Why COVID-19 hit non-white Americans hardest

A new book sheds light on why the COVID pandemic disproportionately affected non-white Americans.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 27, 2023 ~4 min

Thanksgiving food reveals a lot about the country

Thanksgiving dinner has changed a lot since the original feast and continues to evolve to reflect the diversity of the US today.

Jenny Kincaid Boone-Virginia Tech • futurity
Nov. 21, 2023 ~9 min


Over a third of Americans are worrying about COVID, flu, RSV

Over a third of US adults are worried that they or someone in their family will get the seasonal flu, COVID-19, or RSV in the next three months, a survey finds.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Nov. 21, 2023 ~5 min

Earthrise: historian uncovers the true origins of the 'image of the century’

Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.

Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Nov. 17, 2023 ~8 min

1 in 8 US military families with kids use food pantries to get by

Approximately one in eight military families with at least one child reported using food pantries in the past year to make ends meet.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~5 min

Kids of educated Black parents face barriers to same attainment

Black individuals from well-educated backgrounds still find it especially difficult to attain the same high level of education as their parents.

Søren Thiesen-Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 6, 2023 ~6 min

Poll: Misinformation is eroding confidence in vaccines

The number of Americans who think vaccines approved for use in the US are safe dropped to 71% from 77% in April 2021, a poll finds.

Michael Rozansky-Penn • futurity
Nov. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Police on patrol spend more time in Black, Hispanic neighborhoods

Police officers on patrol spend more time in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, a new study shows.

George Vlahakis-Indiana • futurity
Oct. 24, 2023 ~5 min


Absenteeism in US schools reached unprecedented levels in 2021-22

Chronic absenteeism meant 66% of students attended a school where at least one in five classmates missed four weeks of school in 2021-22.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Oct. 16, 2023 ~4 min

Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms

The early settlement of the Americas is hugely contested area of archaeology.

Sally Christine Reynolds, Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 ~7 min

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