America’s fourth and eighth grade students’ sliding reading scores worsened in 2024, according to th

Diplomats negotiating guidelines for an international convention on hazardous wastes this month in S

This story is part of a collaborative series, from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Borderless Maga

Do you know someone who tested positive for COVID but never felt a darn thing? Or who says they neve

It’s not just you – romantasy has been everywhere this year. One of the most popular genres on BookT

For climate activists, the term “Exxon Knew” has settled deeply into the lexicon of climate accounta

Carbon emissions from the power sector in a 10-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania would be a

We here at Planet Money love economics papers. And that is also the case for so many of the economis

A record number of Americans are 401(k) millionaires, thanks to a surging stock market. The tally of

Deep in the bowels of the Glen Canyon Dam, an awful lot stays the same. Under the mass of concrete i

Last week in Houston, politicians protested indignantly as news emerged that hazardous waste from th

Big wildfires had started burning more often in California, creeping closer to Beth Pratt's home nea

To celebrate the "most Whopper-ful time of the year," Burger King will be bringing back a couple of

Neighbors of refineries can see the glowing flares and visible plumes of air pollution rising into t

For Emma Hines, the current dialogue about the hazards of gas stoves is reminiscent of the national