New vaccination technology could reduce our reliance on antibiotics.

As today’s developed countries grew richer, they experienced a process of ‘structural transformation’. Are developing countries following a similar process?

Depending on the measure, organic farming can sometimes have higher environmental impacts than conventional farming.

How could it be that happiness inequality falls with rising income inequality?

We tend to underestimate the average happiness of people around us. One possible explanation is that we are positive about ourselves, but negative about those we don't know.

How is life expectancy calculated, what does it mean, and what’s the difference between period and cohort life expectancy?

Crop yields across the world have increased dramatically over the last half-century. But has this kept up with a growing population?

When we think of nuclear safety, two accidents often come to mind: Chernobyl and Fukushima. What was the death toll and impact of these disasters?

How many deaths make a natural disaster newsworthy?

London once had local pollution levels as high as some of the most polluted cities in other parts of the world today.

Most of the advanced economies of the world have been deindustrializing for decades and have moved into a new ‘post-industrial’ phase of development. This post asks how they got there.