The war in Ukraine has shown us just how fragile global supply chains truly are. The delivery of wheat, which is essential for the food security of communities in many parts of the world,...
Europe has a tough winter ahead. Without Russian natural gas, the bloc has a shortage of energy. This has ratcheted up heating bills, and as we’ve already seen, it’s households bearing th...
New research on loneliness in the UK has found that up to one million more people are chronically lonely now than before the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysis from Campaign to E...
It appears that corona has somehow become a concern of the past, at least for the time being. This perhaps speaks more to the rapid change of new, mounting crises rather than anything els...
Much of Europe has set itself the goal of switching away from heavily polluting fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources.
Dementia affects more than 55 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This number is expected to rise to 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050, as...
Soaring energy prices and inflation, paired with the fact incomes have not increased at the same rate, means millions of people living in the UK risk falling short of what they need for a...
Around the world, schools are struggling to recruit teachers before the start of the school year. It’s a phenomenon that’s being seen in not only the U.S. but also in Canada, Australia an...
The Dutch city of Utrecht has been named as the world’s most bicycle friendly city by the Global Bicycle Cities Index 2022. The study, conducted by digital insurance company Luko, analyze...
Having green spaces in urban areas is important on multiple counts. They not only provide communities with places to relax, exercise and socialize, but they also bring wildlife to the are...
Nearly 90 percent of U.S. households used air conditioning in 2020, according to the latest survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This figure has been rising steadily over...
The Washburn Fire in California has burned at least 1,591 acres of land and is edging ever closer to Yosemite National Park’s ancient grove of redwood trees, or giant sequoias. Firefighte...
Plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, according to the latest forecasts by the OECD’s Global Plastics Outlook, rising from 353 million tonnes of waste in 2019 to 1,014 million ton...
Sea levels have risen by around ten centimeters since 1993, according to NASA. As our chart shows, water levels have risen fairly consistently since that time, at around 3.5mm year on yea...
Only 22 percent of the leadership positions of America’s top research universities are filled by women, according to a new report by the Eos Foundation. The situation for women of color i...
