The U.S. birth rate has been trending downwards over the past 15 years — so the news that the number of births actually rose in 2021 is making headlines. But the change is likely to be more of a baby ...

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% last year compared with 2020, new data released Monday shows. The spike was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after COVID-19 ...

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions boomeranged toward pre-pandemic levels in 2021, a turnaround from more than a decade of downward trends, and freight transportation and coal are major culprits, according ...

Early speculation that the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a baby boom has been turned on its head, with early data showing more of a baby bust – and worsening rates of some adverse outcomes. After a ...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) recently released their annual THEME report for 2021. The report tracks the theatrical and in-home entertainment industry domestically as well as globally and ...

The United States supercharged electrification policy in 2021 as policymakers, utilities, and corporations tapped fast-falling technology costs to expand electrified transportation and appliance ...

2021 was another catastrophic year for weather disasters across the United States. According to data compiled in October by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation endured at ...

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Life expectancy in the United States took another hit in 2021, furthering a dramatic decline from 2020 that was the largest since World War II, according to a new report. The study – published ...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG-105), front, and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) transit the Pacific Ocean on June 13, 2021. US Navy Photo This post ...