Economics
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Solar power is on the rise, and its use is growing even faster in states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania than in traditional solar states like California.
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Our obsession with celebrity pets dates back to Thomas Edison making cat videos, and it has turned cuddly pugs into cash machines.
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Aerial firefighting is risky, expensive, and frequently misused. Is there a different way to deal with wildfire?
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In parts of the UK and US, anti-immigration has reached a fever pitch. How different are the numbers of foreign-born residents in these countries from the rest of the world?
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Some actors find popular success but never any love from critics. Especially, our data analysis finds, a certain sidekick of Chris Farley.
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Few customers enjoy negotiating over the price of a car. Why won't this hated practice go away?
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Ranking the most least diverse colleges in America according to the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index.
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For centuries, judges settled cases by asking God to help honest people win duels or complete impossible tasks like touching hot metal without getting burned.
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Flamingo Air has helped thousands of couples in Cincinnati, Ohio, join the mile high club. It's a hit—but not for the reason you think.
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Where weed is legal, data shows that chocolates, resins and even sodas are becoming common ways to get high.
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Children are our future, but it’s only recently that they’ve been valued as such.
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The lack of women earning Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) degrees contributes to the wage gap. So which colleges are succeeding at graduating more women from STEM majors?
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We analyzed the cities most likely to generate substantial revenues from fines. The best indicator that a government will levy excessive fines? If a large proportion of the city's citizens are Black.
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What began as a marketing effort to sell more tires is now the world's most celebrated restaurant guide. It’s a bit like if the Coca-Cola Company ran the Oscars, having created the ceremony so people would go to the movies and drink more soda.
