Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990
Child and adolescent deaths have decreased 51.7% worldwide from 1990 to 2017. But the gap between poor and rich countries has grown.
Child and adolescent deaths have decreased 51.7% worldwide from 1990 to 2017. But the gap between poor and rich countries has grown.
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New research quantifies how global warming has hampered — and benefited — wealthier and poorer economies.
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Earnings inequality is rising at the biggest firms in the U.S., but average employee earnings across firms — not within them — accounts for most of the recent rise in earnings inequality.
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Employees who work in hot conditions are not as productive and can suffer from kidney injury, dehydration and other health problems, according to a new review.
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An unhealthy economy might portend bad news for physical and mental health.
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Americans tend to shun redistributive economic programs. But widening income inequality may be changing that position, a new paper shows.
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As the planet warms, record-breaking heat waves have become a public health crisis in developing countries like India, where the heat has killed thousands in recent years.
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Since the end of the draft in the 1970s, the U.S. military has become a professional fighting force. But is it representative of Americans? Not really.
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Robots, far more than free trade, are upending labor markets around the globe. Economists debate just how much the machines threaten our jobs.
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2016 study in Educational Researcher that suggests Americans are more concerned about student achievement gaps that impact the poor than gaps affecting minority children.
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