A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact in ...

Communities are protesting new data centers due to environmental impacts and rising utility costs. Data centers require significant amounts of electricity and water, with consumption expected to grow.

This article is not about ethics, privacy, security, ownership, or corporate governance — I am going to circumvent all of this here by using some made-up data relating to supermarket sales: Here, I ...

Visualization has become one of the most important training tools for athletes in bobsleigh, luge and skeleton at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. With limited access to real tracks, competitors rely ...

This coal plant in central Pennsylvania, once the largest in the state, was shuttered in 2023 after powering the region for over 50 years. Earlier this year, wrecking crews blasted the plant’s cooling ...

Public trust in the media and in data has been undercut by information overload, relentless social media cycles, and targeted influence campaigns. Whether driven by politics, social movements, or ...

Every year, designers at Pew Research Center create hundreds of charts, maps and other data visualizations. We also help make a range of other digital products, from “scrollytelling” features to ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army is advancing its personnel readiness capabilities with data-driven tools that provide leaders with real-time insight into the health and status of every military ...

Advanced data visualization and analytics have become central to enterprise IT strategies as organizations face rapid data growth from cloud services, software-as-a-service applications, edge devices, ...

A new study found the total value of blocked or delayed data center projects during a three-month stretch earlier this year exceeded the total in the prior two years, signaling accelerating opposition ...

AI is transforming industries, fueling innovation, and addressing some of society’s most urgent challenges. From humanoid robotics to drought management, AI’s promise can feel boundless. Yet as demand ...

Since late July, most Democratic-led states have refused to give in to an unprecedented demand from the Trump administration to turn over personal information on federal food assistance recipients ...