It often feels like the world is falling apart. Every day the headlines are filled with war, political conflict, climate disasters and economic uncertainty. But beyond the constant stream of negative ...

A new study tracking global progress on child mortality finds that the world will miss a key United Nations (UN) health target by at least five years at current rates, with the burden falling heavily ...

Recent worldwide energy consumption growth has been insufficient to keep up with population increase, resulting in a concerning decline in the per-capita energy supply available to support higher ...