A version of this originally appeared on the Brookings Institution’s Avenue blog.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval looked pretty happy Thursday when he announced Tesla Motors had chosen Reno as the site for its proposed $5 billion “gigafactory” battery plant.

With the National Football League set to kick off its season in earnest Sunday, four of the league's 32 teams are entangled in lawsuits filed by former cheerleaders alleging improper pay and bad working conditions.

Some experts say modern humans should eat from a Stone Age menu. What's on it may surprise you.

Gird yourself for Christmas dinner with Uncle Jasper, the family climate-change denier, with this talk by UNLV physics professor Michael G. Pravica