April 25, 2017
April 23, 2017
Looking at millennials' households in the U.S. and beyond, we find a surprisingly large proportion of young adults living with their parents.
April 10, 2017
While it can be tough to decide who owns a meteorite, in China and the U.S., those "intergalactic" property rights matter since they determine who profits.
April 7, 2017
Saying firms can't refill and resell their cartridges, Lexmark International is fighting for printer cartridge patent protection in the Supreme Court.
April 6, 2017
April 4, 2017
Deciding whether Snuggies is a blanket or a pullover garment is about more than a name. The outcome decided the protective tariff it would owe.
March 30, 2017
Buying more yogurt, movie tickets and premium products instead of instant noodles, the consumer is a new focus for China's statisticians.
February 19, 2017
Seeing the world develop through bubble animation from Hans Rosling makes health and income statistics mesmerizingly enjoyable.
February 14, 2017
Micro-insurance that protects African farmers from infestations and drought can have a surprising impact on their willingness to invest.
November 14, 2016
A surprise announcement on 11/8/16, demonetizing India's 500- and 1000-rupee notes meant most of the money in the country had to be swapped for new notes.
December 29, 2015
During the past 40 years, Brazil's fertility rates declined. One cause was the new values that soap operas conveyed to an uneducated rural population.
December 8, 2015
Shown by a project in rural India, building a sanitation network that includes toilets can eliminate open defecation and the disease it creates.