By Michael Todd

Who are the world's mega commuters and what effect are they having on the cities they live and work in?

• By Jim Russell

Spain's Mariano Rajoy picks a suspiciously perfect moment to revive a 300-year-old fight with England.

• By Marc Herman

An established political order blocks innovation and economic development; there's too much local trust, with individuals only doing business with those they know. Look at what happened in Detroit.

• By Jim Russell

Likewise, divorce can send past offenders back into lives of crime.

• By Lauren Kirchner