Climate change often reaches the public through graphs, targets, and diplomatic language. Then a single image erases that ...

With the largest economy and one of the largest populations, the United States is also among the world’s ...

How do you picture Chicago in 2050? Voices from around the city will explore what Chicago could and should look like in 2050 in a series of essays. These pieces will publish each Sunday through May ...

Life expectancy (LE) in the U.S. is forecasted to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 79.9 years in 2035 and to 80.4 years in 2050 for all sexes combined. This modest increase lowers the country’s ...

There will be an expected 18.6 million deaths from cancer globally in 2050, up from 10.4 million cancer deaths in 2023, according to a study published Sept. 24 in The Lancet. For their analysis, ...

Drought-tolerant species, Mediterranean trees, smart improvements and vertical growing are likely to dominate our gardens by 2050, garden designer Kitti Kovacs is predicting. Kovacs is creating ...

Trying to picture the United States in 2050 is a mix of hard data and educated guesses. When you look at population data, tech forecasts, and migration trends side by side, the country’s future starts ...

The U.S. is aging fast. The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to rise to roughly 82 million by 2050, according to the Population Reference Bureau, ChatGPT said. That means about 1 in ...

The U.S. is forecasted to fall in its global rankings below nearly all high-income and some middle-income countries. Drug use disorders, high body mass index, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure ...