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New obesity figures highlight the income divide
New data shows obesity rising fastest among the young and the poor, while it’s mainly the better off who are seeing the benefit of weight-loss drugs.
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Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health
Corporate layoffs cause confusion about a business’s future, but there’s a way for investors and employees alike to see if downsizing could lead to profitability.
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Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century-long debate
American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose.
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Washington DC’s physical appearance has long been a battleground for competing national ideals and presidential visions
President Donald Trump’s capital redesign follows centuries of debate and discussion about how Washington should look to the world.
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Many students listen to music to focus and stay motivated while they study – but it doesn’t always help
If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
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Why Gen Z is falling in love with film photography
Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate, personal and tangible.
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As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?
The ‘Mother Road’ has long symbolized freedom and reinvention. But its history reveals a more complicated story shaped by migration, segregation and the highways that eventually circumvented it.
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8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being
Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.
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Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?
An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.
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How Andy Burnham may try to give the UK economy a boost in his ‘10-year plan’
The next UK prime minister will enter a tough economic environment.