Economics was a bystander to the Industrial Revolution and rather ruined the 20th century; it should understand that it is best conceived as a leisure activity.

With differences in access to healthcare, demographics, and affordability, where you retire is becoming just as important as when.

Economists expect holiday sales to be strong this year, despite a drop in consumer confidence due to concerns about jobs, tariffs and inflation.

A vast majority of Egyptians surveyed during a study said they supported Islamic-based inheritance rules in which women ...

Sanitary pads in Pakistan carry up to 40 percent taxes. That amounts to punishing women, say critics - for being women.

A Northwestern University professor has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his historical studies on sustained economic growth through technological progress. Joel Mokyr, who has ...

The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who have shown how technological and scientific innovation, coupled to market ...

When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...

Maybe sugar substitutes aren’t such a Splenda-did idea. An eye-opening new study links artificially sweetened beverages to an increased risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease ...

British polar explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton established his place in the annals of history after ensuring the survival of his entire crew following the shipwreck of Endurance in 1915. A new ...

Allison Aubrey is a Washington-based correspondent for NPR News, where her stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She has reported extensively on the coronavirus pandemic ...

A state-level preview of the Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid reforms didn’t improve employment or result in gains in insurance coverage. By Simar Bajaj A new study adds to a growing body of evidence ...