When southeast Chicago’s steel industry collapsed, the loss reverberated through neighborhoods built around the mills. Former mill workers explain why they stayed as the local economy fell.

Humans rely on a very narrow selection of plant and animal food products – but more diversity could boost local and regional economies.

The round fruit at the heart of a circular economy.

Pump prices are a big deal in a country still hooked on fossil fuels.

You have the US space program to thank for some of the technology in your phone and laptop.

Immigration boosts local wages and having neighbors of foreign descent can reduce prejudice, according to new research.

‘Natural’ isn’t the same thing as healthful. You can have too much of a good thing, and taking action can be worse than doing nothing.

New charts and data show how corporate demand could boost clean energy investment in regions where renewable energy potential is strong but wind and solar power have lagged.