Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean some 5 million years ago ...

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), a key but often-overlooked part of terrestrial ...

In the U.S., home prices have shot up about 45% since 2020, more than twice the typical rate of appreciation. In the U.K., household energy bills are 52% higher than their prepandemic level. And in ...

As folks across the nation welcomed the new year with champagne toasts, midnight kisses or watchight services, roughly 1.1 million Black families teetered at the edge of an economic unraveling. While ...

Construction is slowing despite high demand for housing, while housing costs are squeezing families, making the dream of owning a home feel further away than ever. As Rahm Emanuel once said: “You ...

The affordability crisis gripping our city does not fall equally on New Yorkers, and solutions to it must confront the economic and racial inequities that shape who can afford to live, work, and raise ...

I am writing to ask why there has been so little coverage in the Vail Daily regarding the quiet but significant displacement of long-established local businesses in Vail Village. What replaces these ...

American consumers aren't feeling great about the economy or their own financial situation, with the phrase "affordability crisis" dominating headlines and political campaigns over the last few months ...

In an unprecedented move, Iran is looking to import water as an official strategy to confront one of the worst water crises in its modern history, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi announced on December ...

Dr. Ivis García has received funding from the National Science Foundation; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Institute for ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The organization is hoping to block the state from investigating whether they misled women into ...