News deserts are expanding and more newspapers are shutting down, according to Northwestern University’s Medill State of ...

A desert is one of the Earth’s biomes with a specific climate and its own types of plants and animals. About one fifth of the Earth’s land surface is classified as desert and they are found on every ...

The lack of access to mortgage financing can keep communities and families from building wealth, a new report shows.

Your zip code might be sabotaging your stomach. While everyone’s talking about the latest probiotic trends and gut health hacks, millions of people are stuck in a digestive health nightmare that has ...

While entrepreneurs are launching digital news sites, often backed by philanthropies, they haven’t sprouted at a rate that ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

Sociology professor David Peters, from left, with undergraduate student researchers Emily Meyer and Emma Bartling. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Growing up on her ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — More than 40,000 Davidson County residents live in food deserts — communities where healthy grocery options are scarce or out of reach, according to the Nashville Mayor's ...

The idea of a food desert would have seemed impossible to us, growing up so close to all the earth can provide. As kids, we’d walk with our dad to bring the cows in from the pasture, and watch as they ...

Towering spires of otherworldly rock formations, incredible desert wildlife, and an oasis campground perfect for an ...