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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Economy

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

The court’s ruling against Trump’s firing of Fed board member Lisa Cook came on the same day that it further cemented his sweeping powers to fire other senior government officials. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Economy

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

When senior staff buy their own company’s shares during layoffs, they’re signaling that a turnaround will succeed. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Economy

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

The U.S. is falling short of what its national wealth makes possible for its people. Eric Raptosh Photography/Tetra images via GettyImages

Economy

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP

Economy

The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

Economy

Super Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers

Staff Writer - January 31, 2024

Economy

With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content...

Staff Writer - January 31, 2024

Economy

In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to...

Staff Writer - January 26, 2024

Economy

‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans

Staff Writer - January 25, 2024

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1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share...

Staff Writer - January 23, 2024

Economy

How looking after your willpower can help you reduce stress and...

Staff Writer - January 20, 2024

Economy

Why did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit...

Staff Writer - January 18, 2024

Economy

6 questions you should be ready to answer to smash that...

Staff Writer - January 16, 2024

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EXPLORING NATURE

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

Staff Writer - June 23, 2026

Jeremy David Engels, Penn State “Namaste,” a common greeting in India and South Asia, has become a global cultural...

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

June 20, 2026

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

June 16, 2026