Science – Stacker

Reasons to Be Cheerful looks at the growing movement to eschew the use of leaf blowers in favor of good, old-fashioned raking.

Northwell Health and Stacker used WHO data to explore the challenges behind eradicating malaria despite the development of new vaccines.

Grist spotlights a program in Georgia to investigate how a change in US tax law may enable the scale-up of solar power.

To find where clean electricity is most prevalent, SmartAsset compared the amount of solar, wind, geothermal, and nuclear operations as a percentage of each state’s entire electricity production capacity to determine the 20 with the ‘cleanest’ electricity.

Incredible Health compared medical industries’ shares of employees 65 and older to highlight which health care fields need new workers most.

SmartAsset ranked 1,016 industries based on the estimated greenhouse gas emissions generated by individual supply chains, measured in equivalent kilograms of CO2 (CO2e) per dollar spent.

Guava Health compiled a list of frequently asked questions folks often have when it comes to outcomes and management of gastroparesis.

SmartAsset ranked all states (except for Florida, for which data was not available) on health metrics across the population aged 65 and older, including obesity, smoking, arthritis, mental distress, disability status, and more, to find where seniors are healthiest.

Sandstone Care analyzed SAMHSA and CDC data to find out why Native American and Alaska Native teens disproportionately suffer from health disparities.

Staffing agency Incredible Health looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see how much nurses’ salaries changed in 2022.

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore breastfeeding rates with CDC data, highlighting the barriers families face to breastfeeding exclusively.

Guava Health walks you through premenstrual dysphoric disorder, its causes, symptoms, and how to plan for effective management post-diagnosis.

Grist looks into our deep dependency on the beef and dairy industries, despite clear evidence that cutting consumption would curb emissions.

Paint Gnome compared the 500 biggest U.S. cities to determine 2024’s most lead paint-vulnerable cities.

Incredible Health used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to analyze the change in weekly working hours among various health care industry workers.

Counseling Schools analyzed data from both the CDC and the HHS to illustrate the most concerning trends in youth mental health today.

Soundry Health, using data from OECD, analyzed why the U.S. health care system has high administrative costs and explained ways to reduce them.

Reasons to Be Cheerful profiles Sylvia Earle, a pioneer of both deep sea diving and ocean conservation, who has made it her mission to protect the ocean’s biodiversity, one spot at a time.

Rocket Homes examined the Trust for Public Land’s 2023 ParkScore Index to see which cities have the most public outdoor space for residents.

GetMyBoat analyzed National Inventory of Dams data from the Army Corps of Engineers to identify states with the most dams in poor condition in life-threatening areas.