At the NICAR 2026 conference, dozens of leading data journalists shared some of their favorite digital tools and databases for investigating numerous topics.

Organizations struggle to communicate the insights in all the information they’ve amassed. Here’s why, and how to fix it. by Scott Berinato Data science is growing up fast. Over the past five years ...

March 18, 2026 • Salganea taiwanensis, a kind of wood-feeding cockroach, may engage in what's known as pair bonding, a new study finds. March 18, 2026 • The new food pyramid was released earlier this ...

How Americans use their time looks different for older and younger adults. And across age groups, it differs by gender. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we explore how daily time use ...

A record-breaking snow drought has residents worried about much more than slushy slopes. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Nina Riggio The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to help ...

From cancer to Alzheimer’s: could a renewed focus on energy transform biomedicine? Including energy dynamics in research could improve our understanding of diseases and of the healing processes that ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...