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Environment and Natural Resource Security

This company is breeding millions of insects in the heart of London

A start-up called Entocycle feeds food waste to flies, creating an alternative protein source for fish, livestock - and even humans.

21 Aug 2019

Global Health

Chart of the day: Mosquitoes kill more people every day than sharks do in a century

Mosquitos are one of the world's deadliest animals, but do we fear them as much as we should?

20 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

This farmer is saving the jungle by growing food in it

Alexander Retana grows around 22 crops, from bananas to cacao. But his farm is nestled among the trees of the Costa Rican forest.

16 Aug 2019

Digital Communications

This is how much people would pay to use some of the world's most popular apps

A new study asked 2,000 people how much they’d be willing to spend every month on some common apps they currently use for free.

09 Aug 2019

Fragility, Violence and Conflict

In 2016, half of all gun deaths occured in the Americas

The Americas is a hotspot for gun deaths, with over half of deaths worldwide occurring in just six countries in the region, according to 2016 data.

06 Aug 2019

Circular Economy

Inspired by orange peel, this 'plastic' packaging is totally compostable

TIPA, a new World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, has developed flexible packaging that, just like orange peel, is totally compostable.

01 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These 5 countries plan to slash their CO2 emissions. But how will they do it?

Chile, Sweden, Ireland, Costa Rica and the UK: countries around the globe have announced ambitious plans to cut their emissions - all of which will require significant action to become a ...

21 Jun 2019

Climate Change

These countries are the most peaceful - in 3 charts

The Global Peace Index looks at peace around the world, including the impact of climate change and the economic cost.

21 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 reasons to be more cheerful about the future of the oceans

On World Oceans Day, these five pieces of good news are a reminder that there’s still hope amid the doom and gloom.

06 Jun 2019

United Kingdom

The UK is on a record-breaking run of coal-free power

As of 31 May, the country had gone more than 13 days without using the fossil fuel.

31 May 2019

United States

More than 30 years of US trade with China, in one chart

US-China trade has grown rapidly over the past thirty years, with China surpassing Mexico and Canada as the US' largest trading partner.

28 May 2019

China

中国航天工程的崛起——用数字说话

两位中国宇航员（taikonauts，是为中国宇航员专门设计的英语单词）登上了实验空间站。

24 Oct 2016

Forests

现在才八月，可我们已经把今年的自然资源都用完了！

八月才过了一半，但我们已经一整年的资源用光了，其实这一天8月8日就到了，而地球的资源每年也就有这些了。在赫芬顿邮报提供给我们的图表中，人们所定义的“地球生态超载日”一年比一年来得提前，也就是说我们对资源的使用已越来越无节制。今年的超载日比2015年提前了5天。而在1971年，这个日期是12月24日。

17 Aug 2016