Hermit crabs choose their shells and can ditch old ones for new, better ones. Check out this video to learn what they can show us about wealth inequality.

A look at the material consequences of border walls around the world reveals their impact on global trade.

The closing of local automotive assembly plants may lead to increases in deaths from opioid overdose, research finds.

Evaluating a 2014 policy change yields some good news and some concerns.

Jobs that focus on cognitive and people skills are more resistant to economic recession than jobs that rely on physical skills—and bounce back more quickly.

MIT study finds that challenges in measuring and mitigating leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, prove pivotal.

MIT economists analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid.

Substituting lumber for materials such as cement and steel could cut building emissions and costs.

Young or old, Republican or Democrat, Americans disagree about a lot, a new poll finds. They agree on one thing, though: Not trusting the government.

Politicians with an education in economics spur economies to grow faster than leaders without one, research shows.