This story was produced in collaboration with the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC). Read the ERC’s story on the impacts of data centers globally here. CHONBURI, Thailand — The sun had yet to ...

Professor Grace Adeleye Williams was the first Nigerian woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics. Originally from Delta State, she broke barriers in the field of mathematics during a time when very ...

In people with type 2 diabetes in the world's richest countries, deaths from cardiovascular disease are declining while mortality ​from dementia is on the rise, a large analysis has found.

The Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study of Refugees and Host Communities (K-LSRH) is the first national panel survey of ...

By 2050, up to half the world's urban population will face water scarcity. A new model of water supply, demand, and policies in a drought-prone city of 7 million in India shows how policies could ...

The S&P 500 could slip into a bear market as midterm elections, economic headwinds, and elevated valuations converge.

The number of new monthly dispensations of ADHD drugs to adults in Ontario more than doubled after the onset of the COVID pandemic.

As the city awaits the state’s review of its anti-Waymo protest, a new study reveals widespread fear that robotaxis could cost jobs, exacerbate income inequality and cause broader economic ...

The gap between men and women entering care-sector jobs like teaching, nursing, and social work is often larger in more gender-equal countries. A new study links this pattern to economic development ...

OF COURSE, WHEN THE COST OF OIL GOES UP, SO DOES THE COST OF FLIGHTS, DRIVING PLACES, AND REALLY EVERYTHING THAT YOU D As diesel prices jump, economists warn we could all be paying more for various ...

Despite major advances in medicine, U.S. life expectancy barely budged in the 2010s, and it still lags that of other wealthy nations. Researchers have pointed to rising "deaths of despair"—drug ...

The rise of short-term rentals, despite quality-of-life concerns, has been a windfall for locals with business savvy.