Digital Gems

Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do.

Bad things lead to more bad things. But (some) bad things can be fixed.

One of San Francisco's tallest skyscrapers, Millennium Tower has sunk since construction began in 2006 and is tilting.

The troubling interaction between NIMBYs and the knowledge economy.

There's a reason Great Smoky Mountains National Park is America's most visited national park.

Researchers have found proof of how much the end of the office will impact productivity

Internationally, pandemic-related stressors and social media are converging in an 'epidemic within a pandemic' of Tourettes-like tics in young people.

Cases have been reported in the United States, Colombia, Japan, South Korea and parts of Europe.

There are lots of high-concept showcases of futuristic shopping experiences featuring AI and robots, but we’ve got a while before we get to that. Here’s a more realistic look at stores of the future and why inclusivity is paramount for all businesses.

How merchandising, menus and – curiously – religion became key parts of the fast-food chain’s DNA.

Disagreements are common among researchers over who should be listed as an author and in what order, according to a new survey.

Home prices in the U.S. are now 41% higher than their last peak during the housing boom in 2006.

A new FBI report shows hate crimes in Colorado rose to their highest level in at least 30 years.

Some clues on why health care fails Black Americans can be found in the Flexner Report.

Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.

Freelance illustrators are overworked and underpaid — few stay in the career beyond their 30s. Yet they craft the public images for many of the world’s most powerful companies. What gives?

Inflation has continued to concern investors into the month of August, causing many growth stocks to give back any footing they gained in the prior month. Since the February top in tech growth, only select names in the cloud and semiconductor space, as well as big tech, are at new highs, while many high fliers from last year are still building a base.

The Parkers suspected they were victims of what’s known as “appraisal discrimination.” That’s when a home is valued lower than its actual worth because of the owner’s race. A federal task force is studying the problem and is scheduled to make recommendations by early 2022.