New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But what would happen if we actually ...

Somewhere between a village in Japan slowly being repopulated by handmade puppets and a street market in Mumbai where no one carries cash anymore, the world is quietly being transformed. The shifts ...

Looking for the best cities to live in the world—including the best places to live in the U.S.? The new Global Liveability ...

Life-saving aid ends 2025 in a deep recession, with no clear path to recovery in 2026. Barring a dramatic and unforeseen financial intervention, conditions among those most in need of aid are likely ...

Want to move abroad? A new report reveals 2025’s best countries to live in, according to the people who know these places best: expats. The 2025 edition draws on feedback from more than 10,000 expats ...

Life insurance application activity closed the year up 22% in December, the MIB Life Index reported, helping 2025 set a record for growth. Application activity grew 6.8% in one year, 6.7% compared to ...

More than temporary displays, exhibitions have increasingly operated as interfaces between architecture and society. They translate complex spatial, environmental, and political questions into ...

This Pew Research Center report examines Americans’ views on religion’s role in public life, including questions about religion’s influence in society, conflict between religious beliefs and ...