Modern economic history has largely been dominated by the puzzle of human capital. How do growing populations continuously raise skill levels as part of a cycle of rising productivity and living ...

After pulling out of the World Health Organization, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the United ...

In an era defined by rapidly unfolding crises, wars rage in real time, democratic rights are challenged, and deepening social divides surface daily. Whether distant or close to home, today’s news ...

Healthcare costs are surging again, and U.S. employers are on the front lines. They purchase coverage for more than half of all Americans and are confronting significant increases in premiums—double ...

Meta is giving Instagram users a rare glimpse into why certain posts are showing up on their Reels, the platform’s feed of algorithmically curated videos. Starting today, users will now see a list of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The I-80 express lanes under construction in Solano County in late 2024. (Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle) New toll lanes are set to ...

Traffic passes beneath a large electronic express lane sign over Interstate 680 at the Bollinger Canyon Road exit in San Ramon. Officials say toll data from this section of I-680 helped inform ...

RNA interference using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has become a mainstay of functional gene characterization and has generated over a dozen FDA-approved therapeutics and drugs in late-stage ...

Building owners and property managers will no longer be able to use algorithm-based software to artificially inflate New Yorkers’ rents as a result of a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on ...