Scenarios are emerging across the country on both sides of the political spectrum as rural areas are paired with more urban ones to dilute one or the other party’s votes.

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Time for a dramatic transformation to make rural areas more productive, sustainable, ...

All-cause mortality rates in rural areas have exceeded those in urban areas of the US since the 1980s, and the gap continues to widen. Yet no definitive causes of this difference are known, and within ...

People living in rural counties have a greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), requiring hospitalization, and dying from COPD than those in urban areas. Higher smoking ...

Over 61 million people live in rural towns across the United States. These communities are characterized by their remoteness and low population density, with less than 500 individuals per square mile ...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a road map for increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and math education opportunities and ...

For the period 2007–17 rural death rates were higher than urban rates for the seven major causes of death analyzed, and disparities widened for five of the seven. In 2017 urban areas had met national ...

An analysis of projects and local opposition highlights the growing tensions surrounding AI infrastructure in rural ...