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Hand cradles plant with factory in background

Why Businesses Must Think Green

By Andrew Hutson published

As climate changes, businesses need to follow suit.

Climate Change
money in hat

People May Be Stingier Than Thought

By Tia Ghose published

People donate to others in economic games not from generosity, but because they don't know how to maximize their payoffs, a new study suggests.

Human Behavior
2008 bailouts, government debt, bankruptcy

How Much is $700 Billion?

By Jeanna Bryner published

Comparisons bring the financial bailout plan down to earth.

Tech
A whale shark and a diver.

How Healthy Are Earth's Oceans?

By Wynne Parry published

A newly devised ranking system evaluates the health of individual countries’ waters too.

Rivers & Oceans
diversity

Social Scientist Examines Diversity to Understand Our World

By Bobbie Mixon published

Social scientist Scott Page studies complex systems to help make sense of the world we live in.

Human Behavior
Economist Paul Milgrom

The Man Behind Today’s Radio Spectrum Auctions

By Jacqueline Conciatore published

Economist Paul Milgrom on the surprisingly practical applications of his economic theories.

Tech
More than half of baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are retiring early from the workforce despite rocky economic conditions.

America's Baby Boomers Are Retiring Early (Infographic)

By Ross Toro published

More than half of the baby boom generation – those born between 1946 and 1964 – are retiring early from the workforce despite rocky economic conditions.

Ageing
Trend-watching can be fun and informative, but over long periods of time, extrapolation leads you to absurd conclusions.

If Things Keep Going the Way They Are... (Infographic)

By Live Science Staff published

Trend-watching can be fun and informative, but over long periods of time, extrapolation leads you to absurd conclusions.

Energy
The tough economy is driving adult children back to their parents' homes, in numbers not seen since the 1950s.

Boomerang Kids Come Home to Roost (Infographic)

By Live Science Staff published

The tough economy is driving adult children back to their parents' homes, in numbers not seen since the 1950s.

Human Behavior
Relative costs of caring for a pet, from Golden Retrievers to goldfish.

How Much Is That Doggy Worth? (Infographic)

By Ross Toro published

Relative costs of caring for a pet, from Golden Retrievers to goldfish.

Dogs
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