With the approach of spring it is time to prepare for the arrival of the migrating hummingbirds to western North Carolina. There are 16 hummingbird species found in the United ...

Villages can support many pollinators. simple spaces like gardens, parks, and wild plants provide food and nesting sites for ...

For decades, scientists have relied on tree rings to estimate how long trees can live. But new research suggests that this widely used method may have been underestimating the lifespan of many ...

This Pew Research Center report describes levels of religious diversity in 201 countries and territories. We measure how evenly each country’s population is distributed among seven groups: Christians, ...

Disney removed the terms "diversity" and "DEI" from its annual business report for the first time in five years Thursday morning. In the company's 2025 Form 10-K filed after its recent Q4 meeting, the ...

The world is experiencing its sixth mass extinction, driven by global warming and human activities. According to Prof Xiaomin Fang from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of ...

To many, it seems obvious that having women well-represented in the workplace would be a good thing. After all, they make up more than half the population and, in many cases, they are contributing or ...

A recent study reveals how the expansion and functional divergence of terpene synthase genes (TPSs) in flowering plants (angiosperms) have driven the astonishing diversity of terpenes—critical ...

In light of attacks on DEI, we gathered articles that lay out the evidence in favor of fostering racially diverse and equitable schools, workplaces, cities, and societies. While certainly we are all ...

A new study examining the top films of 2024 has found that Hollywood is backsliding on its diversity efforts. The 2025 edition of the UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report, released Thursday, has determined ...

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the long-held conservative grudge against affirmative action and programs designed to upend the effects of racial discrimination has transformed into a ...

President Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the U.S. government is renewing debate over what DEI is and whether it has benefited workers and companies.