In the final installment of our miniseries, we look at what the research says about rural development programs in the farm ...

A PLOS Climate study finds people with low or moderate levels of trust in researchers are less likely to believe climate ...

The farm bill is wide-ranging legislation that sets funding and directs priorities for a variety of federal food consumption and production programs in the U.S. — plus, voluntary programs aimed at ...

In this second of our three-part series, we look at environmental conservation programs that get billions of dollars in funding in the farm bill, which expires in late September. Subscribe. It’s ...

For decades, researchers have looked to The New York Times to help them understand US newsrooms and their audiences. In a new paper, two scholars explain why that’s problematic.

Seven researchers whose work demonstrates the benefits or drawbacks of race-based affirmative action offer advice on covering the issue. Subscribe. It’s free!Sign up for our free newsletter! You’ll ...

If you’re a journalist covering higher education in the U.S., you’ll likely be reporting this fall on what many healthcare professionals and researchers are calling a college student mental health ...

In both cities and suburbs, affluent neighborhoods are more likely to enjoy the cool shade of trees than lower-income neighborhoods, some of which bear the scars of historic redlining and housing ...

We updated this piece on ballot measures, originally published in October 2022, to include new figures, two recent research studies and other information. When U.S. voters go to the polls in November, ...

We updated this piece on the four-day school week, originally published in June 2018, to include new figures, research and other information on Sept. 6, 2023. Just over 2,100 schools in 26 states have ...